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19-Aug-2016 Reuters
Norway’s PM softens stance on Britain joining EFTA
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said she saw some advantages if Britain joined the four-nation European Free Trade Association (EFTA) after quitting the EU -
19-Aug-2016 Mother Jones
How a wonky trade pact you’d never heard of became a huge campaign issue
Interview with Larry Cohen, president of the Communications Workers of America -
19-Aug-2016 Xinhua
Interview: Regional integration more urgent for LatAm to face rise of "mega-blocs"
Emerging giant trade blocs around the world make it "more urgent" than ever for Latin American countries to achieve regional integration and compete, a United Nations officer has told Xinhua in a recent interview. -
19-Aug-2016 Lexology
An international arbitration system for BRICS - is it an imperative for further economic cooperation
The BRICS countries are discussing what kind of arbitration system is needed to settle commercial and investment disputes between them. -
17-Aug-2016 Observer Research Foundation
Where does India stand on intellectual property rights in the digital economy?
A scrutiny of TPP, TISA and RCEP provisions that deal with IP and the digital economy vis-a-vis the current Indian legal standard. -
17-Aug-2016 Daily Business Review
Glencore begins arbitration against Bolivia over mine nationalization
Glencore International has notified Bolivia that it has begun arbitration proceedings over its investments in two smelters and a tin mine nationalized between 2007 and 2012. -
16-Aug-2016 Business Day
Nigeria to lose $1.3trn by 2026 to EPA arrangement – Report
A report authored by Social Action, a social development organisation, indicates that Nigeria stands to loose up to $1.3 trillion in forms of customs duties, taxation and other revenue sources throughout the 10 year implementation period of Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). -
16-Aug-2016 Common Dreams
Three more reasons why we need to stop CETA
A major topic of discussion at the World Social Forum in Montreal was the problems with TTIP-style free trade agreements and how we can stop them, writes Nick Dearden -
16-Aug-2016
RCEP - draft investment text: India (based on negotiating draft of Oct 2015)
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16-Aug-2016 RCEP Legal
RCEP - draft investment text: NZ (based on negotiating draft of Oct 2015)
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16-Aug-2016 RCEP Legal
RCEP - draft investment text: Korea (based on negotiating draft of Oct 2015)
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16-Aug-2016 The Hindu
Trade talks that could milk India dry
The proposed shift in India’s RCEP strategy could hurt the country’s 75 million small dairy producing households -
16-Aug-2016 Financial Express
A BIT too late
It is likely that the Antrix case — which could see the Government of India paying $1 billion if it loses — would have had a different outcome had the new model BIT been at issue. -
16-Aug-2016 RCEP Legal
RCEP - draft investment text: China (based on negotiating draft of Oct 2015)
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15-Aug-2016 The Hindu
Call to remove IP clauses from trade pact
As the next round of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade talks begin in Vietnam, humanitarian aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières calls for the removal of intellectual property provisions from the agreement -
15-Aug-2016 Politico
Obama puts Congress on notice: TPP is coming
The White House put Congress on notice that it will be sending lawmakers a bill to implement President Barack Obama’s landmark Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement — a move intended to infuse new energy into efforts to ratify the flat-lining trade pact, reports Politico. -
15-Aug-2016 ICSID
Bear Creek Mining Corporation v. Republic of Peru (ICSID Case No. ARB/14/21) – public hearing
A hearing on jurisdiction and the merits in the case will be transmitted live via internet feed from 7-14 September 2016. -
15-Aug-2016 SEATINI
SEATINI statement on inherent dangers of signing the EAC-EU EPA
Preserving and consolidating the East African Community market should be of priority to all the EAC partner states — not prematurely signing the EU’s free trade agreement. -
13-Aug-2016 The Economist
No logo - Tobacco regulation
Three years ago, the government of Togo received a letter from Philip Morris International outlining how plain packaging would violate binding global and regional agreements. -
13-Aug-2016 Madhyam
India changes tack on RCEP negotiations
Last week, India abruptly changed tack by expressing its willingness to drop three-tiered approach on tariff liberalization under the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement.