Articles by language
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28-Oct-2018 European Commission
EU-Vietnam trade and investment agreements (Aug 2018)
As published by the European Commission -
28-Oct-2018 NFU
As if the USMCA dairy concessions were not bad enough…
It is deeply concerning, though not surprising, that the proposed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) has at least three chapters that formally entrench corporate influence on government decision-making. -
28-Oct-2018 IISD
International investment law and sustainable development: Key cases from the 2010s
The selection of 10 key cases for this book has been made based on investment disputes that have implications for sustainable development, in its three dimensions: economic development, social development and environmental protection. -
28-Oct-2018 Public Citizen
NAFTA 2.0 and Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)
US-Canada ISDS is terminated; expansive investor rights eliminated and new review procedures mostly replace ISDS between US and Mexico. -
28-Oct-2018 Globe and Mail
How to make investment agreements more progressive: stop signing them
Unverified rumours circulated in early 2018 that Canada was willing to abandon NAFTA’s provisions entitling foreign investors to sue for damages under what is called investor-state dispute settlement, or ISDS. -
27-Oct-2018 Sydney Morning Herald
Australia abandoned plans for Taiwanese free trade agreement after warning from China
Australia walked away from plans for a free trade agreement with Taiwan after China warned any deal would hurt relations between Beijing and Canberra. -
27-Oct-2018 Le Monde
How the lobbies used the threat of ISDS to neuter the Hulot Act
The documents highlight for the first time the pressure placed on the French parliament by a foreign company’s threat to use the ISDS mechanism. -
27-Oct-2018 Open Democracy
"Deal" or "Secret Deal" – the EU-UK trade deal looks even more secretive than TTIP
While the media focus on the withdrawal deal, City lobbyists are working to set the agenda of the future EU-UK trade deal, whilst the public is kept in the dark. -
27-Oct-2018 Scoop
Trade strategy hui attracts 17,000 online viewers
The hui on What an Alternative and Progressive Trade Strategy Should Look Like at Auckland University’s Fale Pasifika attracted a remarkable 16,831 pageviews over the two days of live-streaming. -
27-Oct-2018 The Australian
Labor urged to back Peru trade deal
The federal government has urged Labor to support the Peru trade deal amid concerns the opposition’s new trade policy will blow up an agreement that has already been signed. -
26-Oct-2018 Business Daily
World chambers in Nairobi for free trade pact forum
Nairobi will from Tuesday host an African Chambers forum to help fast track realisation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) as well as prepare businesses for the block. -
26-Oct-2018 Mainichi
TPP-11 may take effect by year-end: Japanese minister
The 11-country free trade agreement formerly known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership may take effect by the end of this year, Toshimitsu Motegi, Japan’s minister in charge of negotiations, revealed Friday. -
26-Oct-2018 IELPO / Tradelab
Termination of bilateral investment treaties: Alternatives for Least Developed Countries
The goal of this study is to outline the choices LDCs have at their disposal for terminating their BITs and the legal questions arising from termination. -
26-Oct-2018 Sydney Morning Heralds
It’s time to stop giving more rights to global corporations
The UN Conference on Trade and Development new research shows that increased market power of global corporations is driving global income inequality. It recommends a review of existing regulation and trade agreements to develop “measures to curb abusive business practices.” -
25-Oct-2018 Global Meat News
NZ red meat sector reacts to CPTPP ratification
The New Zealand red meat sector is urging other member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership to complete their ratifications so the treaty can come into force. -
25-Oct-2018 War on Want et al
The Trans-Pacific Powergrab: Why joining the TPP would be bad for people and planet – and the UK
New briefing from War on Want, Global Justice Now and Trade Justice Movement UK -
25-Oct-2018 Mainichi
NZ becomes 4th nation to ratify Pacific free trade deal
The New Zealand government on Thursday announced that it formally ratified a $10 trillion Pacific-wide free trade agreement involving 10 other countries. -
25-Oct-2018 Free Malaysia Today
We don’t need trade pact to draw investors, says Santiago
An MP has dismissed a trade advocacy group’s claim that Malaysia will lose out to Vietnam if it does not ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). -
24-Oct-2018 Economic Times
Lack of FTA reciprocity, non-tariff barriers have hit India’s refined copper exports: Study
Lack of reciprocity in India’s existing free trade agreements (FTA), inverted duty structure, hidden subsidies in Asean economies like cheap electricity provision and non-tariff barriers in developed countries have hit India’s exports of refined copper, a study has said. -
24-Oct-2018 Natural Gas World
Korean utility refers India to arbitration
South Korean utility Korea Western Power Company (Kowepo) has begun arbitration proceedings against India for not honoring a fuel supply commitment to a gas-based power plant that it part-owns in western India