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Exxon and Shell sue the Netherlands in secret tribunals for closing Europe’s biggest gas field
19-Sep-2025 Drilled
Following billions in profits and over a thousand gas extraction-related earthquakes, the oil and gas giants filed claims against the Dutch state in four separate investor-state disputes concerning compensation for home damages and the permanent closure of the Groningen gas field.
Gas company accuses Tanzania over project breakdown
19-Sep-2025 African Law Business
Tanzania will have to defend allegations that it is trying to force a foreign energy company out of a USD 1.2 billion gas production project.
Economy Ministry: Georgia and China engage in negotiations to amend free trade agreement
19-Sep-2025 1tv.ge
The agreement has been modernised in areas such as electronic commerce, technical barriers to trade, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, and investment promotion.
Canada and Mexico agree to deepen ties amid Trump trade war
19-Sep-2025 BBC
Canada and Mexico have agreed to deepen ties, vowing closer cooperation on trade and security, as both countries grapple with rising economic pressure from the US.
The BRICS are the new defenders of free trade, the WTO, the IMF and the World Bank
19-Sep-2025 CADTM
China, supported by other members, is multiplying free trade agreements and promoting capitalist globalisation based on free trade, even as the former powers of the North are now turning towards protectionism.
Gas company accuses Tanzania over project breakdown
18-Sep-2025 Africain law and business
Tanzania will have to defend allegations that it is trying to force a foreign energy company out of a USD 1.2 billion gas production project.
ASEAN, China signal commitment to rules-based trade with ACFTA 3.0
18-Sep-2025 Bernama
ASEAN Secretary General Dr Kao Kim Hourn said the upgrade would mark a new chapter in the partnership with technology and innovation at the centre of the cooperation.
India & Eurasia to launch FTA talks
18-Sep-2025 The Economic Times
India and the five-nation Eurasian Economic Union are set to start discussions for a free trade agreement from November.
African manufacturers in last-ditch bid to extend US trade programme
18-Sep-2025 Reuters
African manufacturers are lobbying US Congress to grant a last-ditch extension of one or two years to a duty-free trade programme due to expire at the end of September, a Kenyan factory owner involved in the campaign said.
European Commission calls for freezing of free trade with Israel over Gaza
18-Sep-2025 The Guardian
The EU executive has called for a suspension of free trade with Israel and sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
EU, Indonesia to sign trade pact next week in Bali, Indonesian minister says
18-Sep-2025 Reuters
The European Union (EU) and Indonesia have finalised a trade agreement to be signed next week in Bali island, a senior minister from the Southeast Asian nation said. The signing will occur on September 23, Indonesia’s senior economic minister Airlangga Hartarto told Reuters.
Bangladeshi government angling for free trade with EU
18-Sep-2025 Vietnam News
Bangladesh is seeking to sign free trade agreements with the European Union and other major trading partners to retain preferential access after graduating from the least-developed country category in November next year.
AfCFTA: A pan-African dream under influence?
17-Sep-2025 bilaterals.org
Is the AfCFTA truly an autonomous African initiative that serves the peoples of the continent, or is it merely another tool for maintaining the dominant global economic order?
Mexican envoy sees momentum for Korea-Mexico FTA, urges stronger private sector ties
17-Sep-2025 The Korea Times
Mexico and Korea are poised to revive stalled Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks, driven by a $29 billion trade volume and strong bilateral investment, with both nations seeking deeper economic integration.
Indonesia backs CEPA talks with Mercosur to boost trade
17-Sep-2025 Antara News
Indonesia, through Trade Minister Budi Santoso, has reiterated its strong support for advancing negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Mercosur, the South American trade bloc comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia.
Canada’s Alamos exits Türkiye, sells 3 gold mines to Nurol for $470M
17-Sep-2025 Türkiye Today
As part of the agreement, arbitration proceedings brought by Alamos’s Netherlands subsidiaries against the Republic of Türkiye under the Netherlands–Türkiye Bilateral Investment Treaty will remain suspended.
Withdraw from new bilateral investment treaty with Israel, rights groups and citizens urge Indian govt
17-Sep-2025 The Wire
Condemning the recently-inked India-Israel Bilateral Investment Treaty and terming it a clear sign of India’s complicity in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, nearly 100 rights organisations and individuals have urged the Indian government to withdraw from the treaty.
Cancel the Canada-Israel free trade agreement
17-Sep-2025 CJPME
The Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement treats Palestinian land as though it were “Israeli,” rewarding illegal settlements and giving cover to Israel’s ceaseless colonial expansion.
US, Canada and Mexico kick off trade pact consultations
17-Sep-2025 Financial Post
The US, Canada and Mexico are set to formally begin consultations ahead of the high-stakes review of their regional USMCA trade accord next year, the US and Mexico announced.
NZ courts Fiji to join PACER Plus amid Fijian concerns over economic impact
17-Sep-2025 RNZ
New Zealand is courting Fiji to join a regional free trade and partnership agreement, but Fijian government officials say the island nation will decide whether to join the agreement by the end of the year.