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11-Jun-2018 Agenda.ge
Georgia and Hong Kong to sign free trade deal in June
So far Georgia has free trade deals with China, Turkey, European Union (EU), European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries and with the Commonwealth of Independent States. -
11-Jun-2018 Santiago Times
Chile, Brazil wrap up first round of “second generation” FTA talks
Brazil and Chile launched the first round of negotiations for a “second generation” free trade agreement, since they already have 100% of their trade released for more than 20 years. -
11-Jun-2018 Sputnik
Swedish court overturns claims of Yukos’ shareholders against Russia - lawyer
A Swedish appeals court reversed the ruling of the Stockholm arbitration tribunal in the legal action filed by Spanish shareholders of Russian oil and gas company Yukos against Moscow. -
8-Jun-2018 Boston College Law School
The case against third-party funding in ISDS
The high costs and potentially high damages characteristic of ISDS cases have made it a new and highly attractive market for third-party funding. -
8-Jun-2018 Business Korea
Korea suffers first defeat in ISD case
The Korean government was ordered to pay about 73 billion won to an Iranian investor who filed an investor-state lawsuit, claiming that he suffered losses in the process of participating in an auction for Daewoo Electronics in 2010. -
8-Jun-2018 ZDNet
Colombia looking to join new TPP
TPP may get back to a dozen signatories, with Colombia declaring its interest in the agreement. -
8-Jun-2018 Euractiv
Mercosur: Don’t sacrifice our food standards and tropical forests for trade
The trade agreement currently being negotiated by the EU and Mercosur will increase deforestation and accelerate the demise of European farmers by subjecting them to unfair competition. -
8-Jun-2018 Independent.ie
Beef lobby ramps up pressure on Mercosur
The Irish government will not block any future trade deal between the EU and Mercosur, despite intense lobbying by the farm organisations and meat processors. -
8-Jun-2018 The Messenger
Georgia-UK launch free-trade agreement consultations
The Georgian Economy Minister Dimitry Kumsishvili announced that technical consultations on the free trade agreement with Britain will start by the end of 2018. -
8-Jun-2018 Economic Times
As US sanctions loom, India and Iran to begin trade talks
India will soon begin talks with Iran on a trade accord just as the US has turned hostile toward the Persian Gulf nation, threatening it with renewed sanctions after walking out of a nuclear accord with the country. -
8-Jun-2018 Gulf Times
Activists urge EU to reject Vietnam free trade deal
Dozens of organisations including rights groups and pro-democracy activists have urged the European Union to reject a proposed free trade agreement with Vietnam, accusing the one-party state of being among the “worst enemies” of human rights. -
8-Jun-2018 Daily Mirror
Govt. to review FTA with China : Malik
The Sri Lankan government will hold ministerial level talks with China to review and iron out contentious issues in the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries, Development Strategies and International Trade Minister Malik Samarawickrama said. -
8-Jun-2018 Yahoo News
Japan, US to seek first trade talks under new framework in July
Japan and the United States are working to hold their first bilateral trade talks under a new framework in July, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said, in a sign Washington may ratchet up pressure on Tokyo to open up its markets. -
7-Jun-2018 Information Technology Industry Council
Business and tech groups call for more review of ePrivacy regulation
The group expressed concern about the extremely broad scope of the draft ePrivacy Regulation, which would greatly limit the processing of a broad array of both personal and non-personal data and lead to inconsistencies with the GDPR framework. -
7-Jun-2018 Bdew
Position paper on the trade agreement between the EU and Japan
The free trade agreement between Japan and the EU pushes for more liberalisation - including for the water industry. -
7-Jun-2018 AöW
AöW-Position on the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Japan
AöW highlights the concerns of public water management in Germany. -
7-Jun-2018 European Commission
EU and Chile complete third round of trade negotiations
Negotiators met in Brussels from 28 May to 1 June for the 3rd round of negotiations for a new, modernised trade agreement between the EU and Chile. -
7-Jun-2018 Mining.com
Results of Gabriel’s lawsuit against Romania may be known late 2019
Gabriel Resources will have to wait until late 2019 to find out whether Romania will have to pay it $4.4 billion in alleged losses related to the company’s Rosia Montana gold and silver project. -
7-Jun-2018 India Briefing
Singapore, India trade pact review: tariff cuts, flexible rules of origin announced under CECA
Singapore and India have concluded the second review of their preferential trade pact – the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA). -
7-Jun-2018 Times Higher Education
How global trade deals could impact universities
Unions and universities worry that agreements could leave them vulnerable to for-profit competition and entrench privatisation.