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19-Sep-2017 Chemical Watch
Chemical associations push for closer Nafta collaboration
American Chemistry Council wants Mexican alignment with US and Canada -
19-Sep-2017 Stuff
Is RCEP tracking to be another TPP?
Seven TPP countries are also represented in the RCEP negotiations -
19-Sep-2017 Politico
Lighthizer presses Thailand on AG trade barriers
Lighthizer stressed the need to address longstanding trade barriers, including on U.S. meat and other agriculture exports. -
18-Sep-2017 Agenda
Russian energy firm Inter RAO demands $175m from Government of Georgia
Inter RAO structures claim $175 million loss was due to a refusal to raise energy tariffs when the Georgian national currency Lari was devaluated. -
18-Sep-2017 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
The future of intra-EU ECT claims in the face of EC opposition: boom or bust?
Will the EC be successful at shutting off the flow of intra-EU ECT claims, or will the boom continue? -
18-Sep-2017 Vanguard
EPA as ‘Enslavement partnership agreement’
Tanzania’s former President has warned Nigeria to resist pressure to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement, (EPA), with the European Union, because according to him, such contracts are counterproductive. -
18-Sep-2017 Financial Express
China agrees to increase Pakistan exports
China has agreed to address the major concerns of Pakistan regarding preference erosion for Pakistani exports and meaningful market access during the 8th meeting of second phase of China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) held in Beijing. -
18-Sep-2017 Economic Times
Gold may be kept out of future trade pacts
A big spike in gold imports from countries with which India has trade agreements has caused alarm in the government, which now plans to exclude the yellow metal from such agreements in the future. -
18-Sep-2017 Politico
Theresa May heads to Canada to seek trade deal
British prime minister set to hold talks on ‘cementing a strong trade’ partnership with Canada post Brexit. -
18-Sep-2017 Interfax
Sanofi Aventis Ukraine seeks to file claim to international court to protect investment in Ukraine
Sanofi Aventis Ukraine LLC, part of Sanofi global pharmaceutical company, seeks to file a claim against Ukraine to the International Investment Arbitration. -
18-Sep-2017 IP Watch
USTR launches review of IP in Thailand after reported improvements on enforcement
“I’d be concerned that USTR is pressuring Thailand to take pro-pharma positions on the RCEP and TPP,” Knowledge Ecology International Executive Director James Love said. -
16-Sep-2017 IISD
Assessing the impacts of investment treaties: Overview of the evidence
When weighing all the benefits and costs of investment treaties against each other, there is insufficient evidence to come to any overall conclusion about the net effect of investment treaties for developing countries. -
15-Sep-2017 EFF
Shrinking transparency in the NAFTA and RCEP negotiations
Provisions on digital trade are quietly being squared away in both of the two major trade negotiations currently underway—the North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiation and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership trade talks. -
15-Sep-2017 Global News
Canada open to adding softwood lumber deal to NAFTA
Canada is prepared to pursue a permanent settlement in softwood lumber within the North American Free Trade Agreement if the U.S. lumber industry keeps blocking a deal. -
15-Sep-2017 ALB
Multi-million dollar payment hangs over Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is in breach of two arbitral awards totalling USD 240 million, after it missed a deadline to pay investors whose land was seized as part of the government’s racially motivated land reforms. -
14-Sep-2017 Politico
USTR floats idea of ‘sunset’ proposal in NAFTA 2.0
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is considering a so-called sunset proposal, or a provision that would effectively implement an automatic termination of the deal after five years unless all three parties agree before then to renew it -
14-Sep-2017 European Council
EU-Japan FTA - EU negotiating mandate (Nov 2012)
As released by the European Council -
14-Sep-2017 The Globe and Mail
Canada pushing to revamp NAFTA lawsuit provision
The goal of Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is to revamp Chapter 11 so it more closely mirrors the investor-state dispute-resolution mechanism that forms part of the 2016 Canada-European Union trade deal. -
14-Sep-2017 Phnom Penh Post
Canada, Asean to talk FTA
Canada has agreed to commence exploratory discussions on a Free Trade Agreement with the 10 member nations that make up Asean, according to an announcement by the Canada-Asean Business Council. -
14-Sep-2017 ICTSD
NAFTA parties pursue "accelerated" timeframe, gear up for third round of talks
Officials are gearing up for another negotiating round in the efforts to modernise the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), with the next set of talks due for 23-27 September