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26-Jan-2017 Sputnik
Hague appeals court not to split Yukos shareholders’ appeal - Lawyer
The Hague Court of Appeal has rejected a plea to bifurcate hearings on a complaint by the former shareholders of Russia’s now-defunct Yukos oil firm -
25-Jan-2017 The Hindu
China backs regional partnership after US walks away from TPP
China is hoping to galvanise two regional trade proposals — the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Free-Trade Agreement of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), following the formal exit of the United States from the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). -
24-Jan-2017 Jakarta Post
2nd round of negotiations kicks off for Indonesia-EU CEPA
"In this round, we’ll follow up modal [negotiations], leveling perceptions of each party’s ambitions and clarifying drafts suggested by each delegate," Indonesian official said -
24-Jan-2017 Scoop
Bill English’s Plan B for TPPA a political ‘own goal’ in election year
‘Donald Trump would be delighted! US corporations would get the benefit of all the controversial rules on medicine patents, copyright, investment, state-owned enterprises that the US insisted on without the US have to give a single thing in return. -
24-Jan-2017 Financial Express
US to pursue bilateral trade with allies around the globe, asserts Trump administration
The new Trump administration has asserted that it would pursue bilateral trade opportunities with allies around the globe as multilateral trade agreements like TPP are not in interest of the country. -
24-Jan-2017 BBC
Australia and New Zealand to pursue ’TPP 12 minus one’
Australia and New Zealand say they are hopeful of pressing ahead with the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, despite America’s formal withdrawal. -
24-Jan-2017 Interfax
Fourth round of FTA talks between Ukraine, Israel to take place in Kyiv on Jan 24-26
The sides are to work on the common vision and common approach to trade preferences for agricultural and industrial groups of goods. -
24-Jan-2017 YNFX
Pakistan, Turkey to hold sixth round talks on FTA
Both the sides will hold discussion on agreement on goods, services and on investment. -
24-Jan-2017 Lexology
The Republic of Peru is denied recovery of legal costs despite win in Renco Group arbitration
In Renco v Peru, an UNCITRAL tribunal decided to depart from the presumption that the unsuccessful party bears the costs of the arbitration -
24-Jan-2017 EurActiv
CETA clears crucial hurdle in Parliament’s trade committee
The EU’s trade agreement with Canada cleared a crucial hurdle when it was approved by the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee -
24-Jan-2017 Reuters
Chile eyes new deals with Pacific trade pact members: minister
Chile has invited ministers from other TPP members as well as China and South Korea to a summit in March to discuss how to proceed -
24-Jan-2017 Borderlex
Comment: Selling the proposal for a multilateral investment court to the world
In reality, the EU’s plans are not realistic in the current international context, nor will they appease ISDS critics -
24-Jan-2017 Bloomberg
Trump aide reassures Canada on trade talks, isolating Mexico
The U.S. and Canada are signaling most of the pain from reworking Nafta will hit Mexico -
24-Jan-2017 IGJ
Civil society letter of concern on the occasion of the 2nd round of negotiations for an EU-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
A call for a moratorium on the Indonesia-EU CEPA negotiations -
24-Jan-2017 IGJ
Surat Terbuka Masyarat Sipil Terkait Putaran Kedua Perundingan Kerjasama Ekonomi Komprehensif Indonesia-Uni Eropa (I-EUCEPA)
Organisasi masyarakat sipil dari Indonesia, ASEAN, dan Eropa menyerukan tuntuan untuk mengadakan negosiasi ulang. Pertimbangan terhadap segi sosial, lingkungan, dan hak asasi manusia wajib diutamakan di atas perdagangan bebas dan pemberian perlindungan bagi industri transnasional. -
24-Jan-2017 Reuters
Mexico president says seeks to preserve tariff-free NAFTA trade
Mexico’s President that he will aim to preserve tariff-free commerce under NAFTA and will also seek bilateral deals with countries that formed part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership -
24-Jan-2017 The Hindu
India rejects attempts by EU, Canada for global investment agreement
India, along with Brazil, Argentina and some other nations, has rejected an informal attempt by the European Union and Canada to work towards a global investment agreement that would incorporate a contentious ISDS mechanism. -
24-Jan-2017 Budapest Business Journal
On failing TTIP, Orbán urges new Hungary-U.S. pact
The Hungarian government is seeking to sign a “new” trade pact with the United States as the planned TTIP “will not happen” -
24-Jan-2017 RT
#StopCETA: Thousands protest EU-Canada trade deal in demos across Europe
Protesters in more than a dozen European states have taken to the streets in scheduled demonstrations against the yet-to-be-approved CETA trade agreement
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24-Jan-2017 Al Jazeera
Trump withdraws US from Trans-Pacific Partnership deal
US president formally pulls US out of massive 12-nation trade deal that covers 40 percent of world’s economy.