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Advocate General Sharpston considers that the Singapore Free Trade Agreement can only be concluded by the European Union and the Member States acting jointly
21-Dec-2016 Court of Justice of the European Union
Not all parts of the agreement fall within the EU’s exclusive competence and therefore the agreement cannot be concluded without the participation of all of the Member States
Argentina is back in the BIT negotiation arena
21-Dec-2016 Investment Claims
The recent signature of the Argentina-Qatar Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) and the imminent signature of an Argentina-Japan BIT represent a shift in Argentina’s BIT policy.
India, Kyrgyzstan initiate Bilateral Investment Treaty talks
20-Dec-2016 The Hindu
India and Kyrgyzstan initiated talks to conclude a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) that will seek to boost investments between the two nations and protect investors’ interests.
Asian allies’ envoys urge Trump to drop opposition to TPP
20-Dec-2016 The Japan Times
U.S.-allied Asian ambassadors are urging President-elect Donald Trump to reconsider his opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement and keep the U.S. engaged in Asia.
Cabinet to continue with amendments to laws related to TPPA - Mustapa Mohamed
20-Dec-2016 Malaysian Digest
The Cabinet meeting agreed to proceed with the amendments to the laws relating to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
CETA: Selling off the farm
20-Dec-2016 IATP
Agribusiness counting on CETA’s (de)regulatory cooperation agenda for the bulk of the benefits
EU-Myanmar/Burma Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) and impact assessment fail to protect human rights
20-Dec-2016 FIDH / ALTSEAN Burma
Open letter
PH to work for first Pan-Asia trade deal
20-Dec-2016 Manila Standard
The Philippines is working towards closing the negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership with other members of the Asean next year.
Canadian, U.S. businesses passive toward trade deals
19-Dec-2016 Global Trade
Research reveals businesses across the continent have a strong indifference toward free trade agreements.
Norway, China normalize trade; resume free trade negotiations
19-Dec-2016 Undercurrent News
Norway’s government has announced that efforts to settle a free trade agreement have resumed.
Conclusion of Japan-EU EPA put off
19-Dec-2016 The Japan News
Mauro Petriccione, the European Union’s chief negotiator in Japan-EU free trade negotiations, indicated Saturday that the EU will abandon the goal of reaching a general agreement on the proposed economic partnership agreement with Japan by the end of this year.
Asia-Pacific: Japan ratifies TPP, RCEP gears up for 2017
19-Dec-2016 ICTSD
Topics on the docket for a future RCEP deal include trade in goods and services; investment; intellectual property; competition; and dispute settlement, among other potential issues.
When you thought trade deals could not get any worse — enter Wall Street
19-Dec-2016 Sierra Club
What connects two proposed gold mines, one in the high-altitude wetlands of Colombia and one in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania?
We’re about to sign a deal with Canada that’s just as bad as TTIP and could increase inequality across the whole of Europe
19-Dec-2016 The Independent
Despite the clear dangers posed by CETA, Liam ’Take Back Control’ Fox has already signed the UK up to the deal, wilfully bypassing UK parliamentary scrutiny along the way.
Brexit and foreign investors’ legitimate expectations
19-Dec-2016 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
Might Brexit trigger foreign investor claims against the United Kingdom?
Edenred S.A.: Arbitration ruling from the ICSID delivered in Edenred’s favor in Hungary
19-Dec-2016 Globe Newswire
The ICSID delivered its decision in Edenred’s arbitration claim against the Hungarian State in the Group’s favor.
ETUC assessment on the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
19-Dec-2016 ETUC
Statement approved at the Executive Committee 14-15 December 2016
Japan, EU set 2017 as the new deadline for free trade agreement: EU negotiator
18-Dec-2016 Japan Times
The European Union and Japan will seek a broad agreement on a bilateral free trade deal in 2017, EU chief negotiator Mauro Petriccione said Saturday, setting a new deadline partly due to dairy sector tariff issues.
Commentary on The EU-Canada Trade Governance Project
16-Dec-2016 Trade Justice Alliance
Canadians have seen a disingenuous process that is providing impunity for deceptive dealing in the current model
The hidden costs of RCEP and corporate trade deals in Asia
16-Dec-2016 Friends of the Earth International
RCEP also includes the controversial Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanism (ISDS), which is facing increasing public criticism and scrutiny worldwide.