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5-Jun-2019 The Wire
India’s focus shift from SAARC to BIMSTEC is strategic, but underused
While India has tactfully used the platform to diplomatically isolate Pakistan, it must also tap into BIMSTEC’s immense potential for development, connectivity and trade in the region. -
5-Jun-2019 UKRINFORM
Ukraine-Turkey free trade agreement is 99% ready
The free trade agreement between Ukraine and Turkey is 99% ready. "The agreement is 99% ready. Some details have left that influence the numbers," Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Vasyl Bodnar said in an interview with the Ukrainian Radio, answering a question about the readiness of the FTA with Turkey. -
5-Jun-2019 Manila Times
PH, SKorea launch FTA talks
mproved economic relation is seen between the Philippines and South Korea as the two countries formally signed on Monday an agreement to begin negotiations on free trade deal. -
5-Jun-2019 CVN
R. de Corée - Philippines: négociations sur l’accord de libre-échange
La République de Corée a officiellement démarré le 3 juin les négociations sur un accord de libre-échange avec les Philippines -
5-Jun-2019 ORF
SCO 2019: Opportunities and challenges for India
Chinese proposals for a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Free Trade Area put forth in 2010 were not received enthusiastically by the members. In 2018, President Xi Jinping again called for the need to begin feasibility studies on the FTA, revealing the lack of progress on this issue. -
3-Jun-2019 AIDC
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement: Loss of sovereignty, lack of transparency
Rather than making drastic structural changes to the systems of production within Africa, the AfCFTA may intensify the ‘race to the bottom’ between working classes on the continent. -
3-Jun-2019 The Reporter
China calls more African countries to join BRI
China is planning to capitalize on AfCFTA to connect African and Chinese markets to promote the free movement of goods, persons, capital and technologies. -
3-Jun-2019 The Conversation
Canada’s updated trade agreement with Israel violates international law
The agreement allows goods and services produced in the Israeli settlements to enter Canada on the same tariff-free terms as goods and services originating in Israel. -
3-Jun-2019 EPHA
Tobacco as an ‘offensive interest’ in trade talks? The role of rules of origin
Beyond ISDS, another potential trade policy issue lurks in the background and which has not yet captured the attention of the health policy community: rules of origin in trade agreements. -
3-Jun-2019 EPHA
Tobacco and trade: an unhealthy and harmful marriage
The tobacco industry has a long history of using international trade deals to force their products into new markets. -
1-Jun-2019 CNBC
Trump may ‘end up torpedoing’ the new NAFTA after threatening Mexico with a costly tariff
President Trump says an additional tariff on Mexican goods would address a “border crisis” that resulted in America being “invaded by hundreds of thousands of people.” -
1-Jun-2019 Bloomberg
AMLO sends USMCA trade deal to Mexican Senate for ratification
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sent the renegotiated Nafta deal for Senate approval, saying he’s optimistic the US Congress will also give it the green light. -
1-Jun-2019 AA
Turkish investors see boon in pan-African trade pact
African Continental Free Trade Area expected to pave way for Turkish businesses in to grow on continent -
1-Jun-2019 Buenos Aires Times
Argentina to pay US$320m in damages over Aerolíneas nationalisation: court
The Cristina Fernández de Kirchner administration nationalised the airline in 2008, paying a symbolic one peso (30 US cents). -
1-Jun-2019 Live Mint
Arbitration court rejects India’s plea in case against Nissan: Sources
Nissan sent a legal notice to Indian govt in 2016 claiming more than ₹5,000 crore in unpaid dues, damages at the time -
1-Jun-2019 TheGuardian.ng
AfCFTA implementation may drag despite becoming operational
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) became a binding international legal instrument, even though critical parts of the agreement are yet to be completed. -
29-May-2019 Nevada Capital News
Trans-local mining activism connects Nevada and Guatemala in growing movement of resource nationalism
In December of 2018, KCA filed a $300 million-dollar arbitration claim against the government of Guatemala under CAFTA-DR. -
29-May-2019 CBC
NAFTA bill lets Trudeau cabinet wait and see what US Congress does Social Sharing
US Democrats fear higher drug prices, trying to change text of trade deal -
29-May-2019 TASS
Medvedev sees huge potential in expansion of EAEU members cooperation with third countries
According to the Russian Prime Minister, "bilateral trade and trade with third countries has gained a lot thanks to the Union". -
29-May-2019 Reuters
UN reform needed to stop companies fighting climate rules: Nobel laureate Stiglitz
Multinational companies will increasingly file massive cases against host countries when climate change policies affect their profits, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said.