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9-Aug-2016 Live Mint
India’s new stance at RCEP may benefit China
In a major shift in stance that may benefit China, India has agreed to provide similar tariff cuts to all Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement member countries with limited deviation. -
9-Aug-2016 The Nation
RCEP members to finalise pact before year-end
The 16 member states of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) have agreed to finalise negotiations on the pact before the end of this year, while Asean will conduct a feasibility study for Asean-Eurasian free-trade talks. -
8-Aug-2016 PTI
Clause for evergreening of patents dropped from RCEP: Nirmala
Provisions related to evergreening of patents in the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) was dropped after stiff opposition from India, Parliament was informed today. -
8-Aug-2016 Mmegi
Brexit might trigger EPA revision
The recent vote for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union might lead to the renegotiation of the recently signed Economic Partnership Agreement, creating uncertainty for Botswana -
8-Aug-2016 PTI
Bilateral Investment Treaty model to minimise Cairn Energy type dispute: Nirmala Sitharaman
The government on Monday said it has framed the model Bilateral Investment Treaty to minimise Cairn Energy type of dispute which has resulted in demand for compensation of $5.6 billion from India. -
8-Aug-2016 Business Korea
S. Korea to hold 5th round of FTA talks with 6 Central American countries
South Korea plans to strengthen intellectual property rights and competition laws in order to help its domestic firms push into the Central American markets. -
8-Aug-2016 Express Tribune
Post-Brexit: Pakistan aims for new concessionary deal with UK
As the UK’s referendum on exiting the EU means that Pakistan’s exports will no longer enjoy duty-free exports to the country, the Pakistani government is looking to explore options for a free trade agreement that would allow the preferences to continue. -
8-Aug-2016 Ukraine Today
Ukraine and Indonesia to start talks on free trade zone
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo have agreed to start consultations on establishing a free trade zone between Ukraine and Indonesia. -
8-Aug-2016 Pulse
Third World Network slams ratification of EPA by parliament
The Third World Network has slammed the haste with which parliament debated and approved the Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana (as a member of ECOWAS) and the European Union. -
8-Aug-2016 Slovak Republic
Iran-Slovakia BIT (2016)
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8-Aug-2016 Citi FM
Ghana’s Parliament ratifies EPA with EU
Ghana’s parliament has ratified the Economic Partnership Agreement between government and the European Union amidst divided opinions -
5-Aug-2016 The Express Tribune
FTA talks with Turkey: Pakistan wants cut in customs duty on 35% of tariff lines
Pakistan has proposed a tariff reduction plan under the Turkey-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement that calls about immediate elimination of custom duties on 35% of tariff lines. -
5-Aug-2016 The Diplomat
India’s next free trade partner: Peru?
India and Peru look to cement a rapidly growing trade relationship with a free trade agreement. -
5-Aug-2016 Belta
ASEAN, EAEU favor setting up free trade zone - minister
Countries members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Association of the South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) want to create a free trade zone. -
5-Aug-2016 New Straits Time
NTBs progressively reduced in Asean : Mustapa
Non-tariff barriers – regarded as the main stumbling block in the shaping of the Asean Economic Community – have been progressively reduced. -
5-Aug-2016 The Express Tribune
International tribunal asks Agility to compensate Pakistan for legal costs
An international tribunal announced that it holds Agility Public Warehousing Company of Kuwait liable to pay the entire costs incurred by Pakistan in defending a claim for more than $650 million filed against it by Agility. -
5-Aug-2016 BNamericas
Glencore begins arbitration over Bolivia assets expropriation
Swiss trader Glencore filed for arbitration against the Bolivian government for the expropriation of its mining and smelting assets, adding to a series of lawsuits against the Andean country. -
5-Aug-2016 Loading Docs
Water for gold
Water for Gold tells the alarming story of how international trade law is leading us to trade our most basic rights to clean, safe water for access to gold.
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5-Aug-2016 APWLD
Briefer on the RCEP – Robbing communities to extract profit
Similar to the TPP, this trade agreement will institutionalise inequalities;it will severely curtail peoples’ rights and freedoms and cement corporate rights over national public interest law and the right of governments to govern in the interests of their constituents. -
5-Aug-2016 The Conversation
WikiLeaks reveals the TiSA agreement could cost Australian services
A recent release of confidential documents from WikiLeaks has finally relieved the silence surrounding the negotiations of an important but fairly obscure multilateral trade agreement.