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11-Mar-2019 Times of India
Cairn Energy’s retro tax arbitration award delayed
Cairn Energy said it expects the long-running arbitration process against the Indian authorities over retrospective taxation to be concluded before late 2019. -
11-Mar-2019 Meta
A UN Treaty to reduce corporate impunity advances
The treaty is also a direct opposite of the Investor State Dispute Settlement mechanisms adopted in trade deals, as they expand the powers of transnational corporations. -
11-Mar-2019 Bloomberg
Even Israel is getting the Trump treatment on trade
US trade negotiators are traveling to Israel for advanced talks to upgrade their agricultural trade pact and reduce barriers for American farm exports to the Middle Eastern country. -
11-Mar-2019 Business Recorder
CPFTA-II may be finalised prior to PM’s China visit
Pakistan and China are holding 11th round of second phase of Free Trade Agreement hoping positive outcome of the much supported parlays -
11-Mar-2019 Philippine News Agency
ASEAN gains China’s support on RCEP
ASEAN has been assured of China’s support in realizing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement, -
11-Mar-2019 Australian Farmers
Indonesian free trade deal a big win for Aussie farmers
IA-CEPA will help ensure that Australia, and its horticulture producers, will be able to benefit from the country’s expected economic growth. -
11-Mar-2019 Vietnam Plus
Mercosur hopes to become main food supplier of ASEAN
The South American trade bloc Mercosur hopes to become a main food supplier of the ASEAN in the next 50 years -
9-Mar-2019 Reuters
Venezuela must pay Conoco over $8 billion: World Bank
Venezuela must pay ConocoPhillips more than $8 billion to compensate for the 2007 expropriation of oil assets by the country’s late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, the World Bank ruled. -
9-Mar-2019 Business Times
Asia-Pacific megadeal: monthly targets put in place for RCEP trade to close this year
Key partners and ASEAN commerce ministers have agreed on a set of monthly targets on the RCEP trade deal before the end of this year. -
8-Mar-2019 Via Campesina
India: Peasant movements to scrutinise and expose the dangers of RCEP trade agreement
Several prominent peasant movements in India are holding a ‘National level consultation on the Impact of RCEP and other tree trade agreements on farmers and farming in India’ on 13th March in New Delhi. -
8-Mar-2019 Reuters
EU trade chief says no support in Europe for comprehensive US trade deal
The European Union will not support a comprehensive trade deal with the United States that includes agriculture, the EU’s top trade negotiator said, so she is working toward a narrower deal focused on industrial goods and automobiles. -
8-Mar-2019 Q
Costa Rica legislators approve TLC with Korea
Negotiations for the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South Korea was begun by the Chinchilla administration (2010-2014), completed in 2016 and now only requires the President’s signature to go into force. -
8-Mar-2019 Stuff
China trade by the numbers: New Zealand’s big buyer
New Zealand sold nearly $8.6b worth of goods and services to the United States in 2018, only half what was sold to China. Which sectors are doing the most business with China? -
8-Mar-2019 New Straits Times
Govt should stop free trade talks with the EU
Malaysian palm oil producers urge the government to reject the revival talks of free trade agreement with the European Union (EU) in view of its move to boycott palm biodiesel. -
7-Mar-2019 Local Futures
Saving Japan’s seed heritage from “free trade”
Former Japanese minister Yamada joined forces with 150 lawyers that have challenged as unconstitutional both the TPP agreement and the government’s decision to abolish the seed protection law. -
7-Mar-2019 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of Australia
Indonesia-Australia FTA text
As released by Government of Australia -
7-Mar-2019 South Centre
Building a mirage: The effectiveness of tax carve-out provisions in international investment agreements
The broad language in investment agreements has allowed investor-state dispute settlement tribunals to scrutinize tax measures adopted by States, and determine that such measures resulted in a breach of State’s obligations under the agreement. -
7-Mar-2019 BBC
US ambassador defends farming record on chicken and beef
The UK should accept American meat as part of a post-Brexit trade deal, says US ambassador to the UK . -
7-Mar-2019 Fresh Plaza
Honduras and South Korea FTA will soon enter into force
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Honduras and South Korea is about to enter into force; the National Congress of the Republic has already approved it. -
6-Mar-2019 Colombo Gazette
Sri Lanka to review FTA talks with China, India, Thailand
The Government is to review the progress in Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks with China, India and Thailand.