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Canadian Parliament rushes through ratification of USMCA trade pact
16-Mar-2020 Reuters
The Canadian Parliament rushed through ratification of the new US-Mexico-Canada trade pact before taking a three-week break to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.
2019 annual results
16-Mar-2020 Gabriel Resources
Gabriel has provided notice to Romania of a dispute with regard to Romania’s application to UNESCO in relation to Roşia Montană and has reserved its right to commence a further arbitration.
The Energy Charter Treaty threatens the European Green Deal, NGOs denounce
16-Mar-2020 Glasgow Guardian
Civil society activists and scientific experts denounce the unsustainable practice of investment disputes under the Energy Charter Treaty.
South Africa raises poultry-import tariffs, drawing US ire
16-Mar-2020 Bloomberg
The announcement immediately drew criticism from the US government, which previously threatened to exclude South Africa from a preferential trade agreement after a disagreement over the levies in 2015.
Any UK/US trade deal must put jobs and rights first
16-Mar-2020 Left Foot Forward
The UK Trade Union Congress and its US counterpart, the AFL-CIO, have warned the White House and Downing Street that any trade deal between the UK and USA must put workers’ jobs and rights first.
Warning for EU trade talks as coronavirus rules out face-to-face negotiations
16-Mar-2020 Express
Brexit trade talks are set to continue this week but will be conducted online because of the coronavirus crisis - potentially risking a breakdown in negotiations, with one expert warning "it’s not practical".
China proposes standards on hormone residues in beef after US trade deal
16-Mar-2020 Reuters
China has drawn up food safety standards on residue limits of growth hormones in beef, a move seen as a further step towards opening up its market to American imports of the meat.
Brexit: EU drafts trade deal ahead of talks with UK
16-Mar-2020 BBC
The British negotiating team will take a red pen to large sections of this EU draft treaty.
EU-UK FTA: EU draft text (12 Mar 2020)
16-Mar-2020 European Commission
ASEAN presses on with the RCEP without India: How they covered it
16-Mar-2020 ASEAN Today
Despite India’s decision to withdraw from the final stages of negotiations to form the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the remaining parties hope to get the free trade agreement (FTA) signed off by the end of the year.
Indo-American trade: FTA talks may start after US elections
16-Mar-2020 Financial Express
At a joint press meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi last month, American President Donald Trump had said India and the US had agreed to focus on a “comprehensive trade deal".
China-EU summit to be postponed due to coronavirus - sources
13-Mar-2020 WHBL
A summit planned for the end of March in Beijing between China and the European Union is set to be postponed due to the coronavirus.
Brexit talks cancelled: UK-EU Trade talks scrapped as coronavirus outbreak erupts
13-Mar-2020 Express
Trade talks with the European Union have been called off amid a global health scare over the coronavirus outbreak.
Zimbabwe offers land as compensation for 800 seized farms
13-Mar-2020 Reuters
The dispossessed farmers covered in the land compensation scheme are citizens of countries that have bilateral investment agreements with Zimbabwe.
Turkey seeks long-lasting FTA with Pakistan
13-Mar-2020 The Express Tribune
Turkey wants a sustainable and long-lasting free trade agreement (FTA) with Pakistan to have a win-win situation for both the countries.
Asean agrees to persuade India to return to RCEP
13-Mar-2020 New Straits Times
Asean nations have agreed to try and persuade India to return to the negotiating table for the 16 nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal.
India exploring nuts and bolts of possible FTA with Australia
12-Mar-2020 BusinessLine
Trade Ministers of both countries are working on what they can offer each other.
Investor–State Dispute Settlement using the ECOWAS Court of Justice: An analysis and some proposals
12-Mar-2020 ICSID Review
Given the present widespread dissatisfaction with investor–State dispute settlement, the ECOWAS Court can provide an alternative to arbitration that is already up and running.
The ISDS reform process: The missing development agenda
12-Mar-2020 South Centre
For developing countries, governing foreign direct investment through IIAs and ISDS corresponds to a policy model discredited by years of social and economic failures.
AfCFTA’s first deal to go ahead, despite virus complications
12-Mar-2020 Business Day
While meetings to rubber stamp details of the African trade area agreement have been affected, its first trade is still scheduled for July 1.