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30-Apr-2019 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
The Indonesia-Australia comprehensive economic partnership agreement: the good, the not-so-good and the in-between
Instead of categorically dismissing ISDS, the IACEPA clarifies the protection that the States are willing to grant to investors; and procedural rules that they are willing to adopt. -
30-Apr-2019 Business Recorder
Pakistan for early convening of next TIFA round
Pakistan has sought an intensified engagement with the US in the economic and trade cooperation, emphasising the need for early convening of next round of Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). -
30-Apr-2019 International The News
Thailand forwards 100 tariff lines to include in proposed FTA
Thailand has forwarded a list of 100 products to Pakistan to include in the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the South East Asian country. -
30-Apr-2019 Straits Times
Singapore, China ink deals on trade, Belt and Road projects
Singapore and China signed five agreements, drawing closer in their collaboration on trade, law enforcement and projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) -
29-Apr-2019 Chambre des Représentants de Belgique
Belgium and Luxembourg model BIT text (2019)
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29-Apr-2019 The Star
European companies quick to seize opportunities of new trade deal with Canada
Canadians have complained that European barriers to trade, especially in the areas of agriculture, have impeded Canada’s ability to take advantage of the new markets. -
29-Apr-2019 Korea Times
Korea, Chile eye early start of talks on Seoul’s Pacific Alliance membership bid
The leaders of South Korea and Chile agreed to seek the early launch of negotiations on Seoul’s bid to be an associate member of the Pacific Alliance. -
29-Apr-2019 Mobile World Live
Axiata seeks arbitration in Nepal tax case
Axiata Group’s UK subsidiary and Nepal mobile unit filed a request for arbitration with the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, regarding a capital gains tax bill levied by Nepali authorities. -
29-Apr-2019 Urdu Point
Free trade agreement phase-II signed between Pakistan, China in Beijing
Pakistan and China on Sunday signed the second phase of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to further enhance bilateral trade between the two countries. -
29-Apr-2019 Today Online
Vietnam expects to sign free trade pact with EU by end-June
Vietnam expects to sign a long-anticipated free trade agreement with the European Union before the end of June, the Southeast Asian country’s foreign ministry said. -
29-Apr-2019 NZ Herald
Parker seeks urgency for China free trade agreement upgrade
NZ Trade Minister David Parker and China Commerce Minister Zhong Shan have directed officials to complete negotiations on the upgrade of the China free trade deal as soon as possible. -
26-Apr-2019 IISD
Phase 2 of the UNCITRAL ISDS review: Why “other matters” really matter
If the investment regime is to be made supportive of development and overcome its legitimacy crisis confronting, something more is required than procedural reforms to ISDS. -
26-Apr-2019 Science
Make EU trade with Brazil sustainable
Brazil, home to one of the planet’s last great forests, is currently in trade negotiations with its second largest trading partner, the European Union (EU). We urge the EU to seize this critical opportunity to ensure that Brazil protects human rights and the environment. -
26-Apr-2019 Bloomberg
Japan’s Aso opposes linking currency with trade in US talks
Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso pushed back against US efforts to link the yen with bilateral talks aimed at striking a trade deal. -
26-Apr-2019 Trend
Kazakhstan, other EAEU countries to reduce import duties on Iran on 502 goods
At the plenary session of the Senate of Kazakhstan, the deputies adopted a law on ratification of a temporary agreement on the formation of a free trade zone between the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Iran -
26-Apr-2019 Buenos Aires Times
French firm Suez settles one of two disputes with Argentina for €220 million
French water and waste management company receives compensation from the government, settling one of its legal disputes with country dating back to Néstor Kirchner’s presidency. -
26-Apr-2019 The Star
Kenya’s foreign trade disputes costly - experts
Kenya spends at least Sh500 million in defending a single case filed by investors at international courts under the Bilateral Investment Treaties, according to a regional trade negotiation institute. -
25-Apr-2019 IISD
Politically motivated conduct in investment treaty arbitration
Tribunals lack both a coherent conception of what constitutes politically motivated conduct and a consistent understanding of the relevance, if any, of such motivations for the disposition of foreign investors’ legal claims. -
25-Apr-2019 No DCFTA in Tunisia
Call against the EU Tunisia DCFTA
As European movements, we denounce this DCFTA as a violent neo-colonial project and support Tunisian organisations’ struggle against liberal policies imposed upon them by the European Union. -
25-Apr-2019 Egypt Today
Egypt, EAEU seek establishing free trade zone
The talks took up the issues of customs cooperation, trade movement and rules of origin along with competition and prevention of monopoly.