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Main trial in arbitration on talc mining ends, verdict in 1.5 years
17-Nov-2016 Slovak Spectator
The talc case’s main trial before the World Bank’s international tribunal has been concluded. The decision should be made in one or 1.5 years at the latest.
TiSA: Trade in Services Agreement is bad news for workers and communities
17-Nov-2016 ITUC
In November 2016, the International Trade union Confederation published analysis of the expected impact of TiSA on workers and service providers
Demise of TPP celebrated by global social movements
17-Nov-2016 TeleSur
Civil society movements across Asia, Latin America, Oceania, and North America announced that their seven-year strategic campaign had successfully derailed the Trans-Pacific Partnership
S. Korea, six Central American countries sign free trade deal
17-Nov-2016 Korea Times
South Korea reached an agreement with six Central American countries on a free trade deal, which is expected to pave wider ways for Asia’s fourth-largest economy to tap deeply into the continent.
Amid dying TPP, APEC summit to focus on China’s trade deal
17-Nov-2016 teleSUR
In a blow to the suspended U.S.-backed TPP, several countries in the Pacific Rim are now looking to join China’s free trade agreements.
Data flow in trade agreements
16-Nov-2016 French Government
The French Government calls on the European Commission to adopt an open and innovation-friendly data flow system while preserving European interests in trade agreements
The Empire Files: Chevron vs. the Amazon - ending corporate tyranny
16-Nov-2016 TeleSUR
The oil giant Chevron Texaco and its decades-long battle to avoid paying damages it owes in one of the worst environmental disasters in history.
To safeguard the Paris agreement, trade deals must align with climate policy
16-Nov-2016 Alternet
Our trade agreements—current and proposed—don’t send the right signals for the U.S. and other countries to meet their Paris commitments.
Trump transition memo: Trade reform begins Day 1
16-Nov-2016 CNN
First is renegotiating or withdrawing from NAFTA, second is stopping the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, third is stopping "unfair imports," fourth is ending "unfair trade practices," and fifth is pursuing bilateral trade deals.
Government reaches settlement with ArcelorMittal to avoid paying $600m in compensation
16-Nov-2016 Daily News Egypt
The settlement stipulates that the arbitration lawsuit has been annulled. ArcelorMittal filed this lawsuit against the Egyptian government 18 months ago before the ICSID.
RCEP agrees to work on modalities for movement of skilled workers
15-Nov-2016 Livemint
Negotiations at the Cebu ministerial a key demand made by India to find jobs for its burgeoning skilled workforce
Comments to the Ghanaian Minister of foreign affairs’ letter to the European Parliament
15-Nov-2016 SOL
Despite the vibrant Ghanaian Minister plea to the European Parliament to ratify the interim Economic Partnership Agreement, there are some flaws.
TPP bill passed by Parliament
15-Nov-2016 Newshub
New Zealand Parliament has passed the Bill that allows the Government to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership amid opposition complaints that it’s a waste of time.
Free Trade Agreement EU - Ecuador
15-Nov-2016 Stop Corporate Impunity
Communiqué of the Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity.
APEC summit opens reaffirming commitment to free trade
15-Nov-2016 Business Standard
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Leaders Week started off promising free trade "with or without" the US support.
The battle against TPP isn’t over, but it has shifted
15-Nov-2016 Electronic Frontier Foundation
The battle against the deal is not over. Why not? Because the other TPP countries are still in the process of passing their implementing legislation.
Bilateral trade agreement between India and Bhutan
15-Nov-2016 Business Standard
The new bilateral Trade Agreement aims to enhance trade between the two countries through trade facilitation by improving procedures, cutting down on documentation.
ICJ rejects India’s plea for change arbitrator in Vodafone case
14-Nov-2016 The Hindu
India had sought removal of Sir Franklin Berman as the presiding arbitrator of three-member panel.
APEC week kicks off in Peru with regional free trade area high on agenda
14-Nov-2016 Manila Bulletin
A creation of Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), which would include all APEC states, is one of the main topics on the agenda of the 2016 APEC Summit.
Human rights must be integrated into international investment agreements
14-Nov-2016 Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Human rights NGOs urge rejection of CETA, RCEP, TPP, TTIP, EU-Vietnam FTA.