Articles by language
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19-May-2020 Jacobin
How capitalism and other viruses are ravaging the Global South
The economic hegemony exerted by the trade regime — and related financial structures — mirrors and extends old colonial patterns of exploitation and dispossession. Its policies represent our “normal.” -
19-May-2020 TNI
Cashing in on the pandemic: How lawyers are preparing to sue states over COVID-19 measures
As governments take action to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and prevent economic collapse, they could face multi-million dollar lawsuits.
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19-May-2020 UK Government
EU-UK FTA: UK draft text (May 2020)
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19-May-2020 Open Democracy
Exclusive: Countries to face a ‘wave’ of corporate lawsuits challenging emergency COVID-19 measures
Research claims top law firms are preparing to ‘cash in’ on the pandemic by helping corporations sue states for measures that have impaired profits. -
19-May-2020 The Spinoff
Trade deals are a handbrake on New Zealand’s post-Covid recovery
The ‘spend local’ mantra should apply to our biggest infrastructure projects too. Yet trade and investment agreements curb the government’s freedom to use procurement for a range of economic and social objectives. -
19-May-2020 Big News Network
China will welcome India back to negotiations on RCEP: Wang Shouwen
China will welcome India back to negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at an appropriate time. -
18-May-2020 Nile Post
Import substitution and the need for well negotiated trade agreements
The Ministry of Trade should ensure that eventual agreements promote Uganda’s aspiration for industrialisation and provide the policy space for government to be able to use a range of trade policy instruments. -
18-May-2020 Ukrinform
Ukraine, Turkey continue preparing free trade agreement despite COVID-19
The global coronavirus pandemic has not stopped the negotiation process for the signing of Ukraine-Turkey Free Trade Agreement. -
18-May-2020 Euractiv
Free trade and Mercosur on the agenda for the German EU Presidency
The resumption of negotiations on the controversial Mercosur agreement and trade policy with the United States are among the priorities of the German EU Council Presidency. -
18-May-2020 Reuters
Yukos shareholders seize Russian vodka assets in the Netherlands
Shareholders in the now defunct Russian oil giant Yukos have seized Netherlands-based assets of two well-known vodka brands controlled by the Russian state in their most recent legal move to obtain $57 billion in damages from Moscow. -
18-May-2020 TWN Africa
Information brief on US-Kenya FTA
Kenya’s basis for FTA with US questioned, inherent dangers flagged by African Trade Experts. -
18-May-2020 Music Week
RIAA welcomes US-UK trade talks progress
Copyright protections between the two music markets were a vital part of any deal, the chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) said. -
18-May-2020 News.am
Eurasian Economic Commission expands talks on free trade zones
The Eurasian Economic Commission continues to negotiate partnerships with Egypt, Israel and India, said EAEU trade official. -
18-May-2020 TASS
Russia appeals decision of Hague Court of Appeal on Yukos
On February 18, The Hague Court of Appeal reinstated an order of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which obliged Russia to pay more than $50 bln to the companies associated with former Yukos shareholders in 2014. -
18-May-2020 Reuters
Energy dispute deepens between Mexico and foreign allies
The measures would face legal challenges under Mexico’s commitments not just under the outgoing NAFTA but also its successor, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, an industry source said. -
18-May-2020 Reuters
UK, EU demand each other give ground in trade talks or risk no deal
Britain and the European Union both demanded that the other side give ground in talks on a new post-Brexit trade deal or risk severe damage in tetchy exchanges. -
18-May-2020 Friends of the Earth Europe
The unknown climate-killer deal we’ll have to tackle next
The Energy Charter Treaty takes an axe to climate action. -
18-May-2020 The Hindu
India opposes rejoining RCEP over China concerns
Indications remain that the India government is not keen to revisit the RCEP grouping at present. -
18-May-2020 Nippon
“Modi Diplomacy” and the future of Japan-India relations
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has been walking a tightrope between the United States and China even as it nurses its own ambitions for global leadership. Horimoto Takenori assesses the role of the Japan-India relationship in this dynamic context. -
18-May-2020 Market Watch
Pandemic poses major challenge to China trade
China will double the number of trials this year for cross-border electronic commerce to promote foreign trade amid the pandemic.