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1-Mar-2018 Mondaq
Solar wars: Part II – The states strike back
One tribunal could interpret the effect of legislative provisions differently to another. So while Eiser opens up the prospect of more claims, Blusun may narrow the basis for claims. -
1-Mar-2018 Clyde & Co
Solar wars: Part I – A new hope for investors?
With the global financial crisis, solar power incentives schemes became unbearably costly and Spain repealed those incentives. Consequently, many investors brought arbitration claims under the Energy Charter Treaty. -
1-Mar-2018 Stuff
Anti-TPPA protesters lock themselves to railway track in Christchurch video
The threat of arrest has driven out six protesters who locked themselves to Christchurch train tracks to show their disapproval of the new TPP. -
1-Mar-2018 bdnews24
Bangladesh proposes FTA talks with US
Bangladesh being denied GSP and duty-free quota-free market access now seeks a free trade agreement with the United States as it is graduating to a middle-income country. -
1-Mar-2018 Focus Taiwan
US concerned over Taiwan’s meat import ban, wants its removal
This refers to Taiwan’s "zero tolerance" policy on US pork imports that contain a leanness-enhancing drug known as ractopamine -
1-Mar-2018 Stuff
New Zealand risks ’strategic nincompoop’ status in the Pacific
New Zealand risks being seen as a “strategic nincompoop, at best” if it persists with attempts to bind Pacific Island countries into the New Zealand and Australian economies using mechanisms such as the PACER Plus. -
1-Mar-2018 Standard Media
Setback for Kenya as regional heads dig in on EPA deal
East African leaders call for further negotiations on EPA with their European counterparts. -
1-Mar-2018 Kyodo
US amenable to trade talks with Japan, 4 other TPP members: USTR
In 2018, the Trump administration will continue efforts to build stronger, better and fairer trading relationships with Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, New Zealand and Brunei. -
1-Mar-2018 The Indian Weekender
India- NZ RECP may be option in face of FTA delays: India- NZ business council chair
With dairy being the stumbling block in getting a full free trade agreement (FTA) between India and New Zealand across the line anytime soon, the in-negotiation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), maybe the way forward for India-NZ trade ties to grow. -
28-Feb-2018 BNA
Eleven Pacific nations move on trade pact with data transfer provisions…without US
The 11 countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP are retaining all of the digital trade and electronic commerce provisions from the original agreement. -
28-Feb-2018 In These Times
5 reasons Mexican workers would cheer the demise of NAFTA
Any new integration model for North America should be based on justice, equality, democracy, peace and care of the environment. -
28-Feb-2018 Bloomberg
Thailand weighs benefits of joining trade pact Trump ditched
Current 11-nation trade agreement set to be signed next month. Donald Trump says U.S. re-entering trade deal a ‘possibility’. -
28-Feb-2018 Food Navigator
USDA is pursuing trade agreements of all sizes as NAFTA negotiations continue
While NAFTA’s status remains in limbo, the US Department of Agriculture is “leaving no stone unturned” in its efforts to strike trade agreements with countries outside of North America that will benefit US farmers, ranchers and manufacturers of finished goods -
28-Feb-2018 Euractiv
Trade and climate: How the EU can protect the Paris Agreement
It is possible to effectively integrate the Paris Agreement into new trade deals, including CETA and the upcoming JEFTA with Japan. -
28-Feb-2018 Japan Today
EU, Japan to sign free trade deal by summer: EU official
Leaders of the European Union and Japan will meet to sign a free trade deal by summer if everything goes smoothly, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said. -
28-Feb-2018 112
Naftogaz lawsuit regarding Crimean assets to be heard in Hague in May 2018
The lawsuit requirements come down to the amount of compensation, which has been evaluated by independent experts at over $5 billion. -
28-Feb-2018 India Today
India, Korea for early conclusion of CEPA review
India and Korea has committed to early conclusion of the review of the free trade agreement between the two nations with a view to intensifying bilateral economic cooperation. -
28-Feb-2018 The Economic Times
Five Nordic countries pitch for FTA with India
The five Nordic countries of Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland and Sweden have pitched for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India to increase business ties. -
28-Feb-2018 The Diplomat
Japan’s belt and road puzzle, decoded
Japan’s support for the belt and road is contingent on shaping China into a responsible global player. -
27-Feb-2018 AK Europa
Study “ASSESS TiSA”
The study clearly shows that the official impact assessments of the European Commission are fundamentally based on a biased understanding of regulation.