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8-Sep-2016 Politico
Congress to give AGOA some love
The short congressional session won’t be a total dead period for trade policy as the House is set to take up a bill today to enhance the African Growth and Opportunity Act. -
7-Sep-2016 CDR
Angola to join the New York Convention
Enforcement of international arbitral awards will be possible in Angola following the government’s decision to ratify the New York Convention, as it seeks to attract international investment beyond the oil sector. -
7-Sep-2016 Prime Minister of Canada
Entry into force of the Canada-Hong Hong Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement
The Canada-Hong Kong (HK) Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) entered into force on September 6, 2016. -
7-Sep-2016 SME Times
India, Chile expand bilateral preferential trade pact
India and Chile agreed to expand their bilateral preferential trade agreement (PTA) with both sides offering to lower or eliminate tariffs on a number of items traded with each other. -
7-Sep-2016 The Bangkok Post
RCEP leaders to skip 2016 completion target
The countries involved in negotiating Asia’s most ambitious trade agreement will skip their declared goal of concluding the negotiations by the end of this year and will try to intensify negotiations. -
7-Sep-2016 ITV
Britain forms free trade group with Australia ahead of leaving EU
The British government have established a working group to negotiate free trade agreements (FTA) with Australia ahead of leaving the EU. -
7-Sep-2016 Business Standard
FTA negotiations with India complicated: Australia
Describing the ongoing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with India as "complicated", Australian Trade Minister Steve Ciobo indicated that the deal was now not a top priority for his government in the short term. -
7-Sep-2016 TTIP Free Zones Europe
2,000 CETA and TTIP-free zones in Europe
The city of Karnobat in Bulgaria became the 2000th city/council to turn CETA and/or TTIP-free, and joined a growing European movement to stop the controversial trade agreements. -
7-Sep-2016 Money Control
Mexico keen to sign Free Trade Agreement with India: Envoy
Mexico is exploring possibilities of signing a Free Trade Agreement with India to boost trade ties between the two countries, a Mexican Envoy said. -
7-Sep-2016 IATP
The climate cost of free trade
As countries take action to protect the climate, conflicts between trade rules and climate goals will escalate. The intentional separation of these two global priorities is becoming increasingly untenable. -
7-Sep-2016 Client Earth
EU Parliament ICS opinion ignores legal pitfalls
Highly controversial investor rules in the EU-Canada free trade agreement (CETA) led the EU Parliament to ask its legal service whether they were compatible with EU law, and the analysis has just been published. -
6-Sep-2016 IATP
The Trans-Pacific Partnership undermines global efforts to address climate change
This press release announces a new paper on how the TPP impacts efforts to address climate change. -
6-Sep-2016 Global Arbitration Review
Who is the most influential arbitrator in the world?
The influence of an arbitrator can be analysed using two measureable proxies: the number of citations of decisions issued by the arbitrators; and the number of appointments received by the arbitrators. -
6-Sep-2016 Tax News
EFTA States, Mexico hold FTA update talks
Delegations from the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) states and Mexico met recently for a second round of negotiations on a comprehensive review of their bilateral free trade agreement. -
6-Sep-2016 The Hindu
Kerala concerned over impact of trade pact
Expressing concern over India’s move to widen trade ties with other countries in the Asian region, including China, the State Cabinet has urged the Centre to ensure that Kerala’s interests are not compromised by trade pacts. -
6-Sep-2016 TASS
Six lawsuits filed against Crimea transfer to Russian jurisdiction by Ukrainian companies
There are six lawsuits filed by the Ukrainian companies - Privatbank, Ukrnafta, Belbek Airport, Stabil, Everest Estate and Oshchadbank. -
5-Sep-2016 TalkVietnam
EAEU-Viet Nam FTA confirmed to take effect in October
The free trade agreement (FTA) between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Viet Nam will take effect on October 5. -
5-Sep-2016 IA Reporter
Iran signs off on a radical investment treaty: barring arbitrators from wearing two hats, narrowing protections, and limiting damages awards
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Slovak Republic have signed off on a deeply iconoclastic investment treaty. -
5-Sep-2016 Xinhua
China-U.S. BIT talks make significant progress: MOC
Negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between China and the United States have made significant progress, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said. -
5-Sep-2016 Yonhap
Seoul, Moscow agree to seek Korea-EAEU FTA
Seoul and Moscow agreed to seek a free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).