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25-Apr-2018 The Japan Times
Thailand aims to join TPP trade deal
Thailand intends to join the TPP deal, which counts Japan and Australia among its members, after it takes effect. The existing 11 member countries are seeking to have it take effect this year. -
25-Apr-2018 The EconomicTimes
India may face pressure to cut duties on 90% of goods traded with China
India is likely to face greater pressure to eliminate duties on 90% of goods it trades with China under the mega trade agreement among 16 Asia Pacific countries that is in the works. -
25-Apr-2018 The Daily Star
Bangladesh plans FTA with Thailand
Bangladesh has decided to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with Thailand to boost trade with the Southeast Asian nation. -
25-Apr-2018 TNI
EU’s new trade deal with Mexico promotes CETA-style investors’ rights while ignoring human rights violations by multinationals
A key feature of the “modernisation” process is the inclusion of a controversial investment protection chapter with the same characteristics as the one recently included in the Canada-EU trade agreement. -
25-Apr-2018 Wind Power
Invenergy files international arbitration suit against Poland over wind projects
The Invenergy group has submitted a notice of arbitration against Poland citing violations of Invenergy’s rights as a foreign investor and clear breaches of Poland’s obligations under the United States-Poland bilateral investment treaty. -
24-Apr-2018 Farmers Weekly
Scots call for halt to EU’s Mercosur trade talks
Scottish farm leaders have urged the European Commission to postpone its “reckless” trade negotiations with the Mercosur block of South American countries because of fears over the damage it could inflict on the beef sector. -
24-Apr-2018 Venezuelanalysis
Kimberly-Clark to sue Venezuela over 2016 expropriated factory
US multinational Kimberly-Clark has filed a formal request to take Venezuela to court regarding the expropriation of its abandoned factory by the government of Nicolas Maduro in July 2016. -
24-Apr-2018 SBS
Why Australia really wants a free trade deal with the EU
A free trade agreement between Australia and the European Union now looks like a viable prospect, so what’s in it for both parties? -
24-Apr-2018 TASS
Russia’s PM signs agreement on establishing free trade zone between EAEU and Iran
The agreement provides for the formation of a free trade area on a limited range of goods between the EAEU and Iran. -
24-Apr-2018 Sputnik
Israel, EAEU resume talks on free trade agreement - Israeli ambassador in Russia
Israel has resumed negotiations with Russia on joining the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Israeli Ambassador to Russia, noting the developing economic relations as well as increasing trade between the two countries. -
24-Apr-2018 Transport & Environment
Creating Versailles out of a landfill: after landmark case, what is the fate of the multilateral investment court?
The EU should not negotiate on its multilateral investment court project until the Court of Justice of the European Union has established the compatibility of the investment court agreed in CETA. -
24-Apr-2018 Daily Nation
Taxpayers face Sh500bn loss in case against Canadian firm
The government risks losing up to Sh500 billion in an international arbitration case against mining firm, Cortec, after it failed to provide Sh100 million in the second mini-budget to pay a UK-based law firm representing it in the case. -
24-Apr-2018 Reuters
Japan says trade talks with US under new framework won’t start until June
Japan’s Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday that bilateral talks on trade under a new framework led by him and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer won’t begin until mid-June at the earliest. -
24-Apr-2018 Nikkei Asian Review
China and South Korea seek free trade deal with Mercosur
China and South Korea are seeking to establish free trade agreements with Mercosur in a strategic response to Washington’s increasingly protectionist stance. -
24-Apr-2018 The Korean Herald
Korea, US made ’progress’ on details in revised FTA draft: minister
South Korea and the United States have made progress on the final details of a revised free trade agreement before a formal signing after they agreed in principle on major issues last month, Seoul’s commerce minister said Monday. -
24-Apr-2018 The Jakarta Post
Indonesia targets to conclude RCEP negotiations this year
Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita has said that the government is planning to finish negotiations over the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) this year, as, currently, progress in negotiations stands at about 80 percent. -
23-Apr-2018 AFTINET
Three Canadian mining companies lodge ISDS disputes over Colombian mining ban
Colombia’s decision to ban mining activities in the Páramos, a range of environmentally sensitive wetlands that provide approximately 70% of the country’s water supply, has so far led to three treaty-based arbitration cases. -
23-Apr-2018 Sydney Morning Herald
EU trade pact must offer fair deal for farmers, says Turnbull
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is setting his sights on a big win for Australian farmers in a far-reaching trade deal with the European Union, insisting that fair access for rural produce is vital to expanding the $99.5 billion trade relationship. -
23-Apr-2018 South China Morning Post
‘China is just as important to South America as the US’: why Argentina is keen to start talks on free-trade agreement
Argentina’s ambassador to Beijing defends China’s global ambitions as he signals Latin American common market is keen to strengthen economic ties. -
23-Apr-2018 Vox
Trump wants to bully Congress into accepting a new NAFTA
His administration is considering pulling out of the agreement — just to force lawmakers to accept a new one.