Articles by language
-
24-Jul-2019 Climate Home News
UN warned corporate courts could thwart climate efforts
Campaigners are urging reform of an obscure system that allows coal, oil and gas companies to sue governments if climate policies hit their profits. -
24-Jul-2019 BusinessLine
RCEP talks: Threat of imports worries dairy players
Co-ops, private dairies oppose freely opening Indian markets to global dairy producers. -
24-Jul-2019 Euractiv
US-EU trade negotiations in stalemate, Malmström says
The US is not ready to negotiate unless agriculture products are included in the agreement. But agriculture “is a red line for us,” EU’s trade chief said. -
24-Jul-2019 The Borneo Post
No decision yet on CPTPP ratification – Deputy MITI Minister
The government has yet to decide on whether Malaysia will ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership or not. -
24-Jul-2019 RCI
French parliament approves EU-Canada free trade deal
France’s parliament approved the EU-Canada free trade agreement despite strong objections by the opposition parties, trade unions and environmental groups. -
24-Jul-2019 Daily FT
AITP study claims Sri Lanka’s approach towards FTAs hinders economic growth
The assessments are done for the four proposed FTAs namely, ETCA with India, Singapore-Sri Lanka FTA, Thailand-Sri Lanka FTA, and China-Sri Lanka FTA. -
23-Jul-2019 The Conversation
World Bank ruling against Pakistan shows global economic governance is broken
Abolishing ISDS won’t solve all of the problems of global economic governance. But it seems a very good place to start. -
23-Jul-2019 Business Recorder
Pakistan seeks convening of TIFA meeting
Pakistan will seek engagement with the United States in the economic and trade arena, while emphasizing the need for early convening of the next round of Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). -
23-Jul-2019 BusinessLine
Industry inputs sought as India readies strategy for RCEP talks in China this week
The Commerce Ministry is holding a series of meetings with various industry associations on tariff elimination under the proposed 16-member Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership pact. -
23-Jul-2019 ESSF
Pakistan and World Bank Settlement of Investment Disputes – Do not pay the unfair fine; oppose the unjust decision of ICSID
This is a story of the dodgy deal by a multi national company and then earning massive amount of money through a World Bank institution acting against developing countries. -
22-Jul-2019 AFTINET
South Korean Prime Minister considers abolishing ISDS
Media reports from South Korea have suggested that South Korean Prime Minister Mr. Lee Nak-Yeon is considering abolishing ISDS from Korean Trade agreements. -
22-Jul-2019 BusinessLine
China promises greater market access to India if it improves RCEP offer
But New Delhi is still undecided on its tariff-elimination commitments. -
22-Jul-2019 Japan Times
Japan and US officials to hold working-level trade session in Washington next week
The Japanese and US governments will hold a working-level session in Washington to accelerate their trade talks -
22-Jul-2019 The Age
Australian miner sues Egyptian government over collapse of billion-dollar deal
Australian company planned was to mine tantulum, but seventeen years later, the company is suing the Egyptian government for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars after the military regime blocked plans. -
22-Jul-2019 The Rio Times
Mercosur to finalize trade agreement with EFTA; Bolsonaro also targets US
Mercosur expecte trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association, a rich-country club, which includes Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland, to be finalized by August. -
22-Jul-2019 South China Morning Post
Can China’s trade boost with Asean help get the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership over the line?
The success of the ASEAN-China FTA in helping to boost business amid Beijing’s tariff dispute with the US bodes well for the upcoming talks on the creation of a RCEP. -
22-Jul-2019 Prensa Latina
Vietnamese parliament to ratify FTA with EU soon
The National Assembly of Vietnam will ratify the recently-signed EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). -
19-Jul-2019 Scoop
Samoa ratifies PACER Plus trade and development deal
Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker has congratulated Samoa on their ratification of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus (PACER Plus). -
19-Jul-2019 Express Tribune
ICSID penalty
In the Reko Diq case registered by Tethyan Copper Company, the dollar-starved Pakistan has been slapped a penalty way beyond its reach by the World Bank-sponsored ICSID. -
19-Jul-2019 Euractiv
Nord Stream 2, EU drifting towards legal arbitration
The European Commission and the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline company are heading toward legal arbitration in their dispute, with a risk of huge fines for EU taxpayers.