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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. -
27-Jul-2016 Pulse.com.gh
Thousands of industrial jobs for the chop if Ghana signs EPA
The agreement enjoins member states to open up 70 percent of their markets to European goods over a period, prompting fears nascent companies may collapse since most European goods are of high quality and a lot cheaper than local goods. -
27-Jul-2016
Signing of the EAC-EU EPA: Tanzania refusal letter
By the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Eastern African Cooperation, United Republic of Tanzania -
27-Jul-2016 Irish Independent
Public wants referendum on TTIP - poll
The vast majority of Irish people want a referendum on the proposed US-EU free trade deal if it looks like it could become law, a survey suggests. -
27-Jul-2016 Tax News
Peru ratifies FTA with Honduras
Peru ratified its free trade agreement (FTA) with Honduras on July 24, 2016, according to a statement from Peru’s Ministry of Trade and Tourism (MINCETUR). -
27-Jul-2016 The Guardian
Trans-Pacific Partnership provisions ’questionable’, says Productivity Commission
Commission casts doubt on copyright and investor state dispute settlement clauses in trade and assistance review -
27-Jul-2016 The TImes of India
India has lost international arbitration case, says Devas
India has lost its arbitration case in an international tribunal against the Bengaluru-based Devas Multimedia Private Ltd. for cancelling the space/satellite contract with the government-owned Antrix Corporation.