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TDM 3 (2016) - Three Centuries of Arbitration for Peace
23-Aug-2016 TDM
The papers from this "Three Centuries of Arbitration for Peace" TDM/SCC Special are runner-up submissions of the writing competition initiated by the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC).
APRN Briefer on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
23-Aug-2016 APRN
Neither the TPP nor the RCEP, neither the US nor China and their corporations will ever address the long-standing people’s aspiration for an international trading system that responds to their needs.
Turkey keen to initiate talks with India on Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
23-Aug-2016 PTI
Turkey has proposed to India commencement of talks for a “Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement” (CEPA)
Oxfam calls for ‘no decision’ on Pacific free-trade agreement
23-Aug-2016 Scoop
Civil society groups, trade unions, church groups, environmentalists, gender activists and many more are calling for Ministers to make no decision on PACER-Plus — a free trade agreement between Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands — until there has been a proper social impact assessment and mandate from the Pacific people who are most likely to be affected.
Jordan QIZ workers face "undignified" conditions
23-Aug-2016 JustStyle.com
A human rights organisation has condemned what it describes as "undignified" conditions faced by workers in Jordan’s Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ), as well as violations at some textile factories outside these zones.
Mustapa: Asean-EU-FTA talks not affected by Brexit
23-Aug-2016 Bernama
The Asean-European Union free-trade agreement negotiations will not be affected by Brexit, Malaysia’s International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said.
India may offer China different terms in new RCEP structure
23-Aug-2016 Economic Times
India is working on a single tariff concession for 15 countries in the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement but is thinking of differential treatment for China especially to the phase out period in view of the big trade deficit between the two Asian giants.
Did TTIP push the EU to scrap precaution on endocrine disruptors?
22-Aug-2016 BEUC
In June, the European Commission broke its promise that it will not trade away the ’precautionary principle’ to strike a trade deal with the United States, BEUC reports.
Pacific and NZ unions left out of Pacific Labour meeting
22-Aug-2016 Radio New Zealand
A meeting on Pacific labour mobility under the PACER Plus trade deal has a glaring omission – the voices of organised labour.
DTI pursues free trade talks with EU, Chile
22-Aug-2016 Inquirer
The Philippines Department of Trade and Industry is aggressively pursuing free trade talks with key trading partners, including the European Union and Chile, as it seeks to follow through with the gains achieved by the last administration.
Ignore European Union, don’t sign EPA, group tells Nigerian government
22-Aug-2016 Premium Times
Social Action has asked the federal government to not to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union. Ghana and Ivory Coast have also resisted the EPA
FTA talks with Indonesia: Pakistan sets condition
22-Aug-2016 Business Recorder
Pakistan has reportedly refused to start negotiations on Free Trade Agreement with Indonesia until Pakistan’s concerns on existing Preferential Trade Agreement are addressed within six months
Bilateral investment treaty negotiations between India and US: Problems and prospects
21-Aug-2016 IRA
Outline of the differences between two countries’ model BITs as they seek to negotiate an agreement.
EU members unsure how to apply CETA, 2 months from signing
20-Aug-2016 CBC
Leaked meeting notes posted earlier this month by ’Politico Europe’ suggest that as recently as July 15, countries couldn’t agree on what parts of the agreement should apply when.
Iran urges implementation of Free Trade Agreement with Iraq
20-Aug-2016 Tasnim News
Head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran Valiollah Afkhami Rad called for efforts to implement a free trade agreement with Iraq that officials from the two countries signed two years ago.
S. Korea, DR Congo share need for bilateral investment treaty
20-Aug-2016 Yonhap
South Korea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo see the need to sign a bilateral investment treaty "as soon as possible" so that Korean companies can develop mines and seaports in the DRC
Norway’s PM softens stance on Britain joining EFTA
19-Aug-2016 Reuters
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said she saw some advantages if Britain joined the four-nation European Free Trade Association (EFTA) after quitting the EU
How a wonky trade pact you’d never heard of became a huge campaign issue
19-Aug-2016 Mother Jones
Interview with Larry Cohen, president of the Communications Workers of America
Interview: Regional integration more urgent for LatAm to face rise of "mega-blocs"
19-Aug-2016 Xinhua
Emerging giant trade blocs around the world make it "more urgent" than ever for Latin American countries to achieve regional integration and compete, a United Nations officer has told Xinhua in a recent interview.
An international arbitration system for BRICS - is it an imperative for further economic cooperation
19-Aug-2016 Lexology
The BRICS countries are discussing what kind of arbitration system is needed to settle commercial and investment disputes between them.