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13-Sep-2018 State Chancellery of the Republic of Latvia
Latvia is seeking annulment of an arbitral award rendered by the ICSID arbitral tribunal
Latvia has made an application for annulment of an arbitral award in the case of UAB “E energija” (Lithuania) v. Republic of Latvia. -
13-Sep-2018 Xinhua
Tanzania defends move to withdraw from int’l arbitrations
Authorities in Tanzania defended their move to amend public-private partnership laws and withdraw from international arbitrations. -
13-Sep-2018 Business Line
RCEP deal can be disastrous for India
India’s FTA experience and existing trade imbalance with RCEP nations show that such a trade pact will hurt Indian producers. -
13-Sep-2018 Taiwan News
Taiwan wants to sign free trade deal with US: foreign minister
Foreign Minister Joseph Wu made a recorded video for a conference organized by a Washington-based research institute on Sept. 12. -
13-Sep-2018 Ecns
Plan to upgrade China-ASEAN trade agreement unveiled
Chinese Vice-Premier announced that China will work with ASEAN to upgrade the China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement signed in 2004 and accelerate talks for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. -
13-Sep-2018 Asia Times
Pakistan seeks rejig of economic corridor, trade pact with China
Pakistan seeks to renegotiate FTA as well as China Pakistan Economic Corridor deals -
12-Sep-2018 European Journal of International Law
Leaders in the expansive and restrictive interpretation of investment treaties: A descriptive study of ISDS awards to 2010
Which arbitrators were most responsible for expanding or constraining the compensatory promise of the treaties for claimant investors in the first two decades of ISDS? -
12-Sep-2018 TeleSur
Ecuador: Chevron’s victims vow to fight Hague court ruling
Victims of Chevron-Texaco’s pollution of the Ecuadorean Amazon have vowed to fight to protect the ruling which has granted them compensation.
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12-Sep-2018 Euractiv
European Parliament gripes against a France Insoumise MEP
The attempt by the European Parliament administration to exert pressure on a tweet on the EU-Japan trade agreement shocked MEP Younous Omarjeee, who condemned this as an attack on freedom of expression. -
12-Sep-2018 Reuters
Canada ready to allow US dairy access in NAFTA talks: sources
Canada is ready to offer the United States limited access to the Canadian dairy market as a concession in negotiations to rework the North American Free Trade Agreement. -
12-Sep-2018 RFI
’Moving into the heart of negotiations’ for Africa’s free trade agreement
Some general concerns centre on the potential impact a continental free market could have on particular sectors of national economies. -
12-Sep-2018 IP Watch
Extended monopolies on biologic drugs – A warning to developing countries
The United States has throughout history been the principal demandeur of maximalist intellectual property, backed by a powerful pharmaceutical lobby. -
12-Sep-2018 BNamericas
Sacyr files new case against Panama
Spanish construction firm Sacyr has launched arbitration proceedings claim against the Panamanian state before the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). -
12-Sep-2018 BNamericas
APM Terminals could file case against Guatemala
APM Terminals, the Spanish subsidiary of Danish company Maersk group, has informed the Guatemalan government of its intention to start arbitration proceedings over a ruling that voids its concession contract to operate a container terminal in Quetzal. -
12-Sep-2018 Reuters
EU’s Juncker eyes Africa free trade pact
The European Union could one day look to take advantage of African efforts to forge a free trade area within the continent to work toward a comprehensive continent-to-continent free trade agreement. -
11-Sep-2018 Project Syndicate
The real problem with free trade
Free trade has enabled a few companies to secure monopolies or near-monopolies, which has given rise to massive inequalities. -
11-Sep-2018 Just Style
Mexico adds rule of origin exception into Colombia FTA
Mexico has implemented a temporary exception to the rules of origin for textiles and apparel in its free trade agreement with Colombia. -
11-Sep-2018 The Guardian
Labor drops opposition to Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal
Caucus and shadow cabinet agree to pass TPP, but also change the way Australia negotiates on trade. -
11-Sep-2018 Independent.ie
Talks over trade deal with South Americans continue amid opposition from EU farmers
EU Commission officials are in Montevideo in Uruguay to reconvene the trade talks with the Mercosur trading bloc. -
11-Sep-2018 The Globe and Mail
Freeland to head back to Washington Tuesday for high-level NAFTA negotiations
The two sides have so far been unable to break an impasse over, among other issues, US access to the Canadian dairy market, a cultural exemption for Canada and the Chapter 19 dispute resolution mechanism.