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22-Dec-2017 IISD
UNCTAD’s 2017 high-level IIA conference: moving forward on addressing older-generation international investment agreements
More than 300 experts, including high-level negotiators of international investment agreements and representatives from intergovernmental organizations, civil society, academia and the private sector convened in Geneva. -
22-Dec-2017 IISD
Kazakhstan held liable for expropriation of Hourani family’s investment on second round of ICSID arbitration
A majority tribunal at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes awarded Caratube International Oil Company LLP USD 39.2 million plus interest for the unlawful expropriation of its oil contract rights by Kazakhstan. -
22-Dec-2017 IISD
Government regulatory space in the shadow of BITs: The case of Tanzania’s natural resource regulatory reform
Tanzania passed three new laws that significantly change the regulatory landscape governing natural resources and the mining sector in particular. -
22-Dec-2017 Policy Options
A role for Indigenous peoples in Canada’s trade talks
International trade has long had an impact on the livelihoods of Indigenous peoples in Canada. -
22-Dec-2017 European Commission
EU-China investment agreement: report of the 16th round of negotiations
The 16th round of the EU-China investment agreement negotiations took place in Brussels from the 12th to the 15th of December 2017. -
22-Dec-2017 The Gleaner
Lee-Chin takes on Dom Rep - Businessman seeking US$300m from country’s government for expropriating his investment
Businessman Michael Lee-Chin has served notice that he intends to submit to arbitration a claim against the government of the Dominican Republic seeking to recover more than US$300 million in damages for expropriating his investment in that country. -
22-Dec-2017 OMCT
Joint statement by European NGOs: No EU trade agreement with Mexico without ex-ante sustainability impact assessment!
Given the catastrophic human rights situation, enormous social inequality and persistently high levels of poverty in Mexico the question of the social, human rights and environmental impact of the "modernization" of the EU-Mexico Trade Agreement is of paramount importance. -
21-Dec-2017 Lexology
Investment abitration: Peru faces new ICSID claims
In 2017, Peru has faced a number of new investment treaty claims, with several arising in the transportation sector. -
21-Dec-2017 Euractiv
EU and Mexico fail to conclude political agreement on trade deal
Despite having spent three days in Brussels, Mexican economy minister Ildefonso Guajardo hasn’t managed to break the deadlock over the contentious outstanding issues. -
21-Dec-2017 All Africa
Angola: Sonangol and Cobalt sign agreement
Sonangol E.P and Cobalt International Energy, Inc announced the signing of an agreement to resolve all disputes between the two companies. -
21-Dec-2017 Nasdaq
BNY Mellon freezes $22 bln in Kazakhstan assets
The legal row between Stati, his son Gabriel, two family-controlled companies and the Republic of Kazakhstan has dragged on for years in various courts. -
21-Dec-2017 Jakarta Post
Indonesia, Chile sign CEPA
Indonesia and Chile have signed the Indonesia-Chile Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita announced. -
21-Dec-2017 Steel Guru
British investor claims USD 500 million from Russian coal mine
A British investment group has demanded USD 500 million from Russia and accused the country of state-sponsored corporate theft in a battle for control of a Siberian coal mine. -
21-Dec-2017 Sydney Morning Herald
Australia and Indonesia fail to meet free-trade deal deadline
Australia and Indonesia have conceded they will fail to pull off a free-trade deal this year despite repeated commitments. -
21-Dec-2017 i News
UK demands secrecy in Brexit trade talks with US
The British Government has demanded total secrecy in its free trade talks with the US for a post-Brexit deal. -
20-Dec-2017 The Guardian
Gove: UK would not compromise with US on food standards
Environment secretary sets up possible clash in future US trade talks over retaining EU regulations post-Brexit. -
20-Dec-2017 Health Action International
EU-Mercosur trade agreement: A bad deal for transparency, policy coherence and access to medicines
Negotiations are now nearing completion and there are increasing concerns among public health advocates, patient and consumer organisations, and other stakeholders, both in Europe and the Americas. -
20-Dec-2017 Japan Times
Japan’s farm output to take ¥150 billion hit after new Pacific trade deal’s effects kick in: estimates
Japan’s agricultural, forestry and fisheries output will suffer by up to ¥150 billion ($1.3 billion) once the effects of an 11-member Pacific Rim free trade agreement kick in -
20-Dec-2017 Geo
Pakistan working towards FTA with Pacific South East nations
Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines in the Pacific region are among the countries in the list to start a dialogue on Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) which will pave the way towards FTA for promoting trade liberalization. -
20-Dec-2017 Trend
EU and Kyrgyzstan launch negotiations for new agreement
It is expected that the new agreement will focus on political cooperation, trade and investment relations, economic cooperation in support of sustainable development, and other aspects of bilateral relations.