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2-Aug-2016 Africanews
CEMAC calls for a ’fair and balanced’ economic agreement with the EU
Central African States have reaffirmed their commitment to accelerate the negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU). -
1-Aug-2016 IUF
Demand justice for Korean farmer Baek Nam-gi
Korean farmer Baek Nam-gi remains unconscious in a hospital bed in Seoul after he was struck down by police water cannon in the mass demonstration against the government’s promotion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. -
1-Aug-2016 Antara
RI, Australia to conclude trade agreement
Australian Trade, Tourism and Investment Minister Steven Ciobo is visiting Indonesia to conclude a free trade agreement with Indonesia. -
29-Jul-2016 Reuters
CEZ seeking hundreds of millions of euros from Bulgaria in arbitration
Czech utility CEZ has launched arbitration seeking hundreds of millions of euros from Bulgaria for failure to protect its energy investments -
29-Jul-2016 The Nation
Delegates are using the convention to make the TPP politically unacceptable
A clear line has been drawn at the corporate-friendly trade deal during this year’s convention. -
29-Jul-2016 Mail & Guardian Africa
Burundi faces new European Union campaign to intensify economic sanctions
European lawmakers want Burundi excluded from becoming beneficiary of free trade agreement between the EU and the East African Community -
29-Jul-2016 Sputnik
Russia-Iran study group to propose free trade agreement plan by end of year
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said that he and Iranian Communications Minister, Mahmoud Vaezi discussed the issues related to the study into the possibility of establishing the Free Trade Area between countries. -
29-Jul-2016
Asia-Pacific peoples movements come together to challenge RCEP
More than 80 participants met on 27-28 July in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to take stock of the new generation of mega regional free trade agreements (FTAs) emerging in the region. -
28-Jul-2016 Politico
TiSA talks going nowhere fast
Parties are still considering a number of new proposals and avoiding discussions on some important subjects. -
28-Jul-2016 The Guardian
Who really won the legal battle between Philip Morris and Uruguay?
The tobacco giant has to pay $7m to the small South American nation in a dispute over cigarette adverts. But the case could still set a worrying precedent. -
28-Jul-2016 Business Recorder
Pakistan and Turkey hold third round of FTA negotiations
The two sides discussed draft texts for Agreements on Trade in Goods, Services and Investments. -
28-Jul-2016 All Africa
Economic Partnership Agreement has never made much sense for Tanzania
The maths just never added up. The costs for the country and the EAC region would have been higher than the benefits. -
28-Jul-2016 CDM
CEAC lost the arbitration against Montenegro, has to cover court expenses too
Investment arbitration process between CEAC Holdings Limited and Montenegro was finished on 26th of July, in a way that the arbitration tribunal declared itself non-jurisdictional for this process. -
28-Jul-2016 The Hindu
The dark matter in Antrix-Devas deal
The arbitration setback for India does not come as a surprise, given the shenanigans. But reputational concerns arise. -
27-Jul-2016 Footprint to Africa
Ghana to sign interim EPA with EU
Dr. Ekwow Spio Garbrah, the Minister of Trade and Industry, has revealed the cabinet’s intention to sign the interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union. -
27-Jul-2016 PRNewswire
KazMunayGas companies issue notice of investment dispute to the Government of Romania
The arbitration dispute concerns the treatment applied by the Romanian authorities to the investments performed by KMG and KMGI in their Romanian subsidiaries. -
27-Jul-2016 The Ecologist
TTIP: The most dangerous weapon in the hands of the fossil fuel industry
The elephant in the room is here and it is huge: the word "climate" means something totally different in the TTIP papers. -
27-Jul-2016 Business Standard
Govt approves signing of India-Cambodia investment treaty
The Cabinet approved signing of the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with Cambodia, the first agreement to be inked on the basis of the model BIT text. -
27-Jul-2016 AgriLand
Farmers are most worried about the ramifications of TTIP
Farmers, more than any other socio-economic group, are most worried about the impact of world trade deals such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). -
27-Jul-2016 TDM
TDM Call for Papers Special Issue on "Non-Legal Adjudicators in National and International Disputes"
This TDM special issue will analyse the current scenario, as well as new trends, developments, and challenges that non-legal adjudicators face when resolving national and international disputes.