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South Africa’s protection of Investment Act
28-Jan-2017 JD Supra
The Protection of Investment Act 22 of 2015 (the Investment Act) aims to ultimately replace South Africa’s BITs.
Merkel wants to finalize bilateral investment agreement between EU, China
28-Jan-2017 Latin America Herald Tribune
The German Chancellor wants to push forward negotiations to conclusively finalize a bilateral investment agreement between the European Union and China
Air Canada appeals to World Bank over Venezuela funds
28-Jan-2017 Ch-aviation
Air Canada registered a case with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes to recover USD35 million in blocked funds.
La fin du Partenariat transpacifique profitable à la Russie?
28-Jan-2017 RBTH
Le retrait des États-Unis du Partenariat transpacifique permet à la Russie et à la Chine d’intensifier leurs négociations sur la mise en place de zones de libre-échange avec leurs partenaires en Asie.
Farm & Food groups call for new way on NAFTA
28-Jan-2017 IATP
U.S.-Mexico relations should be based on fair trade, not xenophobia. Farm and food groups call for prioritizing fair and sustainable rural economies.
Brian Fallow: The TPP is dead - long live what?
27-Jan-2017 NZ Herald
Does it mark the end of an era, the death of the Washington Consensus about the liberating power of markets, multilateralism and open economies?
Trump’s decision to junk Trans-Pacific Partnership an opportunity for India
27-Jan-2017 Livemint
US President Donald Trump’s move paves way for a more balanced outcome of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership talks
Brazil must be realistic about trade liberalisation in future deal, DG Agri
27-Jan-2017 Agra Facts
Brazil & the other three Mercosur countries need to be realistic about the volumes of beef, ethanol & poultry that can be liberalised.
India, Russia to step up geopolitical and economic cooperation in 2017
27-Jan-2017 RBTH
At the bilateral level, Moscow and New Delhi are poised to make a trajectory shift, especially in the realms of two-way mutually beneficial economic linkages.
Korea to accelerate FTAs with Mexico, Japan
26-Jan-2017 Korea Times
The government will speed up talks to reach free trade agreements (FTA) with Japan, Mexico and other countries to cope with increasing protectionism.
EFTA States, Mexico review free trade agreement
26-Jan-2017 Tax-news
EFTA states and Mexico met in Switzerland mid-month for a third round of negotiations on the comprehensive review of the free trade agreement
New round of Ukraine’s talks with Turkey on signing FTA agreement will be held in spring
26-Jan-2017 Interfax
The parties have advanced in negotiating the text of the agreement in part of tariff talks.
Navarro outlines criteria for ’model’ trade agreements
26-Jan-2017 Politico
The Trump administration will be pushing for agreements that tighten rules-of-origin requirements, crack down on steel and aluminum dumping and reduce the trade deficit by requiring nations to buy more U.S. products
Stans Energy prevails in preliminary jurisdictional phase before UNCITRAL arbitration against the Kyrgyz Republic
26-Jan-2017 Yahoo
The Tribunal has unanimously rejected the Respondent’s preliminary jurisdictional objections and opened the way for adjudication of the merits.
As TPP crumbles, people must remain vigilant vs equally unfair bilateral deals
26-Jan-2017 People Over Profit
As the United States officially walks away from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the people must remain vigilant over possible replacements.
Malaysia should withdraw from the TPPA, according to CAP
26-Jan-2017 Malaysiakini
Given the new developments regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Malaysia should withdraw from the agreement, stop implementing changes in domestic laws and policies designed to comply with it and not rush into negotiations with the US on a bilateral deal, says Consumers Association of Penang
Malmström put on spot by Nigeria on EU deals with ACP countries
26-Jan-2017 EurActiv
EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström came under fire from Nigeria over the state of the bloc’s Economic Partnership Agreements with the developing world.
Trump ups ante on Japan trade, using cars as bargaining chip
26-Jan-2017 Nikkei
Tokyo taking cautious approach on bilateral negotiations
Environmentalists earn TPP victory as wins will be rare under Trump
26-Jan-2017 Observer
The TransCanada lawsuit became virtually meaningless as Trump signed an executive order to continue construction of the Keystone XL
Hague appeals court not to split Yukos shareholders’ appeal - Lawyer
26-Jan-2017 Sputnik
The Hague Court of Appeal has rejected a plea to bifurcate hearings on a complaint by the former shareholders of Russia’s now-defunct Yukos oil firm