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East Africa: European MPs back deadline extension of EPA trade deal with EAC
25-Jul-2016 All Africa
Members of the European Parliament are rooting for the extension the October deadline to sign the comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between East African Community (EAC) and the EU.
S. Korea, EU agree to continue developing FTA
25-Jul-2016 Korea Herald
South Korea’s finance minister said a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) should be further developed despite Britain’s recent exit from the world’s biggest economic bloc.
The Empire Files: Bringing corporations to justice with Ecuador’s UN Rep
24-Jul-2016 Tele Sur
For the first time ever, progress is being made at the United Nations for a binging legal instrument that would hold corporations accountable for human rights violations.
Ecuador pays $112 million award to Chevron - central bank
23-Jul-2016 Reuters
Ecuador has paid $112 million to energy company Chevron Corp over a four-decade-old contract dispute, even though it remains in disagreement, the head of the central bank has said.
Shell takes Malampaya tax dispute vs PH to int’l arbitration body
22-Jul-2016 Rappler
Shell Philippines Exploration BV has raised its tax dispute with the Philippine government before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
India must work closely with BIMSTEC on trade push: Assocham
22-Jul-2016 Financial Express
India should work closely with BIMSTEC, a seven-nation grouping, to conclude trade negotiations and attempt early operationalising of the Bay of Bengal free trade agreement to give a big push to trade in the region, industry body Assocham said.
Musicians, actors set to campaign against the Pacific trade deal
22-Jul-2016 The Hill
A group of entertainers is hitting the road to kick off a campaign to build opposition against a Pacific trade agreement.
India fast-tracks BIT talks; Cambodia first, US deal may take time
22-Jul-2016 Financial Express
US ambassador to India Richard Verma recently said ‘things have become a bit more difficult’ after India revised the BIT text
EU–VN Free Trade Agreement set to lure European SMEs to Vietnam
21-Jul-2016 Vietnamnet Bridge
A delegation of 30 European pharmaceutical firms in the environment and water sectors paid a working visit to Ho Chi Minh City to research the market and explore opportunities.
Costa Rica to capitalize on free trade agreement with Colombia?
21-Jul-2016 The Costarican Times
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Costa Rica and Colombia will become effective this August 1.
New industrial law drawn up ahead of AEC
21-Jul-2016 Myanmar Times
An industrial policy to bring Myanmar into the 21st century will be presented to parliament, with the aim of updating the law to equip the country to better compete in the ASEAN Economic Community.
TDM Call for Papers Time and Cost Issues in International Arbitration
21-Jul-2016 TDM Call for Papers Time and Cost Issues in International Arbitration
This Special Issue focus on a subject that is central to the concerns of arbitration users, many of whom perceive arbitration proceedings as being too expensive and lengthy.
TPP will have negative consequences for Canada’s auto sector, study says
21-Jul-2016 BNN
The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal will have negative consequences for the auto sector in Canada, an analysis of the automotive measures in the agreement says.
Is TPP a public health threat?
21-Jul-2016 Viet Nam News
The Vietnamese Government should bar certain industries from exploiting the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) lest they damage public health, health activists warned.
TDM Call for Papers Special Issue on The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
20-Jul-2016 TDM Call for Papers Special Issue on The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
TDM Call for papers for a special issue on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). The TPP between Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam is one of three mega-regional agreements that will change the landscape of the international economic order in the coming years.
East Africa: Why cautionary approach to EPA’s deal is important
20-Jul-2016 All Africa
Signing this pact at the moment would expose young EAC countries to harsh economic conditions in post-Brexit Europe
Thailand presses for free trade agreement with India
20-Jul-2016 TalkVietnam
Thailand is encouraging India to wrap up a bilateral free trade agreement covering services, goods and investment after more than ten years of negotiations.
TPP, WTO and Japan’s rice
20-Jul-2016 NOUMINREN
At the time of the GATT Uruguay Round Agreement, Japan accepted the import of Minimum Access (MA) rice. This situation will get worse by the additional import quotas set by the TPP.
Celebrating Uruguay’s ISDS victory over Philip Morris?
19-Jul-2016 The Next Turn
A private ISDS tribunal has just ruled in favor of Uruguay over its tobacco labeling legislation. But why do we even allow this game to take place in the first place, regardless of the chance of a fatal outcome.
The Philippines and TPP: opportunities and challenges
19-Jul-2016 US Chamber of Commerce
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a study that assesses a number of aspects of Philippine trade and investment law against the obligations contained in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement