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22-Feb-2019 The Investor
Korea to speed up CEPA talks with Indonesia
Korea has decided to resume talks on signing the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Indonesia, seeking to broaden ties with the Southeast Asian country. -
22-Feb-2019 The Hindu Business Line
RCEP: India moves to narrow differences with China on tariff elimination in Bali Round
India will hold intense bilateral discussions with China to narrow differences on import duty cuts and the implementation period that both seek under the trade pact. -
21-Feb-2019 CEO
TTIP reloaded: big business calls the shots on new EU-US trade talks
Corporate lobby groups roam the corridors of EU negotiators working to set the agenda for the talks with the US, while the European Commission covers over its links with big business. -
21-Feb-2019 Taipei Times
USDA to send trade mission in April
The US has long criticized Taiwan’s zero-tolerance policy regarding meat product imports and views Taiwan’s ractopamine ban as a trade barrier. -
21-Feb-2019 Daily Blog
Russel Norman – climate change and free trade
The panel on a sustainable world at the hui in October 2018 on What an Alternative and Progressive Trade Strategy for New Zealand argued for major changes to address pressing environmental issues. -
21-Feb-2019 The Hindu
Out-of-court settlement with Nissan likely, State govt. tells HC
The State government told the Madras High Court that an out-of-court settlement was likely in its long-running dispute with Japanese automaker Nissan. -
21-Feb-2019 The Guardian
Much to fear from post-Brexit trade deals with ISDS mechanisms
Investor-state dispute settlement is a threat to human rights, health and the environment, say representatives of trade unions, charities and faith groups. -
21-Feb-2019 The ASEAN Post
How the CPTPP could widen inequality
The ways that the CPTPP could harm developing countries and widen inequality -
20-Feb-2019 IATP
Agribusiness’s secretive plans to unravel food safety and worker protections
Little-known council linked to NAFTA subverts public safety to free trade. -
20-Feb-2019 Hogan Lovells
Precedent-setting ICSID arbitration award in favor of the Republic of Panama now final and binding
Claimants failed to seek an annulment of the 12 October 2018 award, which dismissed the totality of claimants’ claims against the Republic of Panama. -
20-Feb-2019 MENAFN
UFG denies reaching settlement agreement with Egypt
The Spanish Union Fenosa Gas (UFG) denies media reports that any settlement has been reached with Egypt in regard to the $2 billion dispute about the gas supply to the Damietta Liquefied Natural Gas plant. -
20-Feb-2019 Business Korea
South Korean Government’s assets about to be seized
Iran’s Dayyani group started a procedure to seize the South Korean government’s assets in the Netherlands after winning its investor-state dispute against it. This is the first time that such a procedure has been initiated against the South Korean government. -
20-Feb-2019 Climate Home News
EU committee shelves climate concerns to open US trade talks
The committee of the European Parliament for international trade endorsed opening trade talks with the US. -
20-Feb-2019 Profit Pakistan Today
Pakistan to ink MoU on free trade agreement with Saudi Arabia
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are also going to sign memorandums of understanding (MoUs) for a Free Trade Agreement. -
19-Feb-2019
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19-Feb-2019 Ekklesia
Lawyers warn on legality of EU approved investment
Lawyers have warned that the European investment agreement with Singapore, endorsed by the EU Parliament, may not be compatible with the law. -
19-Feb-2019 Business Standard
India, Argentina for expediting signing of BIT, DTAA to boost investments
India and Argentina agreed to expedite signing of the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) and the double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) between the countries to promote economic ties. -
19-Feb-2019 The Guardian
Japan seeking big concessions from Britain in trade talks
Japan is seeking tougher concessions from Britain in trade talks than it secured from the EU, while negotiations between London and Tokyo are also being slowed by the looming risk of no-deal Brexit. -
19-Feb-2019 The National
EU says it is open to free trade deal with GCC
EU commissioner Phil Hogan met UAE ministers to discuss the reopening free trade negotiations with the Gulf states. -
19-Feb-2019 Interfax
Hague arbitration court rules in favor of PrivatBank against Russia on bank assets seized in Crimea – bank
The Permanent Court of Arbitration has announced a partial arbitration decision in favor of PrivatBank and against Russia. The question of the amount of compensation is left for the next stage of the arbitration proceedings.