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New trade deals restrain governments on financial regulation
30-Oct-2018 Finance Watch
The new generation of trade agreements currently being negotiated by the EU endangers financial regulation. Worse, they rein in the capacity of states to regulate in the future.
More than 300 civil society organizations from 73 countries urge fundamental reform at UNCITRAL’s Investor-State Dispute Settlement discussions
30-Oct-2018
More than 300 civil society groups and trade unions urged governments participating in United Nations meetings in Vienna to completely overhaul the controversial Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) system.
Taiwan, India working to renew investment pact
29-Oct-2018 Taipei Times
The Indian Union Cabinet has approved the draft of an updated bilateral investment protection agreement with Taiwan that is expected to be signed by the end of the year.
UK commits to EPAs after Brexit
29-Oct-2018 Loop
The United Kingdom says it will honour the current Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) with PNG and other ACP member states that have existing preferential trade relations with the European Union, after Brexit.
Analysis on trade deal shows Pacific losing out
29-Oct-2018 PANG
The concerns held by Pacific communities and some Pacific island governments about the regional free trade agreement known as PACER-Plus are well founded according to new analysis released by the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG).
US pork industry backs free trade deal with PHL
29-Oct-2018 Business World
The US National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) said that it hopes Washington will conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Philippines, which it views as a priority market.
Chilean Senate approves deepening of free trade agreement with China
29-Oct-2018 Santiago Times
The Chilean foreign minister explained that this protocol complements the Free Trade Agreement between both countries that entered into force on October 1, 2006.
PM: Vietnam backs negotiations on future Vietnam-UK FTA
29-Oct-2018 Nhan Dan
The two sides should continue technical discussions to define the framework and issues need to be negotiated, thereby creating favourable conditions for the later negotiation process, Vietnamese Prime Minister said.
NZ first country to ratify PACER Plus trade deal
29-Oct-2018 Radio NZ
New Zealand has become the first country to ratify a Pacific free trade deal.
USTR to hold hearing in Dec. on trade talks with Japan
29-Oct-2018 The Mainichi
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer suggested President Donald Trump’s administration will push Japan to address tariff and nontariff barriers in sectors such as automobiles, agriculture and services.
Malaysian renewable energy investor initiates ICSID arbitration against Sri Lanka
29-Oct-2018 Colombo Page
KLS Energy Lanka, the local subsidiary of Malaysian renewable energy producer Energy Sdn Bhd of Malaysia has initiated ICSID arbitration under the Sri Lanka-Malaysia BIT
Joint ITUC-Africa/ETUC/ITUC statement on the EU-Africa EPAs and EU-Africa trade relations
28-Oct-2018 ETUC
Trade unions from Africa and Europe have followed with grave concern the negotiation and conclusion of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the EU and regional groupings in Africa.
EU-Vietnam trade and investment agreements (Aug 2018)
28-Oct-2018 European Commission
As published by the European Commission
As if the USMCA dairy concessions were not bad enough…
28-Oct-2018 NFU
It is deeply concerning, though not surprising, that the proposed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) has at least three chapters that formally entrench corporate influence on government decision-making.
International investment law and sustainable development: Key cases from the 2010s
28-Oct-2018 IISD
The selection of 10 key cases for this book has been made based on investment disputes that have implications for sustainable development, in its three dimensions: economic development, social development and environmental protection.
NAFTA 2.0 and Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)
28-Oct-2018 Public Citizen
US-Canada ISDS is terminated; expansive investor rights eliminated and new review procedures mostly replace ISDS between US and Mexico.
How to make investment agreements more progressive: stop signing them
28-Oct-2018 Globe and Mail
Unverified rumours circulated in early 2018 that Canada was willing to abandon NAFTA’s provisions entitling foreign investors to sue for damages under what is called investor-state dispute settlement, or ISDS.
Australia abandoned plans for Taiwanese free trade agreement after warning from China
27-Oct-2018 Sydney Morning Herald
Australia walked away from plans for a free trade agreement with Taiwan after China warned any deal would hurt relations between Beijing and Canberra.
How the lobbies used the threat of ISDS to neuter the Hulot Act
27-Oct-2018 Le Monde
The documents highlight for the first time the pressure placed on the French parliament by a foreign company’s threat to use the ISDS mechanism.
"Deal" or "Secret Deal" – the EU-UK trade deal looks even more secretive than TTIP
27-Oct-2018 Open Democracy
While the media focus on the withdrawal deal, City lobbyists are working to set the agenda of the future EU-UK trade deal, whilst the public is kept in the dark.