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7-Sep-2017 ACP
Pacific ACP leaders intensify preparations for ACP-EU negotiations
Heads of Pacific governments are moving forward with groundwork on negotiations for a renewed trading partnership with the European Union, as part of the larger African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States. -
7-Sep-2017 CEO
The corporate attack on the movement for trade justice
Corporate lobbies and think tanks have gone on what appears to be a concerted attack against NGOs and other groups opposing new free trade and investment deals. A new report from Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl exposes how big business interests with the most to gain from the trade agreements have been trying to undermine and discredit civil society groups. -
7-Sep-2017 People over Profit
CSOs challenge PH trade negotiators: Take Philippines out of RCEP!
Philippine civil society groups and social movements stand together to oppose RCEP -
6-Sep-2017 FOEE
Belgium asks European Court on legality of investment protection in CETA
Belgium has requested an opinion from the European Court of Justice on the ’Investment Court System’ included in the EU-Canada trade deal, to determine if the ICS is compatible with the European Treaties -
6-Sep-2017 Live Mint
India to offer investment sops to RCEP nations
In a break from past trade pacts, India has agreed to ’ratchet’ and ’MFN-forward’ clauses, providing future domestic policy concessions in investment and services sectors to RCEP members with a five-year gap -
6-Sep-2017 Business Korea
US Chamber opposes strongly withdrawal from KORUS FTA
The US Chamber of Commerce issues a statement opposing US withdrawal from KORUS, says it would not create a single American job -
6-Sep-2017 African Law Business
Singapore court sets aside award against Lesotho
The Singapore High Court has set aside an investor-state arbitral award on the merits against the Kingdom of Lesotho. The case is an important one, as it concerns whether investors can use arbitration to resolve cases that were pending before the SADC Tribunal when it was dissolved by the SADC Summit in 2014. -
5-Sep-2017 Western Sahara Resource Watch
Saharawi organisations slam EU over trade talks with Morocco
"Seeking to circumvent the ECJ’s ruling, directly challenges the credibility of the EU, and significantly damages the potential for progress through the UN-led negotiation process", Saharawi groups qualify the EU’s talks with Morocco regarding Western Sahara trade, in their letter to the EU’s Foreign Affairs Chief. -
5-Sep-2017 Politics Home
Liam Fox: We have turned down free trade deals because we do not have capacity
The UK has turned down countries wishing to strike free trade deals after Brexit because the Government does not have the capacity to negotiate them, the International Trade Secretary has said. -
5-Sep-2017 Korea Times
US demands agro tariffs be lifted
The United States has demanded South Korea eliminate all tariffs on US agricultural goods, according to a news report. -
5-Sep-2017 Straits Times
Turkey, Singapore ratify free trade agreement in significant bilateral milestone
Turkey and Singapore have ratified a bilateral Free Trade Agreement that will enter into force on 1 October. -
5-Sep-2017 IANS
India-European FTA talks this month
India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) will meet this month in an attempt to conclude their long pending negotiations, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said here on Friday. -
4-Sep-2017 Manila Bulletin
Substantial conclusion of RCEP this year unlikely
Efforts to achieve a conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership negotiations by end of this year appear headed for rough waters as members of the Trans Pacific Partnership push for steep hurdles that are difficult for non-TPP members, like the Philippines, to comply with -
4-Sep-2017 Live Mint
Would Vodafone comply with Delhi high court order?
The Delhi high court has passed an ex-parte order restraining Vodafone Group Plc. from proceeding with arbitration under the India-UK Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement (India-UK BIPA). However, it remains to be seen whether Vodafone would comply with this order of the court. -
3-Sep-2017
FTAs, PTAs need to be revisited
The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) recommended the government to revisit and negotiate anew the existing Free Trade Agreements and Preferential Trade Agreements -
3-Sep-2017 Business Mirror
AmCham wants Duterte, Trump to jump-start FTA
American businessmen are asking Manila and Washington to include a discussion on a “21st century free-trade agreement” (FTA) in the anticipated meeting between US President Donald J. Trump and President Duterte in Manila in November. -
3-Sep-2017 Bloomberg
Trump says he’s looking into South Korea trade accord future
President Donald Trump said he would discuss the future of the US-South Korea free-trade agreement with his advisers following a newspaper report that he’s considering terminating the pact. -
1-Sep-2017 The Guardian
Romanian Unesco site proposal may be halted to allow gold mining
Romania’s prime minister has suggested his government will withdraw an application to have the Roman gold-mining area of Roșia Montană declared a Unesco world heritage site, potentially reviving controversial plans to resume mining. -
1-Sep-2017 Politico
Juncker proposes fast-tracking EU trade deals
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker aims to solve one of the greatest weaknesses of EU trade policy by proposing fast-track ratification of trade deals that would eliminate the need for approval by some 40 parliaments across Europe. -
1-Sep-2017 AFTINET
TPP 11 Sydney meeting vindicates community concerns
TPP 11 negotiators have agreed to suspend controversial clauses on medicine monopolies and some governments want to renegotiate other clauses, vindicating public interest group concerns