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15-May-2017 IBON
RCEP is undemocratic and anti-development
IBON Foundation Statement for the Stakeholders’ Meeting of the Trade Negotiating Committee (TNC)18th Round of Negotiations on the RCEP -
15-May-2017 EJIL: Talk!
Is international investment law moving the ball forward on IHRL obligations for business enterprises?
While the debate on the treaty regulating business impact on human rights is likely to continue for a while longer, some recent developments in international investment law seem to be moving forward on international human rights law obligations for businesses -
15-May-2017 SAT PR
Cameroon signs the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration
The Rules on Transparency provide procedural rules that ensure transparency and public accessibility to treaty-based investor-State arbitration. -
15-May-2017 Lexology
Withdrawal from investment treaties: An omen for waning investor protection in Asia-Pacific?
While India and Indonesia may have withdrawn from existing BITs, this does not necessarily leave foreign investors without any protection. -
15-May-2017 Financial Express
India-Chile expanded PTA to come into effect tomorrow
Chile is the fourth-largest trading partner of India in the LAC (Latin America and Caribbean) region after Brazil, Venezuela and Argentina. -
15-May-2017 Xinhua
China, Georgia ink free trade agreement
China and Georgia inked free trade agreement on Saturday to expand bilateral trade. -
15-May-2017 The East African
European Union woos Tanzania to sign trade deal
The European Union has invited the government of Tanzania for dialogue over the Economic Partnership Agreement impasse that has threatened to derail the trade pact between the bloc and the East African Community member countries. -
15-May-2017 EurActiv
Romanian MEP points out ‘green contradiction’ of organic trade deal
A recent trade deal on organic products between the EU and Chile has sparked a discussion regarding the carbon footprint of organic products transportation. -
15-May-2017 Politico
OMG! TTIP, JEFTA, CEPA are DOA
Brussels wants to avoid ‘toxic’ names that make trade deals unpalatable. -
13-May-2017 Reuters
FACTBOX-U.S.-China trade agreement impacts meats, natural gas
The United States and China have agreed to take action to expand bilateral trade in beef and chicken as well as taking other steps as part of Washington’s drive to narrow the U.S. trade deficit with China. -
13-May-2017 BBC
US and China sign trade agreement
The US and China have reached a 10-point trade deal that opens the Chinese market to US credit rating agencies and credit card companies. -
12-May-2017 EurActiv
EU opens door to Canada’s dirty oil
The decision bears the hallmark of the CETA free trade deal between Canada and the EU. Dirty oil has been given a clean label. -
12-May-2017 AJOT
Campaign reveals TiSA threat to jobs and rights
A new campaign to be launched by the International Transport Workers’ Federation reveals the threat to jobs and workers’ rights posed by the Trade in Services Agreement. -
12-May-2017 Prensa Latina
Chile promotes rapprochement with Indonesia, ASEAN
Chile expects to increase relations with Indonesia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) starting from the state visit of president Michelle Bachelet. -
12-May-2017 GABRIELA Philippines
Women’s intervention at the RCEP TNC 18th round stakeholders’ meeting in Philippines
The RCEP will only further marginalize women -
12-May-2017 People Over Profit
Protests mark RCEP Manila rounds
#NoRCEP week of actions at the 18th TNC Meeting of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership -
11-May-2017 UNCTAD
Morocco - Nigeria BIT (2016)
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11-May-2017 Ecns
More Belt & Road FTAs coming
China launches talks to upgrade trade deals with a number of economies. -
11-May-2017 TVNZ
New Zealand govt ratifies TPP agreement just days before English heads to Japan
New Zealand has formally ratified the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal just days before Prime Minister Bill English heads to Japan for discussions over its future without the United States. -
11-May-2017 The Nation
Pak-Turkey FTA to be signed on Aug 14
Pakistan and Turkey’s free trade agreement (FTA) will be signed on August 14, for enhancing the bilateral trade between two countries.