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Trump administration looks toward the future US-African trade and investment relationship
5-Jul-2018 Office of the US Trade Representative
The US hopes to build on AGOA’s success by strengthening bilateral trade relationships in sub-Saharan Africa with the goal of establishing a free trade agreement that could serve as a model for developing countries.
Mercosur, EU to hold talks in Brussels
5-Jul-2018 Prensa Latina
Foreign Ministers of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) will meet with the European Union on July 18 in Brussels to discuss aspects of the trade agreement.
Revised KORUS FTA expected to be signed in September
4-Jul-2018 Business Korea
South Korea and the United States are expected to sign the revised KORUS FTA in September 2018.
Bilateral FTA with US may be an own goal for India
4-Jul-2018 Live Mint
Little wonder that the political, trade and economic relationship between the Hindu tiger fed on a vegetarian diet and the American eagle that had long transformed into a ‘vulture’ had remained ‘underachieving’.
Food for Thought: Weighing up health and investment in the age of the new pandemic
3-Jul-2018 IISD
A potential collision course between trade and investment agreements and public health measures could impact countries’ regulations of unhealthy food and drinks.
US fund claims $175 million from South Korea over Samsung units’ 2015 merger
3-Jul-2018 Business Insider
New York-based hedge fund Mason Capital Management has filed a legal claim seeking at least $175 million from the South Korean government as compensation for damages it says it sustained from a 2015 merger of two Samsung Group affiliates.
Enagás demands an arbitration against Peru before ICSID
3-Jul-2018 Vaaju
Enagás has requested a proceeding before the ICSID against the Peruvian state after negotiating for six months without success to reach a friendly agreement in relation to the company’s investment in the Peruvian South Gas Management Project.
Trump gets extended ’Fast Track’ trade powers
3-Jul-2018 Washington Examiner
President Trump will retain special leverage to push trade through Congress, following the extension of the Trade Promotion Authority law for three more years.
49 AU members have signed free trade pact: AU chairperson
3-Jul-2018 Global Times
Forty-nine members of the African Union have signed the African continental free trade area (AfCFTA) agreement, said AU chairperson Paul Kagame .
New gov’t maintains position on FTA deal with Turkey
3-Jul-2018 Jordan Times
The Jordan-Turkey agreement will be terminated in November 2018.
S. Korea, China to hold second round of FTA talks in July
3-Jul-2018 Yonhap
South Korea and China will hold the second round of talks to expand the scope of their bilateral free trade agreement later to better cover the service and investment sectors.
Trump delaying NAFTA deal until after midterm elections
2-Jul-2018 AP
President Donald Trump intends to delay signing a revised version of the North American Free Trade Agreement until after the fall midterm elections, a move aimed at reaching a better deal with Canada and Mexico.
SA to sign African free trade agreement - Davies
2-Jul-2018 Fin24
South Africa will sign the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTFA) agreement, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies confirmed.
Revealed: $39m cost of defending Australia’s tobacco plain packaging laws
2-Jul-2018 The Guardian
Two years after an FOI claim was lodged, the price of the six-year fight with Philip Morris has been revealed
EU, China officials prepare to ramp up investment treaty talks
29-Jun-2018 ICTSD
Officials promised to hit a key milestone in their negotiations for an investment treaty, saying that they would exchange market access offers at next month’s leaders’ summit.
CPTPP law in the House as Mexico first to ratify
29-Jun-2018 Scoop
A Bill bringing New Zealand’s ratification of the CPTPP a step closer had its first reading in Parliament today as Mexico becomes the first country to notify it has ratified the 11 member trade deal.
Malaysia should review bilateral investment treaties for unfair bias towards investors
29-Jun-2018 The Edge Markets
Malaysia should review bilateral investment treaties to see if it is fair to remain in these trade agreements as some contain clauses that are seen to be biased to investors, said Third World Network adviser Martin Khor.
Author Raj Patel on the oligarchy of food
29-Jun-2018 Street Roots
The economist says we can shake the yoke of corpocracies, reclaim our food supply and bring collective solutions to the table
China to keep close tabs on US investment strategy
29-Jun-2018 China Daily
China will keep a close watch on the strategy adopted by the United States vis-a-vis inbound investments and continue to oppose the use of national security to limit foreign investments, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
Japan set to ratify revised TPP before hosting RCEP meeting
29-Jun-2018 The Straits Times
Japan is set to ratify the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade deal today, two days before it hosts a meeting that seeks to make significant progress on another regional deal that is less ambitious but equally significant.