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S. Korea, DR Congo share need for bilateral investment treaty
20-Aug-2016 Yonhap
South Korea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo see the need to sign a bilateral investment treaty "as soon as possible" so that Korean companies can develop mines and seaports in the DRC
Norway’s PM softens stance on Britain joining EFTA
19-Aug-2016 Reuters
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said she saw some advantages if Britain joined the four-nation European Free Trade Association (EFTA) after quitting the EU
How a wonky trade pact you’d never heard of became a huge campaign issue
19-Aug-2016 Mother Jones
Interview with Larry Cohen, president of the Communications Workers of America
Interview: Regional integration more urgent for LatAm to face rise of "mega-blocs"
19-Aug-2016 Xinhua
Emerging giant trade blocs around the world make it "more urgent" than ever for Latin American countries to achieve regional integration and compete, a United Nations officer has told Xinhua in a recent interview.
An international arbitration system for BRICS - is it an imperative for further economic cooperation
19-Aug-2016 Lexology
The BRICS countries are discussing what kind of arbitration system is needed to settle commercial and investment disputes between them.
Where does India stand on intellectual property rights in the digital economy?
17-Aug-2016 Observer Research Foundation
A scrutiny of TPP, TISA and RCEP provisions that deal with IP and the digital economy vis-a-vis the current Indian legal standard.
Glencore begins arbitration against Bolivia over mine nationalization
17-Aug-2016 Daily Business Review
Glencore International has notified Bolivia that it has begun arbitration proceedings over its investments in two smelters and a tin mine nationalized between 2007 and 2012.
Nigeria to lose $1.3trn by 2026 to EPA arrangement – Report
16-Aug-2016 Business Day
A report authored by Social Action, a social development organisation, indicates that Nigeria stands to loose up to $1.3 trillion in forms of customs duties, taxation and other revenue sources throughout the 10 year implementation period of Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
Three more reasons why we need to stop CETA
16-Aug-2016 Common Dreams
A major topic of discussion at the World Social Forum in Montreal was the problems with TTIP-style free trade agreements and how we can stop them, writes Nick Dearden
RCEP - draft investment text: India (based on negotiating draft of Oct 2015)
16-Aug-2016
RCEP - draft investment text: NZ (based on negotiating draft of Oct 2015)
16-Aug-2016 RCEP Legal
RCEP - draft investment text: Korea (based on negotiating draft of Oct 2015)
16-Aug-2016 RCEP Legal
Trade talks that could milk India dry
16-Aug-2016 The Hindu
The proposed shift in India’s RCEP strategy could hurt the country’s 75 million small dairy producing households
A BIT too late
16-Aug-2016 Financial Express
It is likely that the Antrix case — which could see the Government of India paying $1 billion if it loses — would have had a different outcome had the new model BIT been at issue.
RCEP - draft investment text: China (based on negotiating draft of Oct 2015)
16-Aug-2016 RCEP Legal
Call to remove IP clauses from trade pact
15-Aug-2016 The Hindu
As the next round of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade talks begin in Vietnam, humanitarian aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières calls for the removal of intellectual property provisions from the agreement
Obama puts Congress on notice: TPP is coming
15-Aug-2016 Politico
The White House put Congress on notice that it will be sending lawmakers a bill to implement President Barack Obama’s landmark Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement — a move intended to infuse new energy into efforts to ratify the flat-lining trade pact, reports Politico.
Bear Creek Mining Corporation v. Republic of Peru (ICSID Case No. ARB/14/21) – public hearing
15-Aug-2016 ICSID
​A hearing on jurisdiction and the merits in the case will be transmitted live via internet feed from 7-14 September 2016.
SEATINI statement on inherent dangers of signing the EAC-EU EPA
15-Aug-2016 SEATINI
Preserving and consolidating the East African Community market should be of priority to all the EAC partner states — not prematurely signing the EU’s free trade agreement.
No logo - Tobacco regulation
13-Aug-2016 The Economist
Three years ago, the government of Togo received a letter from Philip Morris International outlining how plain packaging would violate binding global and regional agreements.