6-Apr-2016
Financial Post
An arbitration tribunal has ordered the Venezuelan government to pay a whopping US$1.386 billion to Canadian miner Crystallex International Corp.
5-Apr-2016
Nikkei Asian Review
ASEAN finance officials have adopted a new timeline for integrating financial services across the regional bloc, aiming to tear down market barriers more quickly.
5-Apr-2016
The Japan Times
The nation’s farmers are set to produce less expensive rice than existing brands to boost exports, following the signing of a Pacific free trade deal that will expose them to fierce foreign competition.
5-Apr-2016
Huffington Post
It is possible to envision a different pattern of trade which will offer benefits for the bulk of the population of the United States and also for our trading partners in the developing world.
4-Apr-2016
The Fiscal Times
Chinese officials have missed their own deadline to submit a new offer for a proposed investment treaty that would shrink the number of sectors closed to American investors
1-Apr-2016
The Economic Times
India and EU have failed to made the much-awaited announcement on resumption of long stalled negotiations for a free trade agreement as many bottlenecks still remain.
1-Apr-2016
ASEAN Briefing
In contrast to ASEAN-based investors that are protected under AICA, the level of protection for foreign investors largely depends on bilateral investment treaties.
31-Mar-2016
ASEAN Briefing
The ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA) was adopted in 2009 to establish an investment environment based on international best practices.
31-Mar-2016
Huffington Post
On the Trans-Pacific Partnership, International Trade minister Chrystia Freeland has claimed to be in “listening mode." But it is not clear whom she is actually consulting. From our experience, it has been the usual blue-chip industry reps.