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26-Apr-2018 UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News
China’s Hong Kong seeks closer ties with Indonesia, ASEAN under FTA, Belt and Road Initiative
An official delegation from China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is seeking closer ties in economic and other areas with Indonesia as well as ASEAN under the Hong Kong-ASEAN free trade agreement (FTA) and the Belt and Road Initiative. -
26-Apr-2018 Live Mint
India joining RCEP trade pact could be disastrous: NITI Aayog
Government think tank NITI Aayog, in a note on free trade agreements (FTAs) and their costs for India, has argued that the country needs to rethink joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) as it will be disastrous to provide more market access to China, which is a key player in the grouping. -
26-Apr-2018 Reuters
PDVSA ordered to pay Conoco $2 billion after Venezuela oil nationalization: arbitration
In a separate arbitration claim from the ICSID case, the International Chamber of Commerce has ordered Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA to pay ConocoPhillips $2.04 billion for early dissolution of two joint ventures for producing oil. -
26-Apr-2018 Scoop
Pacific economic ministers cautioned on NZ’s PACER-Plus view
PACER-Plus will undermine the right of governments to regulate, and see the Pacific bear the burden of binding commitments in the areas of interest to Australia and New Zealand whilst getting little legal commitments in return. -
25-Apr-2018 Euractiv
Mexico wins ‘cheese war’ over Europe in trade deal
Europe did not gain exclusive rights for Spain’s La Mancha farmers to use Manchego, which has protected geographical status in the EU. -
25-Apr-2018 Reuters
Mexico’s senate ratifies sweeping Asia-Pacific trade deal
Mexico’s Senate voted to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership, making it the first of 11 signatory countries to back the arduously negotiated framework that was rejected by the United States. -
25-Apr-2018 Reuters
Bangladesh official says no rush for free trade pact with China
Bangladesh is in no rush to sign a free trade agreement with China, a senior Bangladeshi trade official said on Tuesday, though Chinese officials said it would help the poor South Asian country cut its deficit with its largest trading partner. -
25-Apr-2018 The News
‘Pakistan, China expected to sign revised FTA this year’
Pakistan and China are expected to sign the revised bilateral free trade agreement anytime during this year as the two sided are currently deliberating on the subject, Commerce Minister Pervez Malik said on Tuesday. -
25-Apr-2018 The Japan Times
Thailand aims to join TPP trade deal
Thailand intends to join the TPP deal, which counts Japan and Australia among its members, after it takes effect. The existing 11 member countries are seeking to have it take effect this year. -
25-Apr-2018 The EconomicTimes
India may face pressure to cut duties on 90% of goods traded with China
India is likely to face greater pressure to eliminate duties on 90% of goods it trades with China under the mega trade agreement among 16 Asia Pacific countries that is in the works. -
25-Apr-2018 The Daily Star
Bangladesh plans FTA with Thailand
Bangladesh has decided to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with Thailand to boost trade with the Southeast Asian nation. -
25-Apr-2018 TNI
EU’s new trade deal with Mexico promotes CETA-style investors’ rights while ignoring human rights violations by multinationals
A key feature of the “modernisation” process is the inclusion of a controversial investment protection chapter with the same characteristics as the one recently included in the Canada-EU trade agreement. -
25-Apr-2018 Wind Power
Invenergy files international arbitration suit against Poland over wind projects
The Invenergy group has submitted a notice of arbitration against Poland citing violations of Invenergy’s rights as a foreign investor and clear breaches of Poland’s obligations under the United States-Poland bilateral investment treaty. -
24-Apr-2018 Farmers Weekly
Scots call for halt to EU’s Mercosur trade talks
Scottish farm leaders have urged the European Commission to postpone its “reckless” trade negotiations with the Mercosur block of South American countries because of fears over the damage it could inflict on the beef sector. -
24-Apr-2018 Venezuelanalysis
Kimberly-Clark to sue Venezuela over 2016 expropriated factory
US multinational Kimberly-Clark has filed a formal request to take Venezuela to court regarding the expropriation of its abandoned factory by the government of Nicolas Maduro in July 2016. -
24-Apr-2018 SBS
Why Australia really wants a free trade deal with the EU
A free trade agreement between Australia and the European Union now looks like a viable prospect, so what’s in it for both parties? -
24-Apr-2018 TASS
Russia’s PM signs agreement on establishing free trade zone between EAEU and Iran
The agreement provides for the formation of a free trade area on a limited range of goods between the EAEU and Iran. -
24-Apr-2018 Sputnik
Israel, EAEU resume talks on free trade agreement - Israeli ambassador in Russia
Israel has resumed negotiations with Russia on joining the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Israeli Ambassador to Russia, noting the developing economic relations as well as increasing trade between the two countries. -
24-Apr-2018 Transport & Environment
Creating Versailles out of a landfill: after landmark case, what is the fate of the multilateral investment court?
The EU should not negotiate on its multilateral investment court project until the Court of Justice of the European Union has established the compatibility of the investment court agreed in CETA. -
24-Apr-2018 Daily Nation
Taxpayers face Sh500bn loss in case against Canadian firm
The government risks losing up to Sh500 billion in an international arbitration case against mining firm, Cortec, after it failed to provide Sh100 million in the second mini-budget to pay a UK-based law firm representing it in the case.