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Canada, UK strike transitional post-Brexit trade deal
23-Nov-2020 CBC
Negotiations for a permanent, more ambitious agreement planned for next year.
Japan aims to expand CPTPP trade pact as UK, China eye membership
23-Nov-2020 Reuters
Japan aims to expand a major regional free trade pact called the CPTPP, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday, potentially catering for China’s and Britain’s interest in joining the deal.
Taiwan, frozen out of RCEP, explores trade agreement options with US
23-Nov-2020 The Diplomat
Taiwan reiterated Sunday its desire to join the CPTPP, and negotiators are in Washington this week hammering out a potential free trade agreement with the United States.
RCEP trade deal: US should worry less about China’s role and more about being left out
23-Nov-2020 South China Morning Post
The challenge is not that the world’s biggest trade deal is China-led or heralds a Sinocentric order – both of which are misrepresentations anyway – but that the Asia-Pacific region has shown no need of US leadership or even involvement.
India set to resume talks on free trade agreements with EU, US
23-Nov-2020 Mathrubhumi English
India, which has not signed any trade agreement since 2012, will soon revive talks on the possible free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union and the US.
EPAs, the height of the European Commission’s foolishness in perpetuating the colonisation of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by shooting itself in the foot
20-Nov-2020 SOL
The imposition of Economic Partnership Agreements to ACP countries, where 94% of the population is concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa, is based on a series of 12 lies.
Analysis | India has rightly shunned RCEP for now
20-Nov-2020 Hindustan Times
India’s decision to stay out of the China-backed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, Asia’s mega free-trade agreement (FTA), has been met both with a sense of approval and disappointment and divided economists on the issue.
As the Amazon faces its greatest threat yet, Canada can reject free trade deal with Brazil
20-Nov-2020 The Hill Times
This is about survival: scientists warn that the Amazon is approaching a tipping point beyond, which the rainforest cannot sustain itself. If that happens, there would be a massive die-off of plant and animal species.
Japan aims to expand CPTPP trade pact as UK, China eye membership
20-Nov-2020 Reuters
Japan aims to expand a major regional free trade pact called the CPTPP, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday, potentially catering for China’s and Britain’s interest in joining the deal.
India pulled out of RCEP as concerns not addressed: S Jaishankar
19-Nov-2020 Mint
India refused to join RCEP citing reservations that goods manufactured by China could come into India. Jaishankar also said India would like a fair and balanced trade deal with the European Union.
NBR advises against deal in case Bangladesh has trade deficit
19-Nov-2020 Financial Express Bangladesh
The revenue board has suggested refraining from signing any free trade or preferential trade agreements with the countries having huge trade gap with Bangladesh.
UK, Canada on brink of trade agreement, replacing EU deal
19-Nov-2020 Bloomberg
Announcement could come as early as Thursday: people familiar. Two countries negotiating to protect $23 billion relationship.
Too early to join CPTPP: Taiwan economic minister
19-Nov-2020 Taiwan News
The time is not yet ripe for Taiwan to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), economic minister Wang Mei-hua said.
Central Asian NGOs raise concerns about BRI projects
19-Nov-2020 The Third Pole
Experts are calling on their governments to strengthen oversight of Belt and Road Initiative projects as anger rises over their environmental and social impacts.
RCEP - a wake up call to rethink the failed hyperglobalisation model
19-Nov-2020 Scoop World
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) that was signed virtually yesterday is a wake up call for the cheerleaders of hyperglobalisation: countries and their peoples have become wary and weary of these mega-free trade deals
China-Japan-SK FTA to speed up with RCEP push
19-Nov-2020 Global Times
In the wake of the successful signing of the world’s largest trade deal - RCEP that encompasses a third of the global economy, a higher level trilateral free trade agreement(FTA) among China, Japan and South Korea is likely to be reached sooner than expected.
Damages in ISDS: Just compensation or highway robbery?
18-Nov-2020 CCSI
CCSI hosted an online discussion with George Kahale on issues surrounding valuation in ISDS disputes, which has become the most dangerous aspect of ISDS.
Current trends in investor state disputes in the telecommunications sector
18-Nov-2020 Technology’s Legal Edge
There is evidence that high levels of activity in the telecommunications sector are leading to an associated increase in telecoms-related disputes.
District court stays enforcement of $2 billion arbitral award against Egypt while ICSID annulment proceedings were pending
18-Nov-2020 Global Arbitration News
The district court determined that granting the stay pending the decision of the ICSID annulment committee was proper in this case.
Namibia ratifies new Economic Partnership Agreement
18-Nov-2020 New Era Live
Namibia ratified the SACU-Mozambique and United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement (SACUM - UK EPA) in the National Assembly on 20 October 2020.