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30-Jan-2019 Euractiv
US soy for producing biofuels, an ‘unsustainable’ giveaway to Trump
The European Commission is set to authorise imports of soybeans from the US to produce biofuels. Soy has a comparably bad environmental impact as palm oil, say experts. -
30-Jan-2019 Foley Hoag
Foley Hoag wins arbitration for Venezuela, obtaining dismissal of $400M claim
Anglo American loses $400 million claim against Venezuela over an expropriated ferronickel processing facility. -
30-Jan-2019 The Edge Markets
Leiking hopes RCEP talks can be concluded by year’s end
Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI) Datuk Darell Leiking is hopeful that the ongoing negotiations on the RCEP will be concluded by the end of the year. -
30-Jan-2019 Xinhua
Chinese envoy calls for more flexible approach in investment treaty talks with EU
China and the European Union could take a more flexible approach by setting phase-based targets in bilateral investment treaty negotiations. -
30-Jan-2019 The Phnom Penh Post
Thailand to push RCEP deal
Thailand, as Asean chair, will push for conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations by the year-end in order to counterbalance the negative impacts of the US-China trade war. -
30-Jan-2019 Bike Europe
EU-Vietnam free trade agreement delayed to 2020
The European Parliament elections, which take place May 23-26, 2019, are causing further delays for the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement -
30-Jan-2019 Business Recorder
Pakistan, Iran to hold talks on FTA next month
Iran and Pakistan will hold further talks on Free Trade Agreement during second week of February 2019 focusing on finding out ways to resolve banking channel issues. -
29-Jan-2019 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
The (final?) death of intra-EU investor-state arbitration
It would be a brave person who would gamble on the CJEU not extending its Achmea reasoning to the ECT. Perhaps the time for obituaries is not yet nigh, but the headstone is already being carved. -
29-Jan-2019 Express Tribune
Pakistan makes final push for Reko Diq settlement
Pakistan is making a last-ditch effort for an out-of-court settlement in the Reko Diq mining case, wherein the complainant company whose contract was terminated is claiming $11.43 billion in damages in an international tribunal. -
29-Jan-2019 Reuters
EU-Canada trade deal is lawful: EU court adviser
The EU-Canada free trade deal’s provisions on investor protection are in line with EU law, a senior court adviser said in a recommendation to the European Court of Justice. -
29-Jan-2019 Nikkei Asian Review
Malaysia threatens to freeze out EU over palm oil ban
The Malaysian government required the deferment of upgrade relations with the EU due to ongoing trade dispute over palm oil, where the EU has been moving to ban the use of palm oil in biofuels. -
28-Jan-2019 NZ Herald
Jacinda Ardern hopeful of FTA with the EU by the end of the year
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says a completed free trade deal with the EU by the end of 2019 is realistic, but New Zealand will still push hard for open access for agricultural products to the EU market. -
28-Jan-2019 The East African
EPA: Test of unity as Kenya breaks away
Kenya is asking that EAC partner states adopt the variable geometry, a move that would be viewed as counter to regional integration. -
28-Jan-2019 Via Campesina
Democracy instead of corporate power. Food sovereignty instead of free trade
Representatives from 17 farmer organizations from 7 European countries gathered here to denounce the EU’s current trade agenda. -
28-Jan-2019 EU Reporter
Singapore free trade deal gets green light in Trade Committee
Trade Committee MEPs agreed to the EU-Singapore free trade agreement, a stepping stone to cooperation between the EU and south-east Asia. -
28-Jan-2019 The Jakarta Post
Indonesia, Turkey conclude third round of CEPA talks
Indonesia and Turkey have held a third round of talks on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IT-CEPA) in Jakarta. -
28-Jan-2019 Swiss Info
Swiss-Malaysian free trade talks back on track
Swiss Economics Minister has re-started negotiations with Malaysia over a proposed FTA. Talks had previously broken down over the contentious topic of palm oil. -
25-Jan-2019 BBC
Brexit: How many trade deals has the UK done?
As a European Union member, the UK is part of about 40 trade agreements which the union has with more than 70 countries. If the UK leaves the EU in a no-deal Brexit on 29 March, it will immediately lose these deals. -
24-Jan-2019 Open Democracy
Meet the corporations who sue governments to undermine progressive change
Campaigners dressed as wolves in suits invaded the streets of Davos to highlight the real face of private-sector influence. -
24-Jan-2019 Real Food Media
Eating NAFTA: Trade, food policies, and the destruction of Mexico
In her new book, Alyshia Gálvez exposes how changes in policy following implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) have fundamentally altered one of the most basic elements of life in Mexico—food.