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1-Apr-2017 The Mint
“The most remarkable rejection of free trade you’ve never heard of”
Africans are insisting on actual economic development which is leaving European trade negotiators exasperated. Rick Rowden explains why their stand is historic and right. -
1-Apr-2017 Public Citizen
Pharmaceutical giant threatens to drag Government before corporate tribunal
Novartis battle against Colombian Government highlights the threats to public health posed by the outrageous investor-state dispute settlement regime and bad “trade” deals. -
1-Apr-2017 Vietnamnet Bridge
US and Vietnam renew trade dialogue during TIFA meetings
The US and Vietnam met under their Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) to discuss deepening trade ties between the two nations as well as address outstanding bilateral trade issues. -
1-Apr-2017 Reuters
EU offers Brexit trade talks, sets tough transition terms
The European Union offered Britain talks this year on a future free trade pact but made clear that London must first agree to EU demands on the terms of Brexit. -
1-Apr-2017 Lexology
US, Laos hold first meeting under TIFA
The United States and Laos affirmed their interest in growing bilateral trade and investment between them, committing to continue work on outstanding bilateral issues. -
1-Apr-2017 Lexology
US, Afghanistan hold TIFA meeting, talk about trade
The U.S.-Afghanistan Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council met in Kabul and discussed a wide array of trade and investment related topics. -
1-Apr-2017 Business Standard
India receives 20 claim notices under BIPA disputes: Govt
India has received around 20 claim notices in cases of investor-state arbitration disputes under bilateral investment protection pacts. -
31-Mar-2017 Stock Market Wire
Churchill updates on $1.3bn claim against the Republic of Indonesia
Churchill Mining says it continues to pursue its $1.315bn claim against the Republic of Indonesia in relation to the revocation of its licenses at the East Kutai Coal Project. -
31-Mar-2017 Livemint
RCEP talks hit a snag over India’s demand for liberalization of services
India has refused to reveal its final tariff concessions on goods till its demand for greater liberalization in the services sector is accepted by RCEP member nations -
31-Mar-2017 Politico
Trump’s NAFTA changes aren’t much different from Obama’s
President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to bring sweeping changes to the “terrible” North American Free Trade Agreement just got a dose of reality. -
31-Mar-2017 International Economic Law and Policy Blog
The fourth man: an intriguing sub-plot in the Yukos arbitration
The Russian Federation claimed that arbitrator Yves Fortier’s assistant turned into a Fourth Man, a covert extra arbitrator who conceived and drafted a large part of the award. -
31-Mar-2017 Jakarta Post
Indonesia-European trade talks on track; to conclude this year
Indonesia has said twelfth round of negotiations on forming a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with the European Free Trade Association are on the right track. -
31-Mar-2017 CEPR
Mexico lagged the rest of Latin America in the NAFTA era, report finds
Over 20 million more Mexicans have fallen below the poverty line since NAFTA took effect. -
30-Mar-2017 British Journal of American Legal Studies
United States’ free trade agreements: a silent (r)evolution?
The trade policy of the United States (U.S.) traditionally relied almost exclusively on multilateral negotiations. This changed in 1985 when the United States concluded a free trade agreement with Israel. -
30-Mar-2017
Draft NAFTA notice
The Trump administration has sent a draft notice to US Congress, seeking to tackle what it considers NAFTA issues. -
30-Mar-2017 La Via Campesina
South India: Workshop - Understanding RCEP and its implications
A workshop is being convened in early April to build collective capacities on trade agreements in general and RCEP in particular. The workshop will be held in Bangalore, a city in South India -
30-Mar-2017 NZ Herald
Russia willing to start NZ free-trade talks
Russia is willing to restart free trade talks with New Zealand that were halted after the annexation of the Crimean peninsula, but Trade Minister Todd McClay says it is too soon to resume negotiations with the world’s 12th-biggest economy. -
30-Mar-2017 Business Standard
India receives proposal from Georgia to negotiate FTA: Nirmala
The government today said it has received a proposal from Georgia to negotiate a free trade agreement -
30-Mar-2017 Manila Times
Australian-Canadian miner ordered to pay interest to El Salvador
A giant Australian-Canadian gold mining group, OceanaGold, has been ordered to pay interest on $8 million in legal costs awarded to El Salvador over a lawsuit it lost. -
30-Mar-2017 Politico
Cargill chief: Don’t mess up NAFTA
Cargill CEO Dave MacLennan hopes to see out of any NAFTA renegotiation the basic principles of keeping the border open for trade