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6-Oct-2020 Public Citizen
Rethinking trade: Kenya and the environment
So-called “trade agreements” such as the US-Kenya trade deal have nothing to do with trade. But rather they impose new limits on government regulatory authority.
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6-Oct-2020 Global Justice Now
Day of action against the US trade deal
Saturday 24 October: Take action against the US trade deal to protect services, standards, rights and democracy! -
6-Oct-2020 Greenpeace
EU-Mercosur mythbuster
We’ve made this mythbuster to unpick powerful economic interests’ spin on this toxic deal. -
5-Oct-2020 IIED
Key international legal measures risk making the cost of green energy shift skyrocket
A complex set of international legal measures protecting the fossil fuel industry risks significantly increasing the cost of moving to green energy and tackling climate change, a new report reveals. -
5-Oct-2020
Martin Khor – a life spent fighting for a just global economy
Economist and journalist Martin Khor, whose life was cut short by cancer on 1 April 2020, was a standout figure in the struggle for a radical transformation of global economic relations. -
5-Oct-2020 Market Screener
First-generation free trade agreement between Colombia and Israel
The treaty seeks to create better conditions for the exchange of goods, services and investment. -
5-Oct-2020 Reuters
Britain open to Aussie-style EU trade deal but Australia wants more
Australia is far from happy with its arrangements with the EU and is pushing for the better market access that only a fully-fledged trade deal with the wealthy 27-member bloc would bring. -
5-Oct-2020 EIN news
Angola and Japan strengthen parliamentary cooperation
The two countries are negotiating the signing of a reciprocal investment protection agreement. -
5-Oct-2020 Journal du Cameroun
Nigeria seeks review of investment agreement with Canada
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Canada has called for the review of the investment agreement between Nigeria and Canada. -
5-Oct-2020 Greek City Times
Cyprus bail-in. A back door solution perhaps?
Greek investors who were affected by the Cyprus bail-in have sought legal resort and now seem to stand a fair chance to have their case tried and possibly recuperate a portion of their losses in a mass arbitration to be held before the ICSID. -
5-Oct-2020 The Independent (Uganda)
African countries urged to remove non-tariff barriers to realize AfCFTA
The African Union Commission called for addressing non-tariff barriers in order to realize the major aspirations of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. -
5-Oct-2020 Reuters
EU, UK to step up Brexit talks to try to close ’significant gaps’ over trade deal
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the head of the EU’s executive, Ursula von der Leyen, agreed to step up Brexit talks to close “significant gaps” barring a new trade partnership. -
5-Oct-2020 Clean Energy Wire
Costs rise in Vattenfall lawsuit over German government’s nuclear phase-out
The German government writes that around 21.7 million euros have been spent on lawyers, expert witnesses and court fees. -
5-Oct-2020 No Poison Pig
Petition: No to poisonous pork, fight for health and democracy
People cannot accept the sacrifice of democratic values, people’s health, and farmers’ interests in exchange for the opportunity of trade negotiations between Taiwan and the US. -
5-Oct-2020 Phnom Penh Post
FTA with ROK planned by end of year
Cambodia and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have pledged to finalise their Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations by the end of the year to increase trade and investment between the two countries. -
5-Oct-2020 The Financial Express
Bangladesh-Bhutan PTA likely in December
A preferential trade agreement (PTA) between Bangladesh and Bhutan is expected to be signed in the victory month of December to boost bilateral trade. -
2-Oct-2020 Buenos Aires Times
Felipe Solá: Argentina won’t stop or reject EU-Mercosur trade deal
Argentina Foreign minister says country has “changed stance” on free-trade agreement and will debate it in Congress when environmental concerns are solved. -
2-Oct-2020 Pledge Times
Merkel announced EU plans to speed up dialogue with China on investment agreement
The European Union wants to speed up negotiations with China on an investment protection agreement, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel. -
2-Oct-2020 Yahoo
NEQSOL HOLDING: Georgian Government seize foreign-owned asset, referred to international arbitration
Following the effective expropriation of a legally obtained asset by the Georgian National Communication Commission, NEQSOL have announced that their dispute with Georgia will be referred to the ICSID. -
2-Oct-2020 International The News
Pakistan, Thailand finalising 200 priority items under proposed FTA
Pakistan and Thailand are in a process of finalising offer lists on 200 priority items under a proposed bilateral free trade agreement, it was learnt on Thursday.