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13-Jan-2017 Tax-news
Trilateral FTA talks held in Beijing
The 11th round of negotiations for a trilateral free trade agreement between China, Japan, and South Korea was held in Beijing on January 11. -
13-Jan-2017 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
Winter is coming: investment arbitrations striking Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina (“BiH”) is generally perceived as a good emerging market for investment. -
13-Jan-2017 Forbes
Trump, Tillerson, NAFTA, Mexico and oil companies
The NAFTA case will show how the new administration will deal with national debates and the role of the U.S. finding new ways of leading in international trade and investment. -
13-Jan-2017 Colombo Page
Sri Lanka seeks tripartite arrangement for trade and investment with India and Singapore
Sri Lanka is keen to establish a tripartite arrangement for trade and investment with India and Singapore, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Harsha de Silva has said. -
12-Jan-2017 Third World Resurgence
Will the RCEP morph into another TPP?
In highlighting that the drafts of many of its key chapters are substantially similar to those of the TPP, Sanya Reid Smith warns that the RCEP may end up as a replica of the former. -
12-Jan-2017 Bloomberg
The world isn’t waiting for Trump on trade
The RCEP, which pointedly excludes the U.S., would allow China much more influence to set regional trade rules and norms. -
12-Jan-2017 Indian Express
India opposes Sri Lanka’s bid to shape ETCA to suit political exigencies
Sri Lankan side is pressing the Indians to make certain concessions explicitly to enable it sell the pact to the Sri Lankan masses -
12-Jan-2017 Total Croatia News
Croatia to pay 30 million dollars for lost arbitration with MOL?
Unfavourable arbitration ruling means that Croatia will have to cover most of the costs. -
12-Jan-2017 Colombo Page
Sri Lanka, Bangladesh consider a free trade agreement
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have discussed signing a free trade agreement between the two countries -
12-Jan-2017 SOL
EAC duties losses on imports from EU28-UK from 2015 to 2040 if the EPA is signed
In the Brexit context it is useful to actualize the losses of duties that the EAC will face on its imports from the EU28 minus UK (EU28-UK) if the EAC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement were signed and implemented. -
11-Jan-2017 Bloomberg
No treaty benefits for nations that fail to sign new bilateral investment treaty
India said investments from the countries which fail to re-negotiate investment protection agreement will not get any benefit under any treaty. -
11-Jan-2017 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
“Legitimate expectations” in the Vattenfall case: at the heart of the debate over ISDS
Central to the general public’s opposition to ISDS is the concept of legitimate expectations. -
11-Jan-2017 The Economic Times
Chinese envoy moots ’friendship treaty’, FTA with India
Seeking closer ties with India, China suggested a Free Trade Agreement to comprehensively boost relations between the two Asian giants. -
11-Jan-2017 EurActiv
EU, New Zealand seek swift trade talks
The European Union and New Zealand said they aim to launch free trade negotiations as soon as possible and to conclude the talks far more quickly than is normal – possibly in two to three years. -
11-Jan-2017 TASS
Hague Court of Appeal to hold Yukos case hearing on January 16
Yukos former shareholders are trying to dispute the decision of the Hague District Court. -
11-Jan-2017 Argentina Better Without an FTA
Call to action! Let’s put a stop to the WTO’s agenda and to Free Trade Agreements and investment provisions!
Let’s build commercial relations that serve peoples’ interests and protect the environment! In 2017, let’s bring the ‘battle in Seattle’ to Buenos Aires! -
10-Jan-2017 The Jakarta Post
RCEP as a positive signal for globalisation
The current trade and business environment in East Asia and Pacific require a new set of rules to provide governance in the regional economic interdependence and to facilitate seamless international trade and business activities. -
10-Jan-2017 Fresh Plaza
Peru will define the roadmap for the FTA with India this quarter
"Peru and India should have a first technical meeting in the first three months of 2017 to establish the roadmap of this process so that they can properly start negotiations," the Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade said -
10-Jan-2017 EurActiv
Ambassador: Azerbaijan wants a solid foundation for EU relationship
As the EU and Azerbaijan begin negotiating a “comprehensive agreement”, the Azerbaijani Ambassador to Belgium provided insight into the way his country sees the future of its relationship with the Union and its member states. -
10-Jan-2017 Third World Network
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP): An assessment of the negotiations
Negotiations by 16 Asia-Pacific nations to establish the RCEP - the world’s largest trading bloc - have been proceeding since 2012. Surveying the negotiations, Biswajit Dhar argues that this ASEAN-led initiative can constitute the building block for a truly viable East Asian Community provided the parties break out from the straitjacket of trade liberalisation.