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17-Jul-2017 The Nation
Pakistan refuses $11.5 billion claim in Reko Diq case
Pakistan has rejected $11.5 billion damages claim made by the Tethyan Copper Company ltd (TCC) a joint venture between Antofagasta and Canada’s Barrick Gold Corporation in the Reko Diq case. -
17-Jul-2017 The Future World of Work
TiSA - Foul play
One of the world’s leading trade lawyers has written this report for UNI on the implications of TiSA on workers, democracy and UNIs sectors. The conclusions point in 1 direction: TiSA must be stopped! -
17-Jul-2017 Reuters
Crystallex wins court order against Haitong over Venezuela assets
Canadian miner Crystallex has won U.S. court approval to bar China’s Haitong International Securities Group Ltd from transferring securities owned by Venezuela, in a move to recoup damages from an expropriation by the OPEC nation. -
17-Jul-2017 Mondaq
Australia: Coal and wind interests power ISDS threats against Australia
APR Energy PLC and Nucoal have been making noise about bringing investor-state claims against Australia -
17-Jul-2017 Philippines Star
Philippines eyes free trade agreement with US
The Philippines is looking to take its bilateral relations with the US a notch higher as it eyes to secure a free trade agreement (FTA) with the world’s largest economy. -
17-Jul-2017 News Ghana
Namibia to sign trade related facility financing agreement
Namibia will soon sign the Trade Related Facility Financing Agreement with the SADC Secretariat to enable the country to develop a plan for implementing the EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). -
17-Jul-2017 Colombo Gazette
Bangladesh confirms Sri Lanka FTA to be signed this year
Dhaka has been negotiating the FTA with Colombo since 2013 to increase trade now worth $80 million every year. -
15-Jul-2017 Focus on the Global South
Call for solidarity and participation! People’s summit against FTAs and RCEP
22-26 July 2017. Hyderabad, India. -
14-Jul-2017 European Commission
EU-Japan FTA - draft chapters (July 2017)
19 draft chapters, as released by the European Commission -
14-Jul-2017 Japan Times
TPP states agree new framework needed to implement pact without U.S.
The chief negotiators of the 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership countries agreed to aim to put the regional free trade deal into force under a new framework. -
14-Jul-2017 Info Justice
Canada blinks in face of US/Pharma pressure
The cool reasoning of the Canadian Supreme Court does not acknowledge or reference “external” pressures or the Eli Lilly v. Canada ISDS case. However, courts do not decide cases in a vacuum. This case seems to have been decided in a pressure cooker. -
14-Jul-2017 The Hindu
India-China trade talks deadlocked
Trade talks between India and China remained deadlocked with neither side willing to offer concessions to end the impasse, official sources said. -
14-Jul-2017 Tax-news
China, New Zealand resume free trade upgrade talks
Representatives from the two countries met in Beijing to discuss matters such as technical trade barriers, rules of origin, customs procedures and trade facilitation. -
13-Jul-2017 Lexology
Three new bill supplements related to natural wealth and resources passed in Tanzania
A number of the provisions of the new legislation are inconsistent with the protections afforded to qualifying investors under agreements such as bilateral investment treaties. -
13-Jul-2017 Al Jazeera
’Don’t make decisions about us, without us’
Free trade agreements scripted by powerful governments and corporations destroy rural areas. Peasants will resist them! -
13-Jul-2017 UAW
Unifor-UAW statement on auto and the re-negotiation of NAFTA
It’s essential for auto workers in the United States and Canada to not be persuaded by those who wish to portray Mexican auto workers as the problem. Workers in every country have the right to to seek a higher standard of living. -
13-Jul-2017 Korea Herald
USTR formally demands negotiation to revise FTA with Korea
The United States formally notified South Korea that it wants to start the process of revising the free trade agreement between the two countries, the office of the US Trade Representative said. -
13-Jul-2017 APWLD
No RCEP Campaign: Stop trading away human rights
The ’No RCEP’ campaign urges governments to consider the adverse impact of the mega free trade agreement
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12-Jul-2017 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
What is Brazil bringing to the table? Dispute prevention and resolution under the Brazilian Agreements on Cooperation and Facilitation of Investments (ACFI)
The ACFI model focuses on dispute prevention and bilateral governance, limiting arbitration to the State-to-State level. -
12-Jul-2017 EurActiv
Ukraine Association Agreement deal sealed ahead of Kyiv summit
After years of delay, the EU formally approved the Association Agreement with Ukraine.