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How international investment agreements have made debt restructuring even more difficult and costly
19-Feb-2018 South Centre
Inconsistencies and even contradictions have emerged in dispute settlement decisions, sometimes at the expense of public good, sovereignty and financial and economic stability.
Arbitrator: EMG due $1.03b from Egypt over canceled gas contract
19-Feb-2018 Haaretz
Decision comes six years after supplies were halted, forcing EMG shareholder Ampal into bankruptcy.
A hard-Brexit think tank accidentally published its plans for US-UK ‘shadow trade talks’
19-Feb-2018 Unearthed
The Initiative for Free Trade - which is supported by trade secretary Liam Fox - has now deleted the plans from its website.
Revising China FTA may not make big difference
19-Feb-2018 The Dawn
Pakistan and China have agreed to amend the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with a view to providing Pakistani exports with better access to the Chinese market.
A four-nation alliance may be rising to counter China’s Belt and Road
19-Feb-2018 CNBC
Four countries — the US, Japan, India and Australia — could join forces to set up an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative in an attempt to counter Beijing’s growing influence, the Australian Financial Review reported Sunday.
India, Iran sign 9 agreements during Hassan Rouhani’s visit: MoUs on medicine, trade and connectivity key highlights
19-Feb-2018 FirstPost
Iran president Hassan Rouhani visited India between 15 and 17 February. In his first-ever visit after taking over as President of Iran, Rouhani met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday and held "substantive and productive" talks to boost cooperation in areas of defence and security, trade and investment, and energy, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
Indigenous and human rights defenders visiting the EU call for stronger rights protections in agro-commodity business and policies for deforestation-free trade and investment
16-Feb-2018 Forest Peoples Programme
Citing outcomes from a major trade and human rights forum backed by findings from comprehensive new report, delegation demands political action during visits to Amsterdam, Hague, Brussels and London.
Mnuchin says Washington studying possible return to TPP through renegotiation
16-Feb-2018 Japan Times
President Donald Trump’s administration is actively discussing the possibility of rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal on condition that the United States renegotiate it to secure better terms.
PNG to sign free trade agreement
16-Feb-2018 Post Courrier
Papua New Guinea will sign the Melanesian Spearhead Group free trade agreement as soon as the leaders resolve some of the outstanding domestic trade-related issues.
Japan and Norway: Elevated economic, geopolitical and gender equality cooperation on the horizon
16-Feb-2018 The Diplomat
Bilateral ties between Tokyo and Oslo are set to converge, with multiple areas for cooperation.
Canada set to open free trade talks with South American bloc
16-Feb-2018 CBC
Officials hope to begin Mercosur talks March 9, the day after signing revised TPP.
Civil society recommendations for the investment chapter of the revised EU-Mexico FTA
16-Feb-2018 S2B
The undersigned organisations take the position that it is advisable to break away from the fundamentally flawed and increasingly controversial ISDS system.
The EU - Indonesia CEPA negotiations
16-Feb-2018 TNI
We call on the EU and Indonesia to use the CEPA negotiations to design an investment chapter that prioritises equitable and sustainable development.
Washington may draw a bull’s-eye on Central American trade pact
16-Feb-2018 Stratfor
US trade negotiators could move to renegotiate aspects of the Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement by 2019.
Resist a US trade deal. Your life may depend on it
15-Feb-2018 The Guardian
We cannot trust our government to fight America’s disgusting farming practices. Unless we mobilise, US livestock pumped full of antibiotics will harm us all.
Sacrificing sovereignty and human potential in the name of economic growth
15-Feb-2018 Politheor
Why are countries so gripped in their quest for economic growth that they are empowering multinational corporations at the expense of their citizens?
With Brexit in the horizon, Cambodia hopes for UK trade deal
15-Feb-2018 Khmer Times
Cambodia is seeking a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom, in a move to ensure that bilateral trade remains robust once the UK officially leaves the EU.
Canadian PM Trudeau set to woo Punjab industry
15-Feb-2018 The Hindu BusinessLine
Eager to please the Sikh community in Canada which is increasingly gaining political weight in the country, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is all set to woo the Punjab industry during his India visit later this week.
Commentary: Temper expectations about RCEP free trade agreement
15-Feb-2018 Channel News Asia
RCEP negotiations have missed three deadlines since they started in 2013. Although there is lack of direct information, media reports imply that India is dragging its feet on some key issues.
NAFTA talks have made limited progress, Canada’s chief negotiator says, because they’re moving too fast
14-Feb-2018 Financial Post
Substantial differences remain on autos, a sunset clause, an investor-dispute resolution mechanism and US demands for dairy industry access