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27-Jan-2021
The Hindu
UK-based Cairn Energy Plc has threatened that it may be forced to begin attaching Indian assets including bank accounts in different world capitals, unless the government resolves the issue.
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27-Jan-2021
Hong Kong Watch
The open statement notes that the agreement appears not to take into account the steep deterioration of rights and freedoms in the mainland.
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27-Jan-2021
Reuters
Taiwan is under no illusions it can quickly sign a long hoped for free trade deal with the United States but feels when the time is right “success will flow naturally”, the island’s chief trade negotiator said on Friday.
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26-Jan-2021
The Conversation
The owner of Keystone XL — TC Energy (previously TransCanada) — used NAFTA to launch a US$15 billion lawsuit in 2016 after President Barack Obama cancelled the project.
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26-Jan-2021
EJIL: Talk!
One of the most noticeable facts in recent ISDS is the spectacular inflation of compensation awarded to investors. The most important factor is probably the widespread use by tribunals of the DCF (discounted cash flows) valuation method.
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26-Jan-2021
Outlook
Plans are expected to be further formalised during the visit of Prime Minister Boris Johnson to India in the coming months.
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26-Jan-2021
Reuters
China and New Zealand signed a deal upgrading a free trade pact to give exports from the Pacific nation greater access to the world’s second-largest economy.
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26-Jan-2021
Interfax
Ukraine and Vietnam will resume work on a free trade area agreement (FTA), Trade Representative of Ukraine has said.
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26-Jan-2021
City AM
The UK is reportedly just weeks away from closing a free trade deal with New Zealand that will see tariffs slashed on wine, gin and cars.
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26-Jan-2021
Bloomberg
The African Export-Import Bank has mobilized $1 billion for an adjustment facility to offset revenue losses for countries that lower cross-border tariffs as part of an Africa-wide free-trade area.
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25-Jan-2021
Interfax
The Association said that Ukrainian producers are working at a loss due to an oversupply of pork in the EU countries, as well as an increase in the cost of Ukrainian pork by 25%.
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25-Jan-2021
Bloomberg
Minister hopes FTAs with UK, EU will be finalised this year.
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25-Jan-2021
Tasnim News
Top officials from Iran and Armenia signed an agreement in Tehran to enhance trade cooperation between the two neighbors.
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25-Jan-2021
South China Morning Post
Analysts point to unrealistic goals in original deal with United States, and overall trade goals may continue to remain elusive in this year.
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25-Jan-2021
Live Mint
Investors have written to the Indian government as well as the governments of the US and UK seeking adherence to the award of a tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague
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25-Jan-2021
Xinhua
The agreement establishes a framework for cooperation in the fields of economics, trade and innovation, with both sides aiming to increase bilateral trade and remove trade barriers.
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25-Jan-2021
East Asia Forum
Negotiations on the Australia–India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) are set to restart after being suspended in 2015. Australia’s new Minister for Trade Dan Tehan has flagged that a trade deal with India will be one of his top priorities.
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25-Jan-2021
The Western Producer
Canada is exploring the merits of a trade agreement with Indonesia. International Trade Minister Mary Ng announced Jan. 11 that Canada was beginning public consultations.
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25-Jan-2021
Business World
A recently signed 15-country trade deal may not significantly benefit the Philippine economy and instead expose its lack of competitiveness in manufacturing, a senior equities research executive for Regis Partners said.
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22-Jan-2021
News Ghana
Zambia has become the latest country to ratify the Tripartite Free Trade Area, bringing the number of countries that have ratified the agreement and deposited the instruments to nine. The agreement, being pursued by COMESA, the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), needs a total of 14 countries to enter into force.
