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27-Oct-2016 Rapsi
Rusal demands compensations from Ukraine in international arbitration
Subsidiaries of Russian aluminum giant Rusal filed a claim with the ICSID, demanding Ukraine to compensate the company for the investments into the Zaporozhsky Aluminium Plant -
27-Oct-2016 Lexology
Back to the future? Foreign investment protection in Cuba
Cuba’s investment protection framework is surprisingly robust, though there are serious questions about the de facto protections actually afforded to U.S. and other investors. -
27-Oct-2016 Financial Post
One step closer to a deal: Here are Belgium’s conditions for signing CETA
After doubt was cast on Europe’s ability to negotiate a free trade deal with Canada, the tides turned as Belgium came to an internal consensus on conditions for signing the EU-Canada deal -
27-Oct-2016 Stamford Advocate
Peruvians urge Himes to oppose TPP
"Our experience in Peru demonstrates how the TPP model prioritizes trade and investment above the protection of the environment, ecosystems, and life itself." -
27-Oct-2016 Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Intl. investment policy exacerbates vulnerabilities of people to corporate land grabs, says expert
As commercial pressures on resources increase, some of the world’s poorest people face the risk of dispossession under contested circumstances. -
27-Oct-2016 Electronic Frontier Foundation
What do trade agreements do for open access—and what don’t they do?
The absence of support for open access in trade agreements comes as no surprise when considering that there are no representatives from the education sector, nor any library or archive representatives, in the relevant closed-door trade advisory committees -
27-Oct-2016 Reuters
Belgium keeps EU, Canada waiting over trade deal
Belgian politicians failed to break their deadlock over a planned EU-Canada free trade agreement. The news prompted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to call off plans to fly to Brussels. -
27-Oct-2016 ITF
World union meeting unites against TiSA and CETA
Global trade union leaders meeting in Panama have united in condemnation of TiSA (the Trade in Services Agreement) and CETA (the Comprehensive Economic & Trade Agreement), highlighting the risks that both trade agreements pose to jobs and job security. -
27-Oct-2016 PSI
Public sector unions to oppose Asia Pacific mega trade deal RCEP
On 12 October, the closing day of the Asia Pacific Regional Conference in Fukuoka, around 250 delegates representing more than 70 PSI affiliates from 18 countries resolved to intensify the struggle against the ambitious Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership under negotiation among 16 countries in the region. -
26-Oct-2016 University World News
Do free trade deals pose a threat to higher education?
The awareness of the threat posed to the public realm by international ‘free trade’ agreements has been heightened by the publication of new leaks and criticism from leading intellectuals. -
26-Oct-2016 The Hindu
RCEP: India, China struggle to agree on tariff cuts in goods
Trade Ministers from the 16-member RCEP will meet in the Philippines, on November 3-4 to see if final commitments in the area of goods, services and investments can be reached. -
26-Oct-2016 Nigeria Today
SADC, EAC and COMESA seek to implement Tripartite Free Trade Area
The 10th EAC-COMESA-SADC Tripartite meeting opened in Nairobi to resolve issues that remain outstanding before the implementation of the Tripartite Free Trade Area. -
26-Oct-2016 The Star
Kenya opens fresh talks with EAC over EU deal
Kenya has embarked on another round of diplomatic talks with her least-developed East African Community peers in a fresh bid to convince them to sign a trade deal with 28-member European Union. -
26-Oct-2016 Global Times
US-China investment treaty faces uncertainties
Completion of BIT talks should wait after the election: experts -
26-Oct-2016 Business Daily Africa
Kenya’s access to Europe remains intact
Kenya will continue enjoying duty-free and quota-free access for its goods to the European Union even if neighbouring countries fail to approve the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). -
25-Oct-2016 Electronic Frontier Foundation
TISA proposes new global rules on data flows and safe harbors
The Trade in Services Agreement contains many provisions that are a virtual copy-and-paste out of the TPP’s Electronic Commerce chapter. -
25-Oct-2016 Financial Express
Brics dispute resolution mechanism: Challenges ahead, but promises much
Any intra-Brics framework will only be effective if awards rendered by such a body are enforceable without the added difficulty of getting entangled in domestic proceedings. -
25-Oct-2016 The Guardian
Trans-Pacific Partnership makes Australia vulnerable to court challenges, report claims
Threat of action from multinationals one of the ‘enormous risks’ Australia faces if trade deal is ratified, GetUp says -
25-Oct-2016 Global Times
Uruguay confirms willingness to reach free-trade deal with China
Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez confirmed his country’s willingness to pursue a free-trade agreement (FTA) with China. -
25-Oct-2016 Newstalk ZB
Call for Govt to help our neighbours negotiate for life-saving medicines
The Public Health Association (PHA) is asking the NZ government to step in and help our neighbouring countries negotiate better deals for life-saving medicines.