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5-Sep-2018 Reuters
US arbitration court can rule on Vattenfall’s German nuclear claim
A US arbitration court has rejected a German government petition that said the panel had no right to rule on a damages claim by Sweden’s Vattenfall. Berlin cited a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union. -
5-Sep-2018 Urdu Point
Algeria joins China’s Belt, Road Initiative
Algeria and China have signed a memorandum of understanding on Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative. -
5-Sep-2018 UNI
RCEP talks may spill over to 2019, Govt to hold parleys with China, others: Prabhu
India will hold talks with Australia, New Zealand and China on Free-trade agreement in addition to Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) -
5-Sep-2018 Financial Express
RCEP talks: India manages major breakthrough
New Delhi won’t not take additional commitment on intellectual property rights beyond the TRIPS agreement it has already accepted at the WTO; investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism only for limited sectors. -
5-Sep-2018 The Globe and Mail
Canada won’t compromise on culture, dispute resolution in NAFTA talks: Trudeau
Trudeau said Canadians will not sign onto a deal that does not include a dispute resolution mechanism and exemptions for cultural industries. -
5-Sep-2018 IISD
International Energy Charter draft model investment dispute prevention and management protocol
The proposed instrument is of little benefit to states on either account and it is overly intrusive into government administrative processes. -
5-Sep-2018
Energy Charter Treaty: Draft model investment dispute prevention and management protocol
Drafted by the Energy Charter Secretariat -
4-Sep-2018 Korea Herald
Revised FTA to curb overuse of legal dispute by foreign investors
Lawyers claim investor-state dispute settlement should be abolished in FTA as in NAFTA. -
4-Sep-2018 China Daily
An FTA between China, African nations will boost global trade
Many have suggested that China and African countries, represented by African Union, should launch a feasibility study on free trade and investment facilitation negotiation. -
4-Sep-2018 Euractiv
Africa prepares to drive a hard trade bargain with EU
Increasing trade between the EU and the ACP, particularly African countries, lay at the heart of the ambition of the Cotonou Agreement. But it has not worked out that way. -
4-Sep-2018 Euractiv
Commission proposes to redistribute beef quota to please the US
The European Commission proposed a redistribution of the existing quota for hormone-free beef in order to address longstanding demands from the US to increase its exports within the agreed limits. -
4-Sep-2018 The Times of India
India, Singapore ink protocol to amend CECA; to boost bilateral trade
India and Singapore signed the second protocol amending the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), which will boost bilateral trade, with both sides agreeing to expand the coverage of tariff concessions. -
4-Sep-2018 Chiang Rai Times
Thailand-China look to double their strategic trade and investment partnerships
China wants to upgrade multilateral cooperation with other Southeast Asian countries under the Asean-China Free Trade Agreements. -
4-Sep-2018 Yonhap
S. Korea discloses revised clauses of FTA with US
South Korea will collect public opinions on the recently revised free trade agreement with the United States before sending it to the parliament for approval. -
4-Sep-2018 Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Republic of Korea
US-Korea FTA: Protocol amending the agreement (Sep 2018)
As released by the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy -
4-Sep-2018 Brussels Times
Trial of anti-TTIP protester opens on Wednesday in Brussels
About 20 organisations have signed a declaration of support for the activist and called on supporters to assemble outside the Brussels Law Courts before the hearing. -
4-Sep-2018 Agenda.ge
Georgia ready to start free trade talks with Japan
Georgia is ready to start negotiations with Japan on a free trade agreement. Foreign Ministers discussed the ongoing negotiations of bilateral investment agreement. -
3-Sep-2018 JDSupra
Energy arbitration in Latin America
Latin American countries have been respondents in approximately 30 per cent of all International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) cases. -
3-Sep-2018 Xinhua
China, Mauritius set to sign free trade agreement
Both sides signed a memorandum of understanding on wrapping up the talks, leading to the first free trade agreement between China and an African country. -
3-Sep-2018 Economic Times
India, Singapore launch next round of free trade agreement review
Singapore is the second largest trading partner of India within ASEAN and India is the largest trading partner of Singapore in South Asia