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Trump’s Nafta revisions offer modest economic benefits, report finds
19-Apr-2019 New York Times
A government report has concluded that the Trump administration’s revised North American trade agreement would offer modest benefits to the economy, challenging the president’s claims that the accord would make far-reaching changes.
Bulgaria says Oman has withdrawn arbitration claim over Corpbank
19-Apr-2019 Reuters
Oman’s sovereign wealth fund has withdrawn an 80 million euro claim against Bulgaria over the collapse of Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank), the Bulgarian finance ministry said.
Foley Hoag represented Uruguay on the dispute
19-Apr-2019 Global Legal Chronicle
Uruguay has again defeated a claim by a foreign investor in arbitration proceedings before the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in Washington, D.C.
EU-US FTA: EU negotiating mandates (Apr 2019)
18-Apr-2019 European Council
As agreed by the European Council
The “push” factor: Central American farmers, free trade, and migration
18-Apr-2019 New Security Beat
Landless, subsistence, and small-scale farmers bear the brunt of the influx of competitive crops and price shocks that came with trade liberalization through CAFTA.
United States releases annual assessment of foreign trade barriers
18-Apr-2019 Lexology
Alleged barriers from Brazil, Canada, China, European Union, Japan, Mexico and Korea.
Don’t fall for the hype of free trade agreements
18-Apr-2019 Common Dreams
NAFTA 2.0 is not about feeding people or doing right by American farmers or Canadian farmers or Mexican farmers—it is about furthering corporate profit.
Court orders removal of Amulsar mine protesters
18-Apr-2019 Armenian Weekly
The company’s Canadian and British subsidiaries have already announced their intention to initiate arbitration proceedings against Armenia in accordance with bilateral agreements if the matter is not resolved.
Aborted for-profit hospital
18-Apr-2019 Korea Times
The Jeju provincial government has revoked the business license of a Chinese-owned for-profit hospital. The Chinese group may file a suit against the Korean government, using the investor-state dispute settlement system.
Pakistan not to ink FTA with Iran: Razak
18-Apr-2019 International The News
Pakistan will not ink the FTA with Iran, rather it will first prefer to make Preferential Trade agreement (PTA), which is already effective since long and giving the required dividends.
South Korea and the Philippines agree to conclude FTA by November
18-Apr-2019 Business Korea
South Korea and the Philippines agreed to conclude a free trade agreement in November at the latest.
China, EAEU should sign FTA as soon as possible - Chinese Ambassador
18-Apr-2019 Urdu Point
China and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) should conclude a FTA as soon as possible to deepen cooperation, Chinese Ambassador in Moscow Li Hui said on Monday
FTA’s second phase: China extends zero rate duties to Pakistan
18-Apr-2019 Ary News
In the second phase of FTA, the Chinese government has finally offered Pakistan the market access similar to that given to other countries of ASEAN.
Malaysia might continue suspending FTA talks with EU and EFTA
18-Apr-2019 New Straits Times
Malaysia may continue to suspend FTA talks with the EU and EFTA until the issue of unfair and discriminatory practices against palm oil is resolved.
Swiss to support Belt and Road push during president’s China trip
17-Apr-2019 Reuters
Switzerland will sign an accord backing China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Switzerland was the first country in continental Europe to reach a free trade agreement with China.
EU drive for trade liberalisation adds to tensions in Tunisia
17-Apr-2019 Social Europe
The European Union’s disproportionate pressure for trade liberalisation risks exacerbating political strains in the last democracy of northern Africa.
Venezuela’s Guaido to seek to annul $8.7 bln Conoco award
17-Apr-2019 Reuters
Guaido’s special prosecutor said has challenged the amount of the ICSID award, claiming “the methodology to determine the compensation was errant.”
Pelosi warns there will be no US-U.K. trade deal if Brexit harms the Irish peace accord
17-Apr-2019 Washington Post
"If there were to be any weakening of the Good Friday accords, there would be no chance whatsoever, a nonstarter, for a US-U.K. trade agreement," said US House Speaker
Rein in dairy exports to our continent: African farmers to EU
17-Apr-2019 Down to Earth
African dairy farmers protested outside the European Union HQ to demand that they don’t over-produce milk and then flood African markets.
Call for proposals: Women interrogating trade & corporate hegemony feminist participatory action research (WITCH FPAR) 2019-2020
17-Apr-2019