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18-Apr-2019 Armenian Weekly
Court orders removal of Amulsar mine protesters
The company’s Canadian and British subsidiaries have already announced their intention to initiate arbitration proceedings against Armenia in accordance with bilateral agreements if the matter is not resolved. -
18-Apr-2019 Korea Times
Aborted for-profit hospital
The Jeju provincial government has revoked the business license of a Chinese-owned for-profit hospital. The Chinese group may file a suit against the Korean government, using the investor-state dispute settlement system. -
18-Apr-2019 International The News
Pakistan not to ink FTA with Iran: Razak
Pakistan will not ink the FTA with Iran, rather it will first prefer to make Preferential Trade agreement (PTA), which is already effective since long and giving the required dividends. -
18-Apr-2019 Business Korea
South Korea and the Philippines agree to conclude FTA by November
South Korea and the Philippines agreed to conclude a free trade agreement in November at the latest. -
18-Apr-2019 Urdu Point
China, EAEU should sign FTA as soon as possible - Chinese Ambassador
China and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) should conclude a FTA as soon as possible to deepen cooperation, Chinese Ambassador in Moscow Li Hui said on Monday -
18-Apr-2019 Ary News
FTA’s second phase: China extends zero rate duties to Pakistan
In the second phase of FTA, the Chinese government has finally offered Pakistan the market access similar to that given to other countries of ASEAN. -
18-Apr-2019 New Straits Times
Malaysia might continue suspending FTA talks with EU and EFTA
Malaysia may continue to suspend FTA talks with the EU and EFTA until the issue of unfair and discriminatory practices against palm oil is resolved. -
17-Apr-2019 Reuters
Swiss to support Belt and Road push during president’s China trip
Switzerland will sign an accord backing China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Switzerland was the first country in continental Europe to reach a free trade agreement with China. -
17-Apr-2019 Social Europe
EU drive for trade liberalisation adds to tensions in Tunisia
The European Union’s disproportionate pressure for trade liberalisation risks exacerbating political strains in the last democracy of northern Africa. -
17-Apr-2019 Reuters
Venezuela’s Guaido to seek to annul $8.7 bln Conoco award
Guaido’s special prosecutor said has challenged the amount of the ICSID award, claiming “the methodology to determine the compensation was errant.” -
17-Apr-2019 Washington Post
Pelosi warns there will be no US-U.K. trade deal if Brexit harms the Irish peace accord
"If there were to be any weakening of the Good Friday accords, there would be no chance whatsoever, a nonstarter, for a US-U.K. trade agreement," said US House Speaker -
17-Apr-2019 Down to Earth
Rein in dairy exports to our continent: African farmers to EU
African dairy farmers protested outside the European Union HQ to demand that they don’t over-produce milk and then flood African markets. -
17-Apr-2019
Call for proposals: Women interrogating trade & corporate hegemony feminist participatory action research (WITCH FPAR) 2019-2020
Call for proposals: Women interrogating trade & corporate hegemony feminist participatory action research (WITCH FPAR) 2019-2020 (deadline: 30 April) APWLD invites grassroots women rights movements to take part in this project that aims to develop capacity, tools and resources by women movements against neoliberal trade and investment regimes. Click here for more info. -
16-Apr-2019 Japan Times
Japan and US kick off first day of trade talks with focus on cutting tariffs on goods
Japan and the United States agreed to focus mainly on tariffs on goods such as agricultural and industrial products. -
16-Apr-2019 IATP
Food standards on the menu at US-EU talks
The US negotiating objectives clearly intend to cover agriculture broadly. One of the trade negotiation mandates adopted by the EU addresses domestic regulatory changes which does not exclude agriculture. -
16-Apr-2019 Modern Diplomacy
Djibouti signs ICSID Convention to encourage investment
The ICSID Convention, which entered into force in 1966, establishes the institutional and legal framework for foreign investment dispute settlement. -
16-Apr-2019 Project Syndicate
Will free trade make Africans sick?
African governments must act immediately to address the AfCFTA’s potential negative implications for Africans’ health. -
16-Apr-2019 The Citizen
Tanzania has good reasons not to sign the EPAs, say German Scholar
German scholar Prof Helmut Asche today April 15, said that Tanzania has good reasons not to sign the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the European Union (EU). -
16-Apr-2019
Chile is fighting the TPP-11 hand-to-hand
Chile is currently experiencing convulsed political days given the heated debate over the parliamentary ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, known as TPP11. -
16-Apr-2019 International The News
China to extend duty free access on 313 more tariff lines
China has agreed in principle to extend duty free access on additional 313 tariff lines under the proposed second phase of the China Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA).