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18-Jun-2020 The Corner
NextEra wins millionaire renewables lawsuit against Spain
The ICSID has lifted the suspension on the execution of the €290 million award NextEra obtained a year ago. -
18-Jun-2020 APWLD
RCEP will undermine fight against COVID19 pandemic
The 15 governments must consider the adverse impact of the mega FTA and put an end to trade agreements such as RCEP as they only increase protection and power of multinational corporations. -
18-Jun-2020
Call to action
Call to action! Stop EFTA countries to undermine farmers’ rights to seed in free trade agreements -
17-Jun-2020 Jamaica Gleaner
ACP-EU post-Cotonou negotiations: Towards the finish line
Mobility and migration is proving a difficult issue between the EU, African and Caribbean countries. Development cooperation is yet to be treated in these negotiations. -
17-Jun-2020 CBC
UK wants to join Pacific trade pact as trade deal with Canada approaches its end
The British government signalled that it intends to join another trade agreement in which Canada is already a partner: the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership. -
17-Jun-2020 The Guardian
UK begins talks with Australia and New Zealand on free trade deal for post-Brexit era
Australian and New Zealand ministers say they are eager to do deals with the UK as their economies emerge from the coronavirus crisis. -
17-Jun-2020 Vietnam Plus
Japan completes procedures to amend trade agreement with ASEAN
Japan has completed its legal procedures necessary for the entry into force of the First Protocol to amend the ASEAN-Japan Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP). -
16-Jun-2020 Lexology
Annulment of Al Kharafi v. Libya arbitral award by Cairo court of appeal
On 3 June 2020, the Cairo Court of Appeal set aside a US$ 1 billion investment treaty award arising out of a dispute between a Kuwaiti construction company and the State of Libya, in relation to a license for a tourist development project in Tripoli, Libya. -
16-Jun-2020 Business Daily
Why Kenya must keep an eye on data rules in US trade deal talks
The US aims to establish commitments to ensure Kenya refrains from imposing measures that restrict cross-border data flows and does not require the use of installation of local computing facilities. -
16-Jun-2020 New York Times
With Brexit trade talks at an impasse, Boris Johnson finally engages
The British prime minister held talks with European Union leaders and agreed to accelerate negotiations on a future trading relationship to try to avoid a brutal break at the end of December. -
16-Jun-2020 The Korea Herald
S. Korea, Cambodia to launch free trade talks in July
South Korea is seeking to launch negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement with Cambodia next month, hoping to increase its economic influence in Southeast Asia. -
15-Jun-2020 Politico
Second round of US-UK talks kick off today
The two sides bear down on the goal of signing a deal before the US election — an extremely ambitious deadline that would require negotiations to be substantially complete by early August. -
15-Jun-2020 MENAFN
Egypt, UK to sign free trade agreement after Brexit: Trade Minister
Egypt will soon sign a free trade agreement with the UK following the latter’s exit from the EU, commonly known as Brexit, according to Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea. -
15-Jun-2020 Sky News
US trade deal ’could pose greatest risk to UK food since BSE crisis’
Consumer group Which? is warning the government not to allow in chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef. -
15-Jun-2020 Tehran Times
Trade between Iran, India to return to normal in 2 weeks
The fifth round of the preferential trade agreement talks between Iran and India were held in Iran. -
15-Jun-2020 MENAFN
Ambassador: India intends to expand bilateral cooperation with Uzbekistan
India and Uzbekistan are engaged in negotiations for finalizing a preferential trade agreement and a bilateral investment treaty. -
15-Jun-2020 Euractiv
EU-Africa relations in a post-COVID world
Negotiators from the Commission and the African, Caribbean and Pacific community confirmed that talks on a trade and political cooperation deal to replace the twenty-year-old Cotonou Agreement were close to completion. -
15-Jun-2020 Client Earth
EU failed to consider environmental and social impacts of South American trade deal: complaint
The European Commission has ignored its legal obligation to ensure the trade agreement with the ‘Mercosur’ group of South American countries will not lead to social, economic, environmental degradation and human rights violations. -
15-Jun-2020 Hukum Online
Collectively to reject the RCEP negotiations in the middle of a pandemic
Amid the pandemic Covid-19 outbreak with the protocol health of all States, the trade negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is still ongoing. The Government should use the momentum of the pandemic to assess thorough draft related agreements RCEP. -
15-Jun-2020 The Express Tribune
Ray of hope for Reko Diq penalty being nixed
Pakistan’s chances of having its $6 billion penalty in the Reko Diq case annulled have received a boost with a committee of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).