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Is Canada ready for free trade with China? Some experts say it’s a ‘non-starter’ right now
1-Apr-2019 Global News
Amid the continued efforts of the Trudeau government to negotiate a free trade deal with China, a recent report suggests that a free trade agreement with the world’s most powerful economic force should be a “non-starter” for Canada right now.
Pakistan to seek $1 bn export orders from China: Razak
1-Apr-2019 The News International
Pakistan and China are set to sign the Free Trade Agreement (FTA)-II when Prime Minister Imran Khan will leave for Beijing on April 27
Australia - Hong Kong investment agreement
31-Mar-2019
As released by the Australian Government
The Belt and Road Initiative: Chinese agribusiness going global
29-Mar-2019 GRAIN
The Belt and Road Initiative provides a framework for Chinese investment to enhance existing infrastructure as well as build new production sites and trade routes to better connect China with the rest of the world.
The future of investor-state dispute settlement deliberated at UNCITRAL: Unveiling a dichotomy between reforming and consolidating the current regime
29-Mar-2019 South Centre
Reform of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) is being deliberated at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group III, which will be meeting in New York between the 1st and 5th of April 2019.
NANTS backs Buhari over trade agreement
29-Mar-2019 Daily Trust
The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) thrown its weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to signed and ratified the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
Brexit: Rolled-over UK free trade deals ’are incomplete’
29-Mar-2019 BBC
As a member of the EU, the UK is part of 40 trade deals which the EU has with other countries. As of 28 March, only eight rolled-over agreements have been signed.
Canada needs ’reality check’ on trade ambitions with China: report
29-Mar-2019 National Post
Intelligence experts have warned that China’s increasingly aggressive geopolitical positioning puts it at odds with Western powers, when it comes to free trade agreements.
Hydro-Québec plans to invest in Romania
29-Mar-2019 Energy Industry Review
Hydro-Québec is a Canadian company producing and distributing electricity and one of the largest energy producers in the world.
Australia and Hong Kong sign new Trade Agreement containing investor-state dispute resolution provisions
29-Mar-2019 Lexology
On 26 March 2019, Australia and Hong Kong signed the Australia-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement and its associated investment agreement.
China-Sri Lanka FTA talks to resume soon
28-Mar-2019 News First
Sri Lanka has planned to hold ministerial-level Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks with China on April 2019.
US Odyssey Marine will sue Mexico; accuses blockade to submarine mining
28-Mar-2019 The Mazatlán Post
The US company notified its intention to claim compensation of 3,540 million dollars from the Mexican government.
Chevron vs Ecuador: international arbitration and corporate impunity
28-Mar-2019 Open Democracy
The infamous story of the environmental pollution of the Ecuadorian Amazon by Chevron-Texaco – which has come to be known as the "Ecuadorian Chernobyl" - is entering a new phase.
NAFTA 2.0 ratification likely won’t happen until the fall: US AG official
28-Mar-2019 iPolitics
The US Department of Agriculture’s undersecretary for trade said he doubts the trilateral deal would be ratified before the upcoming Canadian federal election. Canadians head to the polls on Oct. 22.
Indonesia pushes palm oil companies to take legal action against the EU
28-Mar-2019 South China Morning Post
Indonesia’s government said will encourage the country’s palm oil companies to file lawsuits against the EU if the bloc goes ahead with a plan to phase out use of the commodity in renewable transport fuel.
Ong: More time needed to decide on CPTPP
28-Mar-2019 The Edge Markets
Malaysia needs more time to decide whether it will ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Vancouver mining company Eco Oro sues Colombia over protection of Santurbán wetland
27-Mar-2019 Rabble
While Eco Oro claims to have invested US$250 million in the project, it is seeking US$764 million as compensation for the cancellation of the project.
When even winning is losing. The surprising cost of defeating Philip Morris over plain packaging
27-Mar-2019 The Conversation
Philip Morris, a US company, moved ownership of its Australian operations to Hong Kong to take advantage of ISDS in an Australia-Hong Kong investment treaty.
Hong Kong FTA would still allow foreign investors to sue our government, says AFTINET
27-Mar-2019 AFTINET
The Australia-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement and separate Investment Agreement signed still give special rights to foreign investors to bypass national courts and sue governments for millions of dollars in international tribunals
IEU CEPA review must be made based on the human rights, not the interest of palm oil industry
27-Mar-2019
Indonesian CSOs Coalition for Economic Justice urges the government to review Indonesia - EU CEPA based on human rights and not the interests of palm oil industry.