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‘TTIP may come back from the dead,’ warns expert
12-Dec-2016 EurActiv
Opposition to the EU’s transatlantic trade deals is alive and well. According to activists, TTIP is far from dead and CETA can still be stopped.
The EU fraudulent behaviour to extort the signing of the EPAs
11-Dec-2016 SOL
The States of West Africa and East Africa have been pressured to sign the Economic Partnership Agreements on the basis of false indications, not to say lies, of the European Commission.
Brussels continues pursuit of elusive Mercosur trade deal
9-Dec-2016 EurActiv
Argentine President Mauricio Macri met with Internal Market Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska to discuss strengthening ties between the European Union and the Mercosur trading bloc.
First season in Switzerland without occupation tomatoes?
9-Dec-2016 WSRW
From this winter on, Swiss supermarkets will probably, for the first time, no longer sell tomatoes from occupied Western Sahara.
Parliament committee gives CETA thumbs down
9-Dec-2016 EurActiv
The European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee recommended to reject the EU-Canada trade agreement
Diet approves TPP despite Trump’s stated opposition
9-Dec-2016 The Asahi Shimbun
Although seemingly dead due to opposition from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement was approved by the Diet.
The requirement of “effective seat” in CEAC Holdings Limited v. Montenegro
9-Dec-2016 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
Are we moving towards a double-barreled test for protected “investor”?
CEAC’s Deripaska personally seeks arbitration in dispute with Montenegro
9-Dec-2016 See News
Oleg Deripaska has, in his personal capacity, served a notice of arbitration against Montenegro, claiming unlawful expropriation of his investment and related treaty breaches
Talks on China-backed RCEP will be substantially completed by end-2017: Malaysia’s trade minister Mustapa Mohamed
9-Dec-2016 The Straits Times
Negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), championed by China, will likely be substantially concluded by the end of next year, Malaysia’s International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed said.
China-championed Asia trade pact gains traction in Jakarta talks
9-Dec-2016 Bloomberg Quint
Matters such as intellectual property rights, as well as trade in goods and services, remain unresolved. The next talks will be held in Japan in February.
Indonesia to finalize five trade deals next year in hunt for wider markets
8-Dec-2016 Jakarta Post
As Indonesia accelerates talks with 15 Asia-Pacific nations, it is prioritizing the conclusion of five trade deals to open access to foreign markets and lure inflows of investment.
FTAs not benefiting Pakistan, acknowledges government
8-Dec-2016 Business Recorder
The government acknowledged that Pakistan has not benefited appropriately from the free trade agreements (FTAs) signed in the past including the one with China.
Trade Minister Steven Ciobo rejects assertions that the Trans-Pacific Partnership has collapsed
8-Dec-2016 The Age
"We are only nine months into a 24-month process, we need to give the Americans time to consider the pros and cons of the TPP."
Czech Republic faces international arbitration
8-Dec-2016 Prague Daily Monitor
Aircraftleasing Meier & Fischer has initiated international arbitration proceedings, asking compensation in the amount of USD 125.17m.
German utilities win compensation for nuclear phaseout
8-Dec-2016 DW
Germany’s highest court has ruled in favor of three power companies in a dispute over a government decision to phase out nuclear energy. Vattenfall is also suing at the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
Multinationals launch 50 lawsuits worth $31b against Asian nations
8-Dec-2016 ABC News
A new report finds that corporations have launched 50 lawsuits, worth at least $US31 billion, using secret international arbitration tribunals against 11 countries in the Asian region.
Churchill Mining’s $1bn claim against Indonesia struck off
7-Dec-2016 Digital Look
A tribunal has struck out a claim by Churchill Mining for damages after Indonesia’s government revoked its licence for a coal project.
TPP may be dead – but its impact lingers
7-Dec-2016 IP Watch
Threats to affordable access to medicines continue unabated
India and Brazil conclude negotiations of Bilateral Investment Treaty
7-Dec-2016 Lexology
The conclusion of negotiations between India and Brazil culminating in a near-final treaty between the two nations.
EEU, Iran move closer to establishing free trade zone
7-Dec-2016 Pan Armenian
Iran is one of the first countries the EEU wants to establish a free trade zone with, says Eurasian Economic Commission Chairman.