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US CEOs warn Mexico reform may risk investment, urge ISDS return
5-Nov-2025 Mexico Business News
The CEOs also called on the US Trade Representative to restore the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism under the USMCA, arguing it would allow complaints to be resolved by neutral arbiters.
Expanding the legal toolkit: the EU’s new tools against sanctioned Russian investors
5-Nov-2025 Freshfields
These new provisions expand the legal tools available to EU Member States to resist and deter investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) proceedings brought by Russian investors in connection to measures imposed within the EU’s sanctions regime against Russia.
China eyes free trade deal with European Union
5-Nov-2025 Devdiscourse
China is open to negotiating a free trade agreement with the European Union, according to Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a meeting in Beijing.
Luxon defends PACER Plus as PNG pushes for separate trade deal
5-Nov-2025 PMN
The Prime Minister says New Zealand remains committed to PACER Plus despite Papua New Guinea’s push for a separate bilateral trade deal.
Dutch Supreme Court rejects Russia’s final appeal in $50B Yukos case
5-Nov-2025 AP
The Dutch Supreme Court on Friday rejected a final appeal by Russia against a $50 billion arbitration award to former shareholders of Russian oil giant Yukos, who claimed Moscow deliberately bankrupted the company more than 20 years ago.
Malaysia defends Trump trade deal after critics warn it will compromise country’s sovereignty
5-Nov-2025 The Guardian
Malaysia’s government has been forced to defend its new trade deal with the US after opposition politicians, analysts and civil society groups warned that the deal was “one-sided” and could compromise the country’s sovereignty.
India and EU resume FTA talks, Brussels team in Delhi
5-Nov-2025 Financial Express
India and the European Union (EU) on Monday resumed negotiations on their Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with a team from Brussels arriving here. The talks will last till the end of the week and may aim to sort out the remaining differences so that the deal is ready by the end of this year.
India-New Zealand FTA: Fourth round of negotiations begin
5-Nov-2025 India Times
India and New Zealand have commenced their fourth round of Free Trade Agreement negotiations in Auckland, focusing on trade in goods and services, and rules of origin. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal is set to meet his New Zealand counterpart this week to review the ongoing progress. Both nations aim to resolve outstanding issues for an early conclusion of the FTA.
India, Bahrain launch FTA talks
4-Nov-2025 Financial Express
India and Bahrain on Monday announced the start of negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, as negotiations on a Bilateral Investment Treaty are already in progress.
Philippines, Chile push to finalize CEPA trade deal
4-Nov-2025 Daily Guardian
Both sides expressed determination to finalize the trade deal at the soonest possible time and to forge stronger regional collaboration.
Philippines, UAE have reportedly applied to join Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
4-Nov-2025 The Japan News
According to the Japanese government, they applied for membership to the global free trade framework, which includes Japan and Australia, in August.
MEPs to table motion seeking EU court opinion on Mercosur deal
4-Nov-2025 Agriland
Un groupe de députés européens de différents partis veut contester l’accord commercial UE-Mercosur devant la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne (CJUE), quelques semaines seulement avant sa signature, prévue en décembre au Brésil.
AfCFTA: Electronic platform to digitize issuance of certificates of origin
3-Nov-2025 AfricanManager
The Ministry of Trade and Export Development is working to launch an electronic platform to digitize the issuance of certificates of origin for exporting local products to several African countries, under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Lesotho textile workers protest US tariffs amid massive job losses and AGOA uncertainty
3-Nov-2025 Central News
Hundreds of textile workers took to the streets of Maseru’s city centre on Friday, demanding urgent relief from crippling US tariffs that have triggered widespread layoffs in Lesotho’s vital garment industry.
Is Canada prepared to ignore alarming human rights violations to advance a controversial free trade agreement with Ecuador?
3-Nov-2025 The Hill Times
The Canadian government must not remain indifferent to the bloodshed and the incontrovertible reality of a grave human rights crisis in Ecuador.
Resource disputes between investors and states hit 10-year high
3-Nov-2025 Reuters
Disagreements between governments and investors over resources are at a 10-year high, law firm DLA Piper said, driven by resource nationalism and growing competition between the US and China for critical minerals.
Asean set to sign digital economy agreement in 2026 to boost cross-border trade, services
3-Nov-2025 The Straits Times
Touted as the first major regionwide digital economy agreement in the world, talks on Defa officially began in September 2023, covering areas such as digital trade, cross-border e-commerce, cyber security, digital identity, digital payments and cross-border data flows.
Climate and Environmental Governance: International investment rules can undermine environmental and climate protection
3-Nov-2025 The Edge Malaysia
The investor-state dispute settlement system, with its roots in colonialism and extractivism, is not fit for purpose in the 21st century because it prioritises the interests of foreign investors over the rights of states, human rights and the environment.
Uruguay signs investment protection deal with Saudi Arabia
3-Nov-2025 TV BRICS
Uruguay’s Chancellor Mario Lubetkin has signed an Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement with Saudi Arabia during an official visit to Riyadh.
Era of free trade and investment is over, Canada’s PM tells Apec summit
3-Nov-2025 The Guardian
Mark Carney warns Asia-Pacific leaders global economy undergoing profound change, as China’s president mounts defence of free trade.