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2-Mar-2022 Seatini
Civil society position on the East African Community (EAC)-European Union (EU) economic partnership agreement (EPA)
We the members of the East African Trade Network (EATN) call upon the Government of Tanzania and the East African Community (EAC) not to waver and be stampeded into signing the EPA. -
2-Mar-2022 Inequality.org
A sea of trouble: Seabed mining and international arbitration in Mexico
In the Gulf of Ulloa, a US treasure-hunting company turned seabed mining outfit poses a dire risk to the environment. -
2-Mar-2022 Global Justice Now
Corporate courts can be beaten. It’s essential for climate justice
It is perfectly possible to withdraw from trade deals containing corporate courts, as former South African trade minister Rob Davies explains. -
2-Mar-2022 Gulf News
UAE and Israel are closing in a possible free trade deal by summer
Israel wants to be among UAE’s Top 10 trade partners in ‘5 to 10 years’. -
1-Mar-2022 The Africa Report
I confess, I am an AfCFTA sceptic
I do not share the view that the AfCFTA is the solution to Africa’s low level of intra-Africa trade. Neither do I believe that it will trigger the great transformation of Africa’s economies that its advocates assert it will. -
1-Mar-2022 1News
NZ ’pushing hard’ to secure free trade agreement with EU
New Zealand will be "pushing hard" to secure a free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU this year, Trade Minister Damien O’Connor says. -
1-Mar-2022 Policy Options
Trade agreements must be climate-focused, new IPCC report shows
Governments need to repair the incoherence between climate objectives and the emissions-intensive trajectory of the global economy. -
1-Mar-2022 Scoop
NZ UK FTA “inclusive trade” agenda does nothing to redress failed free trade model
Professor Kelsey repeated the calls for a comprehensive rethink of this model of free trade agreements to confront the social, environmental and economic challenges of the 21st century. -
1-Mar-2022 Scoop
NZ-UK free trade agreement: “a missed opportunity”
The announcement of the free trade agreement with the United Kingdom was described by Pita Tipene as “a missed opportunity to set a new bar for honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi”. -
1-Mar-2022 RNZ
FTA with UK: Dairy and meat exporters thrilled, but academic criticises deal
New Zealand’s key export sectors are lauding a new free trade agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom, while it has received stiff criticism from one academic who said it was "hardly an economic bonanza". -
1-Mar-2022 Nippon
Analyzing China’s TPP bid
China applied to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and some analysts see it as a Chinese declaration that even with the elimination of tariffs, the country’s products can hold their own now. -
1-Mar-2022 APWLD
Briefers on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) vs Women’s Human Rights
APWLD is launching new Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) vs Women’s Human Rights briefers which elaborate on how ISDS is incompatible with human rights principles. -
28-Feb-2022 The Conversation
African countries must protect their fish stocks from the European Union - here’s how
Fisheries serve as a source of employment for millions of people in the small scale sector on the coastline of Africa. Their fishing activities, in turn, provide food security to over 200 million Africans. -
28-Feb-2022 Climate Home News
An energy investment treaty has been holding Nord Stream 2 hostage
The German government has been worried about being sued by the fossil fuel companies behind the Russian gas pipeline under the Energy Charter Treaty. -
28-Feb-2022 Manila Standard
PH to pursue free trade talks with US
The Philippines is keen on continuing the US Generalized System of Preferences and having a free trade agreement with the world’s largest economy. -
28-Feb-2022 UK Government
UK and Singapore sign new innovative digital trade deal
The UK International Trade Secretary joined her counterpart in Singapore to sign groundbreaking digital trade deal and strengthen trade ties. -
28-Feb-2022 Khaleej Times
UAE, Chile to consolidate trade ties with CEPA
CEPA negotiations are expected to finish in the next six months, said Chilean vice minister of Trade. A framework of protection for investors and double taxation agreements are also under discussion. -
28-Feb-2022 EAC Secretariat
EAC working with EU technical groups on Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs)
The EAC Partner States are currently engaging in internal consultations with a view to ensuring that they are involved in the EAC-EU Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA). -
28-Feb-2022 UK Government
UK-New Zealand FTA text (Feb 2022)
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25-Feb-2022 CIEL
Decision by arbitral tribunal on deep sea mining impacts Mexican fisherfolk
The ICSID announced their rationale for a decision to reject a non-disputing party submission (amicus curiae) filed by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL).