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22-Sep-2017 National Post
Resurrected TPP could get done this year and Canada is better off without US in it
Canada is now the second-largest economy in the TPP11 and will push to ditch provisions in the original agreement that were offered as concessions to the US. -
22-Sep-2017 The Express Tribune
Karkey Karadeniz case: In interest alone, govt owes $5.6m a month
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has not only imposed a hefty fine on Pakistan but also declared that the country will be paying $5.6 million as interest per month. -
22-Sep-2017 ICTSD
Chinese, Australian officials prepare for trade accord review
Officials are preparing for the upcoming review of certain chapters within the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement. -
22-Sep-2017 Nikkei
TPP members whittle list of rules to shelve with US gone
Terms on intellectual property protections, state-owned enterprises up for debate. -
21-Sep-2017 IATP
CETA’s bitter taste for European food and agriculture
CETA stealthily packages several controversial elements that leave a bitter taste for European food and agriculture. -
21-Sep-2017 Kyodo
TPP negotiators working to revise accord after US pullout
Japan is seeking to make minimal changes. Vietnam has proposed to amend the clause on rules of origin in exports of fabrics, the sources said. -
21-Sep-2017 Politico
Music groups push USTR on NAFTA copyright agenda
A coalition of more than 20 music groups are urging U.S. trade negotiators to look beyond U.S. law to forge stronger copyright protections in a new NAFTA. -
21-Sep-2017 Daily Pakistan
International litigator imposes $700m fine on Pakistan in rental power plants case
Financially-strapped Pakistan has been imposed with a staggering $700 million in a damages suit by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) regarding rental power plants case. -
21-Sep-2017 Daily Mirror.lk
Taking a closer look at ETCA
If one analyses the costs and benefits then it isn’t that difficult to realize that ETCA is a decision by one country and the other is just obeying. -
21-Sep-2017 Insider
Cairn Energy reveals when final arbitration hearing over India tax dispute will be heard
The Edinburgh-based oil and gas explorer says both it and the Government of India have agreed a timetable for finalising document production, submissions and hearings. -
21-Sep-2017 Today Online
E-commerce a top focus when S’pore chairs Asean
E-commerce and the digital economy will be the key points of focus when Singapore takes over the chairmanship of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean). -
21-Sep-2017 Malaysian Digest
Namibia not ready for the Africa free trade area
Namibia is not ready to engage in the proposed African Continent Free Trade Area (CFTA), said the stakeholders present at the national level consultation on the initiative. -
21-Sep-2017 Yonhap
S. Korea, India to hold talks on trade deal improvement
South Korea and India will hold a new round of talks on the improvement of a bilateral trade deal in Seoul this week, the commerce ministry said. -
20-Sep-2017 AFTINET
TPP claims of economic gains without US debunked by senior UN economist
A new economic study has completely undermined previous claims that the Trans-Pacific partnership agreement without access to the giant US market would still result in significant economic gains for the remaining 11 countries. -
20-Sep-2017 Nikkei
Japan pushes for ’TPP 11’ progress with Tokyo meeting
Quicker consensus on rules to suspend could bring broad deal in November. -
19-Sep-2017 Japan Times
Taiwan conditionally lifts import ban on Japanese beef
Taiwan has conditionally lifted a 16-year-old ban on beef imports from Japan, clearing a major roadblock in negotiations on an economic partnership agreement. -
19-Sep-2017 Reuters
EU court adviser says arbitration clause in investment treaty is legal
An arbitration clause in an investment treaty between the Netherlands and Slovakia does not violate EU law, an adviser to the EU’s top court said. -
19-Sep-2017 Junior Mining Network
Bear Creek Mining: Santa Ana arbitration proceedings officially closed by tribunal; award decision expected by January 2018
Tribunal hearing the Bear Creek Mining’s Santa Ana ICSID arbitration claim has officially closed proceedings in the case. -
19-Sep-2017 Reuters
Amazon plans mega-warehouse for Mexico growth spurt
The new warehouse will be constructed about 7 miles from the existing facilities. All are located along the so-called “NAFTA” highway, an industrial belt that runs through Mexico’s factory regions to the U.S. border. -
19-Sep-2017 EurActiv
Canada to model post-Brexit Britain trade on CETA
Canada agreed to use its new free trade agreement with Europe as a template for a pact with Britain after its largest trading partner within the European Union leaves the bloc.