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1-Feb-2017 Okezone
Posisi tawar Indonesia dalam EU-CEPA dipertanyakan
Sejumlah kelompok masyarakat sipil yang tergabung dalam Masyarakat Sipil Untuk Keadilan Ekonomi mempertanyakan posisi tawaran Indonesia dalam perundingan perjanjian perdagangan bebas dengan negara Uni Eropa yang tergabung dalam Comprehensive Economic Parthenership Agreement (EU-CEPA). -
1-Feb-2017 The Nation
RCEP: More relevant now than ever for Asean
The RCEP’s challenge for Asean is to balance different ambition levels among the negotiating parties. -
1-Feb-2017 Public Now
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer obtains ICSID victory for Republic of Costa Rica in Spanish investor’s emissions control dispute
The dispute arose out of a concession contract for the mandatory safety inspection and emissions control of motor vehicles. -
1-Feb-2017 Pulse
African leaders agree deal on continental free trade
This agreement is in furtherance of the commitment made by African leaders in Addis Ababa in 2012 towards the establishment of the CFTA. -
1-Feb-2017 EurActiv
Wildlife protection: Leveraging the EU-Japan trade deal
The EU-Japan trade deal is an opportunity to encourage Japan to stop flouting multilateral environmental agreements. -
1-Feb-2017 OHCHR
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
The report provides an analysis of the impacts of international investment agreements on the rights of indigenous peoples. -
1-Feb-2017 Lexology
"In Chinese investment treaties, questions arise on who qualifies for protection"
Despite recent criticism from some quarters concerning the use of investment treaties and free trade agreements, the Chinese investment treaty system remains firmly in place. -
1-Feb-2017 Indian Newslink
New Melanesian FTA to demolish economic walls
Fiji has signed a new version of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with its member countries -
31-Jan-2017 Malay Mail
US’ withdrawal no cause for celebration with Malaysia’s anti-TPPA groups
Local critics are not rejoicing over the United States’ withdrawal from the TPP deal, cautioning instead that the trade pact may be revived or survive in other forms. -
31-Jan-2017 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
Bye-bye BITs? Poland reviews its investment policy
Poland is clearly sceptical regarding investment protection granted by BITs containing an ISDS system in a current form. -
31-Jan-2017 Stock Market Wire
Churchill mulls response over tribunal costs
Churchill Mining continues to see whether there are grounds to seek a revision of annulment of costs awarded against the company. -
31-Jan-2017 Newsmax
Austria: Anti CETA, TTIP petition signed by 562,000
An Austrian petition against EU free trade agreements with the United States and Canada has been signed by 562,000 people. -
31-Jan-2017 The Hindu
Trade pact: India, Sri Lanka to iron out differences in services, rules of origin
With China too eyeing a similar agreement with Colombo, New Delhi aims to sign expanded FTA this year. -
31-Jan-2017 Lanka Business Online
Global trade, China, RCEP took centre stage in Davos
Global trade took centre stage at the World Economic Forum meetings in Davos recently with signs of a new leader in town, despite U.S. assurances they wanted trade and not a trade war. -
31-Jan-2017 The Guardian
Is chlorinated chicken about to hit our shelves after new US trade deal?
Consumers could be exposed to American farming practices banned by the EU.
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31-Jan-2017 Buzzfeed
Theresa May’s Brexit plan will leave Britain subject to secret global trade courts
Experts say that to agree trade deals outside the EU, the UK will have to sign up to an “unaccountable” legal system that can force states to overturn laws corporations don’t like. -
31-Jan-2017 RCI
Unifor president: NAFTA, other free trade deals need renegotiating
NAFTA and other free trade deals including CETA have been badly negotiated by Canada, and have hurt the economy.
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31-Jan-2017 Lexology
International arbitration news round-up
Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela -
31-Jan-2017 EurActiv
UK agrees ‘immediate’ post-Brexit talks with US, leaving EU high and dry
US President Donald Trump has agreed to start immediate trade talks with Britain. Switzerland took a similar course of action. -
31-Jan-2017 Patent Docs
Why President Trump is wrong about Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
The TPP was generally favorable to American interests because its provisions favored American innovators, specifically biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.