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1-Jul-2021 Forbes
UK to face judical review of Morocco trade deal, after high court allows challenge over Western Sahara
A group campaigning for the rights of Western Sahara’s Saharawi people has been granted permission by the High Court in London to bring a judicial review against the UK government’s trade deal with Morocco. -
1-Jul-2021 South China Morning Post
Taking the EU reins, Slovenia plans to press ahead on China investment deal
Technical work will continue to ready the deal if it is enacted, even though the European Parliament froze its consideration after Beijing sanctioned several of its members, Slovenian ambassador says. -
1-Jul-2021 UNI
Israel, UAE to start talks on free trade deal
Both sides are looking forward to signing a free trade agreement, and they have commenced discussions on this matter, the ministers said in a joint statement. -
1-Jul-2021 The Star
Concerns over RCEP
The ongoing US-China tensions can be a potential wildcard to the mass ratification and adoption of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by its country member signatories. -
30-Jun-2021 CEO
Toxic fracking vs. Slovenian democracy
Amid the climate and environmental emergency, a British oil and gas company is threatening to sue Slovenia for requiring an environmental impact assessment for a controversial gas fracking project.
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30-Jun-2021 Power Shift
Yet another step toward intransparent, undemocratic trade
EU Commission will propose to split the already problematic EU-Mexico trade agreement -
30-Jun-2021 Politico
Decades of trade deals brought only slight benefit to US economy, commission says
The conclusions of the study, commissioned by Congress, could lead to a dry period for new trade pacts. -
30-Jun-2021 The Indian Express
Devas investors move US court, tag Air India assets to recover award
The Mauritius investors is seeking to get Air India declared an alter ego of India in order to pursue assets of the national carrier as a strategy to enforce arbitration awards against the government. -
30-Jun-2021 The Diplomat
Vietnam, Singapore begin negotiations on digital trade agreement
It is still too early to hail a digital economy agreement between Singapore and Vietnam. And it will be an even longer road before Vietnam can align itself with Singapore’s digital trade standards so that both nations can reap the full benefits of any potential agreement. -
30-Jun-2021 Reuters
Taiwan tells US it hopes to sign free trade deal
Taiwan’s chief trade negotiator John Deng said on Wednesday he told the United States he hopes the two can sign a free trade agreement, a deal which would be a strong show of U.S. support in the face of relentless Chinese pressure against the island. -
29-Jun-2021 Bloomberg
Biden’s fast-track trade authority is set to expire this week
President Joe Biden is about to lose one of his main tools for getting trade agreements passed in Congress, dimming the outlook for deals already in the works with UK and Kenya. -
29-Jun-2021 Mining Weekly
Prairie makes a claim against Polish government
Prairie Mining has filed a £806-million statement of claim for compensation against the Republic of Poland as part of its ongoing international arbitration claims. -
29-Jun-2021 Reuters
Costa Rica says wins arbitration case over open-pit gold mine
An international arbitration panel ruled Costa Rica does not owe Canadian miner Infinito Gold compensation after the cancellation of a mining project a decade ago. -
29-Jun-2021 ICSID
Ecuador signs the ICSID Convention
Ecuador had denounced the ICSID Convention in 2009. The convention establishes the institutional and legal framework for resolving international investment disputes. -
29-Jun-2021 People’s World
Corporate power and abuse is a root cause of migration
To seriously address the roots and causes of migration, it is urgent to dismantle the neoliberal rules which grant excessive privileges to transnational corporations. -
29-Jun-2021 CEO
Conquering EU courts? Big business lobbies in secret for new legal privileges in the EU
Business lobby groups started lobbying the European Commission to create a new parallel justice system, similar to the old intra-EU BITs, but compatible with EU law. -
29-Jun-2021 The Straits Times
Singapore to ink free trade deal with Latin American bloc by end of 2021
Singapore will sign a free trade agreement (FTA) by the end of this year with the Pacific Alliance (PA), a trading bloc of four Latin American nations - Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. -
29-Jun-2021 Seychelles News Agency
National Assembly approves ratification of African Continental Free Trade Area, opening door between Seychelles and 1.2 billion customers
National Assembly of Seychelles approved the ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). -
28-Jun-2021 The Guardian
UK begins talks to join Asia-Pacific CPTPP trade treaty
The UK is beginning negotiations to join a free trade alliance with Asia-Pacific countries, a key part of its attempts to pivot trade away from Europe after Brexit. -
28-Jun-2021 AFTINET
Publication of Australia-UK FTA Agreement in Principle and exclusion of ISDS welcome, but still much we don’t know
The agreement in-principle does not give detailed information about the up to 30 chapters which are still being negotiated behind closed doors, and the full text will not be released until after it is signed.