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22-Oct-2019 Euractiv
EU warns Belgrade over free trade deal with Russia’s Eurasia
The European Commission is closely following the talks about a free trade deal between Serbia and the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union. -
21-Oct-2019 News Click
India’s RCEP dilemma: Is there a way out?
India’s difficulty in acceding to the mega regional free trade agreement RCEP is reflective of a deep malaise in not just its trade policy but also domestic economy. -
21-Oct-2019 Express Tribune
’$1.2b penalty in Karkey case likely to be waived’
International institutions, through high-level backdoor contacts, have agreed to waive off the $1.2 billion penalty Pakistan has to pay to Turkey’s Karkey, senior lawyer Babar Awan said. -
21-Oct-2019 New Age Business
FTA being prioritised for trade expansion: minister
Bangladesh gives the highest priority to free trade agreement for expansion of the country’s trade and export, Commerce minister said -
21-Oct-2019 Nikkei Asian Review
Japan’s farms face up to $1bn hit from US trade deal
Japanese agricultural production will decline 60 billion to 110 billion yen ($552 million to $1.01 billion) under the bilateral trade deal with the US, the government said. -
21-Oct-2019 Euractiv
Global climate laws threatened by rise in investor-state disputes
A global rise in investor lawsuits against nation-sates is putting climate protection laws under threat, activists warn. -
21-Oct-2019 Liberian Observer
Pres. Weah signs 15 bills into law
The 15 bills include the act to ratify the Bilateral Investment Treaty with the United Arab Emirates, the investment agreement with Morocco and the ECOWAS custom code. -
21-Oct-2019 ABC
China inks several new deals with Samoa ahead of Pacific Island economic forum in Apia
The new agreements cover a range of areas, including education, e-commerce, investment, infrastructure and agriculture. -
21-Oct-2019 People Dispatch
RCEP: As deadline looms, trade unions call out dangerous clauses
Negotiators representing 16 countries have been tasked with arriving at an agreement on the controversial Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership by October 19 but trade unions say the deal has grave consequences. -
21-Oct-2019 AFTINET
AFTINET fears that assurances sought by Labor will not prevent harmful impacts from Indonesia and other trade deals
Organisations representing millions of Australians wrote to Labor MPs last week asking them to implement their policies against harmful proposals including special rights for foreign investors to sue governments for millions over domestic laws. -
21-Oct-2019 Xinhua Net
China, Mauritius sign free trade agreement
China and Mauritius signed a free trade agreement (FTA), the first FTA between China and an African country, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOC). -
21-Oct-2019 Philstar Globall
Amid US-China truce, the Philippines and Taiwan are forging a progressive partnership
At the center of the intensifying rivalry are the Philippines and Taiwan, and the rest of other states in Southeast Asia, that will eventually face the tough choice between the US and China. -
18-Oct-2019 iAfrica
African Continental Free Trade Agreement: Will the SA beef industry benefit?
The agreement will have positive spin-offs for the SA beef industry, said one of South Africa’s leading beef producers. -
18-Oct-2019 Reuters
Britain aiming for ambitious free trade deal with EU: Commission
Britain will aim to seal an ambitious free trade deal with the European Union after it has left the bloc, including zero tariffs and without quotas. -
18-Oct-2019 Balkan Insight
Russian oligarch’s compensation case against Montenegro ‘rejected’
Montenegro claimed victory after an international arbitration court declined to rule on a reported 600-million-euro claim brought by Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska. -
18-Oct-2019 Gibson Dunn
Argentina and other states adopt currency restrictions, raising potential investment treaty claims
Argentina introduced a number of new restrictions on foreign currency transactions, reversing its four-year-old policy that had eliminated such controls, which may give rise to investment treaty claims by foreign investors. -
18-Oct-2019 Business in Cameroon
France: First supplier of imported products under Cameroon’s economic partnership with the EU
France is the first of four main suppliers for products imported to Cameroon under the economic partnership agreement with the European Union. -
17-Oct-2019 Japan Times
As UK eyes post-Brexit trade deal with Japan, its hand may not be as strong as it thinks
With the UK looking to secure its economic future and seize the purported benefits of Brexit, London has been ramping up its negotiating capacity and making overtures to trade partners. -
17-Oct-2019 Bloomberg
China says it’s working on trade agreement text with US
Chinese officials are working on the text of an agreement on trade in close contact with US negotiators, and have begun discussions on the next stage. -
17-Oct-2019 Korea Herald
Korea to vitalize FTA talks with S. American countries
South Korea has become the first Asian country to sign a free trade agreement with a Central American trade bloc, composed of five countries — Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panama.