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3-Feb-2017 Manila Times
World court rules Aquino’s 2011 cancellation of Belgian dredging project illegal
Orders PH govt to pay Belgian firm P0.8 billion -
3-Feb-2017 Reuters
Peru to work with China, others on TPP alternative: president
Peru will work with China and other Asian and Pacific Rim countries to incorporate elements of the Trans-Pacific Partnership into a new agreement. -
3-Feb-2017 SOL
West Africa’s losses of customs duties with and without the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the EU
Comparison of the loss of West African customs revenues. -
3-Feb-2017 ABAC
Non-tariff barriers in agriculture and food trade in APEC: Business perspectives on impacts and solutions
A report commissioned by the APEC Business Advisory Council, based on interviews with four hundred business people & others, argues for harmonising food standards and labelling across Asia. -
3-Feb-2017 SE Agnet
Cargill chief: NAFTA in “good place”
Cargill does not want a lot to change in the North American free trade deal -
3-Feb-2017 Nikkei Asian Review
As America retreats, Asia is the last hope for free trade
ASEAN should be driving force behind new RCEP megapact, says Japanese expert -
3-Feb-2017 IGJ
Indonesia bargaining position in EU CEPA is questionable
Press release from Indonesia civil society Coalition for Economic Justice regarding the second round of Indonesia-EU CEPA negotiations in Bali, Indonesia -
3-Feb-2017 Potatoes don’t grow in supermarkets (blog)
Food sovereignty is the best safeguard against nationalism
Faced with the rise of nationalism and xenophobia, food sovereignty is more necessary than ever. -
3-Feb-2017 Al Jazeera
Mexicans left behind by NAFTA see opportunity in Trump
NAFTA led to upheaval in Mexican countryside as cheap grains produced by highly subsidised US farms flooded markets. -
3-Feb-2017 JNS
Israel and Japan bolster ties, sign bilateral investment treaty
Israel and Japan signed a bilateral investment treaty, in the latest move to strengthen their diplomatic and trade ties. -
3-Feb-2017 Law Gazette
Brexit will need new dispute resolution mechanism
A new mechanism for dispute resolution between the UK and the EU will be needed following Brexit. -
3-Feb-2017 TNI
Putting human rights and investor obligations first
We urge all stakeholders involved in the EU-Mexico FTA negotiations to replace the current far-reaching liberalisation and deregulation agenda with an agreement that regulates investment -
3-Feb-2017 Law Gazette
High Court stays £173m international settlement award
The High Court has handed down a judgment which stays enforcement of an international dispute resolution award in Micula v. Romania case -
3-Feb-2017 SeeNews
Croatia seeks annulment of UNCITRAL’s INA-MOL ruling before Swiss court
Croatia has lodged a request with the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland for the annulment of an arbitral award in the case INA-MOL -
2-Feb-2017 NZ Herald
Mexico seeking bilateral free trade deal with NZ in wake of TPP collapse
Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto wants to forge a bilateral free trade agreement with New Zealand and other TPP countries. -
2-Feb-2017 EFF
Leaked TISA safe harbor proposal: the right idea in the wrong place
A new leak of the TiSA Electronic Commerce chapter has exposed a brand new U.S. government proposal on Internet intermediary safe harbors. -
2-Feb-2017 All Africa
East Africa: Is the collapse of the Economic Partnership Agreement looming?
As it stands now, the Economic Partnership Agreement with the East African Community seems to have hit a dead end. -
2-Feb-2017 EurActiv
South Africa and EU spar over chicken meat ‘dumping’
South Africa’s poultry industry says it is on the brink of collapse due to hotly-denied accusations that the European Union is dumping cheap chicken in the country in a dispute over free trade. -
2-Feb-2017 IP Watch
A case for trade enforcement: Colombia and intellectual property
President Trump and members of his administration have talked about the need to be tougher on trade enforcement -
2-Feb-2017 Reuters
EU, Mexico accelerate talks to update free trade pact
The European Union and Mexico have set two new rounds of trade talks in the first half of 2017.