Articles by language
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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. -
12-Aug-2016 IISD
Can EU member states still negotiate BITs with third countries?
The replacement of all existing member states BITs with EU agreements will take time, and the high number of authorizations granted shows that member states remain active in negotiating BITs. -
12-Aug-2016 Global Trade
Panama Canal expansion yields boatload of legal disputes
Arbitrations will determine responsibility for Panama Canal overruns of $1.6 billion. -
11-Aug-2016
RCEP - 9th meeting of Working Group on Trade in Services - Summary of discussion (Aug 2015)
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11-Aug-2016
RCEP - Matrix of submission of elements for the RCEP Trade in Services text (2015)
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11-Aug-2016
RCEP - Brief snapshots of countries’ initial offers (2015)
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11-Aug-2016
RCEP - Investment chapter - Indonesia proposal on Prudential Measures (Aug 2015)
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11-Aug-2016
RCEP - Telecommunications services - Korea proposal (Aug 2015)
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11-Aug-2016
RCEP - Financial services - Submission by AU, JP and KO (Aug 2015)
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11-Aug-2016
RCEP - Services - NZ initial sectoral request lists (Oct 2015)
Requests to Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Viet Nam, dated October 2015 -
11-Aug-2016 MercoPress
Pacific Alliance members invite Uruguay to sign free trade agreements
Uruguay, which will soon sign a free trade deal with Chile and upgrade its agreement with Mexico, has been invited by Colombia and Peru to turn its current agreements with them into an FTA as well