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17-Mar-2016 IISD
The gold-plated CETA: whose gold and at what cost?
Does the agreement reflect 21st century needs and standards? -
17-Mar-2016 Earth Institute
Navigating governments’ obligations in the context of land investments
A new report from the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment explores the dilemmas posed by land investments under international investment treaties and human rights law. -
16-Mar-2016 CIEL
Organisations condemn Eco Oro Minerals’ warning that it could sue Colombia over efforts to protect water sources
The Canadian company’s Angostura mining project in the high-altitude wetlands, or páramo, of Santurbán, has announced that it could file an international arbitration suit against Colombia over measures to protect the páramo, which are important sources of water in the country. -
16-Mar-2016 Financial Express
India, China exchange tariff cut offers under RCEP
Plans to liberalise trade between India and China, the world’s two fastest-growing large economies, have gathered momentum with both sides exchanging offers on removal of a chunk of tariff lines on goods imports. -
16-Mar-2016 EurActiv
EU free trade deal will trap Vietnam in low-wage, low-skill cycle
The EU’s Free Trade Agreement with Vietnam will trap the Asian country in a low-profit-low-wage cycle. -
16-Mar-2016 The Nation
Mauritius ready to help Pakistan access African markets
Since Mauritius is a gateway to African countries therefore it offers huge opportunities to Pakistani businessmen desirous of winning those markets. -
16-Mar-2016 Huffington Post
What’s the problem with free trade?
Economists say that free trade allows us to take advantage of the "comparative advantages" offered by other countries. Unfortunately, low labor and environmental-protection costs are seen as a comparative advantage. -
16-Mar-2016 Lexology
Investment treaty claims by dual nationals
In recent years, a new type of claim has been emerging in the field of investment treaty arbitration, whereby investors initiate proceedings against their own state before an international arbitration tribunal. -
15-Mar-2016 IISD
Is ISDS in EU trade agreements legal under EU law?
The legality of investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS), including in the form of an Investment Court System (ICS), in EU trade agreements under EU law is a contentious issue among academics and legal experts. -
15-Mar-2016 ETUC
US and EU trade union leaders: TTIP negotiations ’On the wrong course’
AFL-CIO and ETUC stressed that the current negotiations on the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) are on the wrong course. -
15-Mar-2016 Bordelex
How TPP, TTIP and agriculture are shaping EU Japan trade talks
Two factors stand out in the EU Japan FTA negotiation dynamics: United States free trade agreements and the EU agriculture sector. -
15-Mar-2016 Fiji Times
Focus on MSG trade agreement before PACER-plus: Sol Islands PM
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) will have to work on the new and stronger MSG trade agreement (MTA) before the finalisation of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus. -
14-Mar-2016 Lobby Control
EU-US FTA (TTIP) - draft good regulatory practices chapter (EU proposal, February 2016)
As leaked by Lobby Control -
14-Mar-2016 Radio NZ
Waitangi Tribunal begins urgent TPP inquiry
Māori claimants are lining up to challenge the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in the Waitangi Tribunal. -
14-Mar-2016 Bordelex
Human rights issues increase uncertainty for Morocco, Vietnam trade deals
EU trade agreements with Morocco and Vietnam could see rough times ahead after criticism of the lack of impact assessment on human rights. -
14-Mar-2016 Emirates News Agency
UAE and Ethiopia sign agreement to protect and encourage investment
Addis and Abi Dhabi have signed a comprehensive agreement providing "significant incentives and privileges for foreign investment" from the United Arab Emirates in Ethiopia. -
13-Mar-2016 Alternautas
International investment law, development and sovereignty: no harm?
The Oxy II awards subvert the notion of sovereignty: by whom and how a country’s natural resources are used becomes a minor question as long as wealth is maximised. -
13-Mar-2016 Alba Movimientos Capítulo Argentina
10 years post “el NO” to the FTAAs, we double our resistance against free trade treaties for a project for the people.
A decade after the popular victory that led to burying the FTAAs in the City of Mar del Plata, a number of organizations and popular movements in Argentina assemble as part of a continental day -
11-Mar-2016 MORE
Survey: German companies call for changes to free trade agreement
Ohoven: “TTIP must not be allowed to benefit big business only” -
10-Mar-2016 EurActiv
Latest round of TTIP talks boost momentum
Progress was made in the latest round of TTIP talks, but negotiators have a long way to go if the deal is to be signed before Barack Obama leaves office.