Articles by language
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1-Sep-2017 The Nation
Govt will lose gold mine dispute due to Article 44 use: academics
FTA Watch warns that Thailand would most certainly lose an arbitral tribunal process regarding allegations that it violated the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement, exposing the country to huge losses due to claims for compensation. -
30-Aug-2017 RCI
TPP free trade: Much opposition from Canadians
A public consultation process led by the Canadian government on the Trans-Pacific Partnership yields near total opposition to the deal
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30-Aug-2017 The Quint
Is India demanding too much from the RCEP trade pact?
India has concerns over its market being flooded by goods from China and other nations once it further liberalises its tariff barriers for goods under RCEP, while it pushes for a deal in the services sector, where it is in a leadership position, -
30-Aug-2017 The Investor
Foreign investors may take Korea’s mobile fee cut to ISD settlement
Foreign investors are making increasing inquiries about possible losses to their investment in South Korean telecom companies, three days before the carriers are to decide on whether to file a lawsuit against the government’s fee cut plan, industry sources said on Aug. 28. -
30-Aug-2017 Japan Times
TPP negotiators propose long lists of revisions at Sydney summit: sources
Some of the 11 signatory countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership have put forward long lists of proposed revisions to the free trade pact, sources close to the talks have said. -
30-Aug-2017 EurActiv
Juncker to push for new trade agreements in Union speech
The Commission president will ask for mandates to negotiate new free trade agreements, and will propose a framework to screen foreign investment, as part of a trade package to be announced during his state of the EU address on 13 September, officials told EURACTIV.com. -
30-Aug-2017 Jakarta Globe
Peru, Indonesia to likely start trade talks in December: Minister
Peru and Indonesia will likely start negotiating a free trade deal in December as Lima pursues a "very aggressive" trade agenda following Washington’s withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Peru’s trade minister said on Tuesday -
30-Aug-2017 Bloomberg
May seeks to preserve gains from EU-Japan trade deal for UK
Prime Minister Theresa May said she’s keen for the UK to keep any benefits from a potential trade deal between the European Union and Japan after its scheduled departure from the bloc in March 2019. -
30-Aug-2017 Washington Examiner
Canada says ’hard no’ on changing NAFTA dispute resolution
Canada will oppose any effort to change the investor-state dispute resolution system in the North American Free Trade Agreement, sources tell the Washington Examiner -
29-Aug-2017 Reuters
Vietnam proposes amendments to stalled TPP trade deal at Sydney talks: sources
Officials from 11 of the 12 countries that committed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal are meeting in Sydney for talks to re-energize the stalled agreement and discuss amendmends to the pact following the withdrawal of the US. -
29-Aug-2017 Yomiurui Shimbun
Spur self-sustaining development of Africa via more Japanese investment
Japan intends to conclude new bilateral investment treaties with 13 countries, including Algeria and Morocco. -
29-Aug-2017 Reuters
Peru sees ’ambitious’ trade deal with Australia as early as 2018
Peru expects a “very ambitious” free trade deal with Australia that covers goods, services and investments to be implemented as early as next year, Peru’s deputy trade minister said -
29-Aug-2017 Busines Insider
Japan has shot down Theresa May’s hopes for a quick trade deal after Brexit
Japan is currently in talks with the EU about a free trade agreement and has no intention of rushing that negotiation to satisfy the wishes of UK government, the Financial Times reports. -
29-Aug-2017 Washington Examiner
Trump move on settling trade disputes splits NAFTA fans and critics
The Trump administration’s proposal to revamp NAFTA’s system for settling disputes between governments and private companies splits both the opposition to and the advocates for ISDS -
29-Aug-2017 Building Bridges
NAFTA renegotiation: Will working people continue to get shafted?
Interview with Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizens Global Trade Watch, and Gisela Perez, lawyer and journalist who works at NGO Derechos Digitales and is a spokesperson of the coalition "Mexico Against NAFTA", composed of more than 30 civil society organizations and trade unions.
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28-Aug-2017 Financial Express
To prevent influx of imports hurting Indian steelmakers, Centre set to raise this shield
India’s steel ministry wants to protect the local steel industry from influx of imports under the proposed RCEP deal -
25-Aug-2017 Washington Examiner
"Modernize NAFTA, but don’t ruin its energy trade provisions"
More than 100 associations representing US businesses are teaming up to encourage the Trump administration to maintain ISDS protections as it renegotiates NAFTA, writes the head of the US oil and natural gas industry trade group -
25-Aug-2017 AmCham Singapore
AmCham Singapore voices support for TPP-11
AmCham Singapore urges the eleven members of the TPP to reach a successful conclusion to ongoing deliberations and implement the agreement as soon as possible, as it is "supportive of US businesses" -
25-Aug-2017 Reuters
Norway, China launch free trade talks
Norway and China have resumed talks on a bilateral free trade deal, Norway’s Industry Ministry said Thursday, in another sign that their relationship was thawing after a row over the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to dissident Liu Xiaobo. -
25-Aug-2017 FT
Support threatened if Trump team abandons investment protection provision
Three top US business groups have fired a warning shot at the Trump administration, threatening to drop their support for its renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement if a controversial investment protection provision is abandoned.