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EU-China investment treaty talks may face bumpy road
15-Oct-2014 Borderlex
The EU and China are discussing their planned bilateral investment treaty on the sidelines of the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Italy this week.
Pakistan: Government to move carefully in approving US-proposed BIT
15-Oct-2014 Business Recorder
The government has decided to move carefully in respect to approving the new Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) template proposed by the United States as it contains clauses with far-reaching negative implications for the economy of Pakistan.
East African states agree duty-free trade deal with EU
15-Oct-2014 Reuters
The EU-EAC Economic Partnership Agreement was signed in Brussels on Tuesday but must still be ratified by the five members of the East African Community – Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi – and by the European Parliament.
Hormone-free beef for European markets the next big export opportunity
15-Oct-2014 Alberta Farm Express
The proposed trade deal with Europe has a simple story line for Alberta cattle producers — build the herd.
Serbia’s bilateral FTAs will remain in effect until its a full EU member
15-Oct-2014
The head of the team negotiating Serbia’s accession to the European Union (EU) has confirmed an agreement with the European Union that the country’s free trade agreements with eastern states, and in particular Russia, will remain in force until Serbia becomes an EU member.
S. Korea, New Zealand to hold fresh round of FTA negotiations this week
15-Oct-2014
South Korea and New Zealand are set to hold a new round of negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) this week, the Seoul government said Tuesday, amid hopes from both sides that the latest round will be the last of its kind.
FIPA undermines sovereignty of Canada, First Nations
14-Oct-2014 Digital Journal
Don Davies, Canadian Member of Parliament for the New Democratic Party, discusses the approval of the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) and its future impact on Canada and First Nations.
Pakistan sore at Indian auto invasion in Lanka
14-Oct-2014
The Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA) has urged the Pakistan government to put automobiles and auto parts in the negative list of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Sri Lanka to safeguard Pakistani manufacturers against the entry of cheaper Indian products manufactured in Lanka.
Accusations mar failed bid to reach a deal on the Economic Partnership Agreement
14-Oct-2014 The Standard
Political blockages in the trade talks between the East African Community and the EU continue.
ConocoPhillips files for arbitration against PDVSA for contractual compensation
12-Oct-2014
ConocoPhillips announced Friday that it has filed for arbitration under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce or ICC against Petroleos de Venezuela or PDVSA, the Venezuela state oil company, for contractual compensation related to the Petrozuata and Hamaca heavy crude oil projects.
China tariff unwanted hiccup: Abbott
12-Oct-2014
China’s surprise decision during free trade talks to impose tariffs on Australian coal shows the importance of getting an agreement soon, Prime Minister Tony Abbott says.
Review of FTAs almost finalised: Nirmala Sitharaman
12-Oct-2014
The review process of the existing Free Trade Agreements that India had entered into with partner countries is almost finalised and domestic manufacturers would benefit from the revised pacts, Minister of state for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman said today.
Yukos v. Russia: Issues and legal reasoning behind US$50 billion awards
11-Oct-2014 IISD
Yukos was created as a joint stock company in 1993 and privatized in 1995, with operations across the oil and gas sector.
European action day: citizens in 22 countries demand "Stop TTIP, CETA and TiSA"
11-Oct-2014 11 October Stop-TTIP-CETA-TiSA Alliance
On a European day of action against the free trade agreements TTIP, CETA and TiSA, thousands of citizens took to the streets with more than 1100 public activities in 22 European countries.
Tobacco raises TPP concerns
11-Oct-2014 Politico
US trade officials have denied they plan to offer a new tobacco proposal in the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks in Australia later this month.
Why climate litigation could soon go global
11-Oct-2014 Globe and Mail
Climate change is already causing about $600-billion in damages annually, gobally. Oil and gas companies could soon find themselves on the hook for at least part of the damage.
Slovenia: Left demands transparency on Transatlantic trade deals
10-Oct-2014 STA
The United Left (ZL), a coalition of leftist parties, demanded on Friday answers from the Slovenian government about the secretive Transatlantic trade agreements as pressure mounts on governments across the EU to reveal the details of the far-reaching accords.
Document reveals EU bullied Ecuador into trade agreement
10-Oct-2014 TeleSur
A ​document leaked today shows that Ecuador’s government was threatened with isolation and a devastating loss to its trade if it didn’t return to the negotiating table for the EU-Andean Trade agreement.
EU publishes its mandate for US trade talks
10-Oct-2014 RTE
The EU has published its — widely leaked — negotiating mandate for a free trade deal with the United States in a bid to quell opposition to the proposed accord.
The arbitration game
10-Oct-2014 Economist
Governments are souring on treaties to protect foreign investors