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30-Jan-2018 Council of Canadians
Trudeau’s ’progressive’ TPP violates Indigenous rights, opposed by Māori and Mapuche peoples
Justin Trudeau’s so-called ’Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership’ (CPTPP) - to be signed on March 8 in Chile - is a violation of Indigenous rights. -
30-Jan-2018 Parti Sosialis Malaysia
Towards a peoples charter on international trade agreements
It is now time we open up the dialogue on the kind of trade agreements that we want to see in place. -
30-Jan-2018
EU-Mercosur association agreement: The SPS and sustainability chapters in the Uruguay leaks
Similar to the July 2017 draft of the Mercosur agreement, the November 2017 version only contains one single reference to the precautionary principle -
30-Jan-2018 South China Morning Post
Free trade – not turf rows – tipped to top China, Japan, South Korea summit agenda
The leaders of three of Asia’s biggest economies will aim to advance a free-trade agreement and economic cooperation, putting territorial rows and military tensions aside at an expected trilateral summit in April, Chinese diplomatic observers said. -
30-Jan-2018 European Council of Foreign Relations
EU-Japan partnership agreements herald new era of closer cooperation
The intensification of negotiations between the EU and Japan came in response to broader geopolitical developments such as the rise of China, Trump, and Brexit. -
30-Jan-2018 Knowledge & News Network
India-Cambodia deliberates on financial support in agriculture, pharmaceuticals
India and Cambodia clinch a deal to work towards a Bilateral Investment Treaty which provides financial help to Southeast Asian nations. -
29-Jan-2018 Sierra Club
Environmental groups in court to intervene in NAFTA tribunal overstep
Environmental groups in court to intervene in NAFTA tribunal overstep NAFTA tribunal exceeded its jurisdiction when it made determination on what a Canadian environmental assessment panel can decide, groups say. -
29-Jan-2018 Economic Times
India, Eurasian Economic Union to hold talks on trade pact
The Indian government has worked out the details of a possible free trade agreement with the five nation Eurasian Economic Union. -
29-Jan-2018 Korea Bizwire
Samsung Engineering settles dispute with Oman, ISDS withdrawn
Samsung Engineering’s longstanding dispute with the government of Oman has been resolved, and industry insiders expect the resolution to lead to increased business activity between the two down the road. -
29-Jan-2018 CBC
Canada, Mexico tell US: Decide whether you want a NAFTA dispute settlement process
Disputes over whether to opt out of investment section frustrating to Canada and Mexico. -
29-Jan-2018 Lexology
Bear Creek Mining Corp. v. Peru: the potential impact on damages of an investor’s contributory action and failure to obtain a social license
This post discusses the disagreement between Karl-Heinz Bockstiegel (the president of the tribunal) and Michael Pryles, and Prof. Philippe Sands QC, on the assessment of damages. -
29-Jan-2018 CBC
Canada begins court fight to overturn NAFTA ruling on Digby quarry
Ruling found that New Jersey company was wrongly prevented from opening quarry and terminal. -
29-Jan-2018 Nikkei Asian Review
Maldives feels the weight of China’s regional ambitions
Even before China and the Maldives last month signed the FTA in question, the paradisaic archipelago’s increasing economic dependence on China was raising red flags. -
29-Jan-2018 Daily Mirror
Sri Lanka-Singapore FTA comes with govt’s ‘Look East’ policy: What does it mean?
So what does the government mean by ‘Looking East?’ Is it simply a buzz-word thrown in for good measure, in the process of marketing the Singapore FTA to the public? Does it point to some confusion at a policy level? Or is it terminology advised by external forces guiding policy? -
29-Jan-2018 The Economic Times
Talks on Asean gold import ban today
The ban was effected over complaints by bullion traders. Unscrupulous traders were misusing the FTA to import bullion in the guise of jewellery. The trade bodies are willing to promote trade and manufacturing through FTA or similar agreements, but not at the cost of local manufacturers and workers prospects. -
29-Jan-2018 The Hindu
From Tokyo with love for global trade
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, or CPTPP, is going ahead in the absence of the US is a testament to Japan’s role in shepherding the tough negotiations through some tumultuous times. -
29-Jan-2018 The Hindu
‘Trans-pacific pact could hurt India’
The book titled “Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: A framework for future trade rules?” has analyzed 5,544 pages of the TPP text says that if India joins TPP, norms may hit agriculture and manufacturing. -
29-Jan-2018 The Daily Star
Asean pushes for liberalised trade pact with India
The members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have mounted pressure on India for clinching a liberalised pact in goods and services also involving six other countries, including China, by this year. -
26-Jan-2018 Sky
UK ’front of the line’ for free-trade deal, says US treasury secretary
Steven Mnuchin said the US was "very supportive of the UK over the Brexit issue" and wanted to see a successful transition. -
26-Jan-2018 Arbitration Blog
A new Micula-type case on the horizon?
The EC claimed intra-EU investment treaty arbitration is in breach of EU law. If the CJEU were to confirm the decision of the EC, the application of the ICSID Convention within the EU would be seriously endangered.