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30-Apr-2020 Euractiv
EU plans to reform Energy Charter Treaty falling short, activists say
An updated European Commission proposal to reform the Energy Charter Treaty is falling short of what’s needed to reinstate governments’ “right to regulate” in areas like climate change, activists say. -
30-Apr-2020 Trade Justice Movement
Sustainable regulation and trade agreements for the EU-UK relationship
The Trade Justice Movement has published model Sustainable Regulation and Trade Agreements for the EU-UK relationship, which have been developed in partnership with trade unions, environmental organisations and justice groups. -
30-Apr-2020 European Commission
Report on the seventh round of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand
The seventh round of EU-New Zealand trade negotiations was held virtually, but covered all substantial areas. -
30-Apr-2020 Telegraph India
India on US patent watch list
The US on Wednesday placed India on the “Priority Watch List” for the lack of sufficient measurable improvements to its intellectual property framework -
30-Apr-2020 Eurasia Review
Coronavirus stricken China losing grips on RCEP: should India give second thought to join? – analysis
Given China’s influence gradually ebbing as a major supply chain hub in the region and Japan and Japan asking its investors to withdraw from China, new opportunities emerge for India to woo investment from these nations. -
29-Apr-2020 Fern
Indonesia’s response to coronavirus threatens to increase illegal logging
It is critical that the EU, which is currently negotiating a free trade agreement with Indonesia, uses these negotiations to ask how Indonesia will protect forests, mitigate climate change and respect community tenure rights. -
29-Apr-2020 Reuters
EU, Mexico conclude talks to update free trade deal
The European Union and Mexico finalised a major upgrade to their free trade deal after the two sides agreed to grant reciprocal market access to each other’s tenders for public contracts. -
29-Apr-2020 American Soybeans Association
ASA, USSEC submit comments to USTR on US-Kenya trade agreement
US Soybean Export Council and the American Soybeans Association wants the inclusion of provisions on agricultural biotech in the US-Kenya agreement. -
29-Apr-2020 China Business Review
China eyes further Northeast Asian economic integration in RCEP
Stepping into the role that the United States could have had at the helm of TPP, Beijing has offered a deal that puts it firmly in a leadership role. Through RCEP, the future of the broader Asia-Pacific economy has a diminished role for the United States. -
29-Apr-2020 Vietnam Plus
EVFTA to be submitted to 9th National Assembly session for approval
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee has agreed that the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) will be submitted to the upcoming 9th NA session for approval. -
29-Apr-2020 Free Malaysia Today
Thailand shelves Asia-Pacific trade pact membership decision
Thailand’s cabinet will not consider on Tuesday whether Thailand will seek membership of an Asia-Pacific trade agreement due to widespread opposition. -
28-Apr-2020 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
CJEU to seal the fate of US$50 Million ECT award against Moldova?
The Paris Court of Appeal has recently sought a preliminary ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union on the interpretation of the Energy Charter Treaty in the ongoing Republic of Moldova v. Komstroy case. -
28-Apr-2020 Politico
UK ready for US trade talks
The UK is “actively discussing” with USTR and the Commerce Department how to move quickly on bilateral trade talks, the UK’s new ambassador to the US said. -
28-Apr-2020 Euractiv
Divided and running out of time: Why the EU-UK trade talks have stalled, again
UK officials insist that “constructive discussion” took place between the two sides, but their basic lines remain unchanged: it will not agree to alignment with EU law and to jurisdiction of the ECJ. -
28-Apr-2020 Khmer Times
Free-trade talks continue despite the pandemic
Cambodia is closer to inking trade deals with developed economies despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. -
27-Apr-2020 Reuters
US should avoid phased approach in trade talks with Kenya: Chamber of Commerce
The United States should work to achieve a single, comprehensive agreement with Kenya that removes barriers to trade and investment, instead of pursuing a phased approach, the US Chamber of Commerce said. -
27-Apr-2020 New York Times
Mexico says auto factories to reopen with virus safeguards
The announcement came three days after the US government launched a campaign to get Mexico to reopen plants, suggesting the supply chain of the North American free trade zone could be permanently affected. -
27-Apr-2020 Daily Maverick
Africa’s free trade agreement gets locked down for the year
The AfCFTA has been put on ice until the coronavirus has been defeated, the Secretary-General of the AfCFTA secretariat says. -
27-Apr-2020 Financial Post
Argentina to exit Mercosur trade talks to focus on problems at home
Argentina has decided to withdraw from ongoing trade negotiations with regional bloc Mercosur as it turns its focus on the growing economic crisis at home. -
27-Apr-2020 Mining.com
UN tribunal rules against Canada’s Edgewater in legal battle with Spain
An arbitration tribunal ruled against Canadian company Edgewater Exploration in its long-standing legal battle with Spain related to the Corcoesto gold project in the northwestern region of Galicia.