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19-Mar-2018 Bloomberg
US weighs Nafta telecom proposal to end AT&T impasse
Trump’s negotiators had sought to pen in Mexican regulations. Mexico countered with trilateral plan to promote competition. -
19-Mar-2018 Weekly Times
Geographical indications: EU digs in on FTA until label issue resolved
There will be no Australia-European Union free-trade deal unless Europe wins exclusive use of key food and wine names, a top European official has warned. -
19-Mar-2018 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
After Achmea: The need for an EU investment protection regulation
Now that the CJEU decided that investment treaty arbitration based on intra-EU BITs is not compatible with EU law, the focus of attention must shift towards the domestic courts of the Member States as the guardians of protecting the rights of European investors. -
19-Mar-2018 Business Korea
Leveraging FTA with steel tariff: Will US tariffs on S.Korean steel be canceled?
South Korean negotiators, including Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong, are going to stay in Washington D.C. for negotiations regarding steel tariffs. -
19-Mar-2018 Dawn
China FTA nearly done
Pakistan and China have agreed to offer zero per cent duty on 70pc tariff lines to each other under the revised Free Trade Agreement, a move that is expected to add to increasing imbalance in bilateral trade and revenue loss. -
19-Mar-2018 Jakarta Post
Australia hopes Indonesia will join TPP-11
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has expressed hope that Indonesia will one day join the revamped Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), popularly known as TPP-11. -
19-Mar-2018 Indian Express
In talks with Tamil Nadu government to settle issues: Japanese automaker Nissan
The Madras High Court was told that the Tamil Nadu government was holding “talks” with Japanese automaker Nissan, predictably for an amicable settlement. -
19-Mar-2018 Morocco World News
Al Amoudi lodges a complaint against Morocco in Washington, D.C.
Al Amoudi recently filed a complaint against Morocco at the World-bank affiliated ICSID thus ending a series verbal threats the Saudi investor has been brandishing since 2015 against Moroccan investment authorities. -
19-Mar-2018 Yahoo
Nigeria skips African summit in blow to free trade deal
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will not attend the African Union summit in Rwanda because certain key stakeholders in Nigeria indicated that they had not been consulted. -
16-Mar-2018 News Ghana
24 countries and regions enjoys from China’s FTAs
China has inked 16 free trade agreements, or FTAs, with 24 countries and regions so far, forming a network that is rooted in neighboring countries, radiating Belt and Road nations and open to the globe. -
16-Mar-2018 Bloomberg
Oil and gas leaders warn Trump he risks harming their industry
Trump disagrees with executives on Nafta arbitration language. Industry leaders say it provides an essential safety net. -
16-Mar-2018 Reuters
Mexican minister ramps up pressure for speedy NAFTA deal
Mexico’s economy minister urged officials to push for a speedy renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), saying his country and Canada must be ready to go it alone if the United States pulls out. -
16-Mar-2018 United News of India
China wants FTA with India: Chinese Consul General
China wants to have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India to boost two-way trade between both countries, Chinese Consul General Ma Zhanwu said. -
16-Mar-2018 Today Online
Singapore, Australia to redouble efforts to conclude RCEP ‘most desirably’ within this year
Just a week after signing the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) with nine other countries, Singapore and Australia vowed to “redouble” efforts to conclude an ambitious free-trade agreement among 16 Asia-Pacific countries this year. -
16-Mar-2018 KBS World Radio News
South Korea raises issue with US Trade Protectionism at FTA renegotiations
South Korea called the US out on its recent trade protectionism during bilateral talks in Washington on renegotiating their free trade agreement (FTA). -
16-Mar-2018 Lexology
The English court sets aside a Tribunal’s findings of lack of jurisdiction under a BIT
The English High Court has set aside parts of an award concerning claims brought by Griffin against Poland; Poland has reserved the right to argue the compatibility of the BIT with EU law. -
15-Mar-2018 Euractiv
MEPs back Ukraine-style ‘association’ deal for post-Brexit UK
The European Parliament has backed a Ukraine-style “association agreement” as the model for future EU-UK relations after Brexit. -
15-Mar-2018 Cision
Rusoro Mining wins key US court ruling confirming arbitration award
DC court ruled in Rusoro’s favour, rejecting all of Venezuela’s defenses and holding that the award was valid and enforceable in the United States. -
15-Mar-2018 Euractiv
EP wants to include gender equality in free-trade agreements
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution to better account for gender equality in trade agreements. The commission could follow up on the resolution in its agreement with Chile. -
15-Mar-2018 Global Times
China, EU close to BIT: reports
Despite rising concerns about Chinese investment among some European officials, China and the EU are moving fast toward completing a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) and a free trade agreement (FTA), according to media reports.