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Korean Supreme Court opposing ISDS in KorUS FTA
3-Aug-2016 Occupy FTA
When the KorUS FTA was negotiated from 2006, the Korean Supreme Court delivered its opinion against ISDS to the Korean government twice in 2006 and 2007.
Indonesia and Australia recommit to free trade deal in 18 months
3-Aug-2016 Sidney Morning Herald
Indonesia and Australia have recommitted to finalising a free trade deal within 18 months despite the appointment of a new Indonesian trade minister.
EU trade policy ‘close to death’ if Canada deal fails
3-Aug-2016 Politico
Fears grow that Brussels is losing control of one of its core competencies.
Uruguay to sign free trade agreement with Chile
3-Aug-2016 Latin America Herald Tribune
President Tabare Vazquez said that Uruguay planned to sign a free trade agreement with Chile, expanding south-to-south cooperation and regional integration.
Will an Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU make Nigeria any better?
3-Aug-2016 Ventures Africa
Any attempt to encourage cheap EU imports will not only retard local production, it may also be counter-productive to the country’s industrialisation plans.
Antrix-Devas deal: The BIT bites India!
3-Aug-2016 The Citizen
India is again in the limelight of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS). An international tribunal has penalised the country earlier this week with a monetary compensation estimated at one billion dollars.
RCEP meet: focus on investor-state dispute
3-Aug-2016 Deccan Herald
RCEP trade ministers will meet in Laos on August 5 to try and resolve issues that are stuck in negotiations.
Argentina and Mexico pledge to reach “absolute integration and free trade”
2-Aug-2016 Merco Press
Argentina and Mexico agree on the need to reach absolute integration and free trade, as part of the closer bilateral relations confirmed with the visit to Buenos Aires of Mexican head of state Enrique Peña Nieto.
Free trade is killing Colombian labor activists
2-Aug-2016 The Nation
Workers attempting to exercise their rights have suffered at least 1,466 threats and acts of violence since the trade deal went into effect in 2012.
Trade deal’s supporters counterattack
2-Aug-2016 Politico
Advocates remain steadfastly optimistic, insisting the agreement still has a shot at approval despite being opposed by both major-party presidential candidates.
CEMAC calls for a ’fair and balanced’ economic agreement with the EU
2-Aug-2016 Africanews
Central African States have reaffirmed their commitment to accelerate the negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU).
Demand justice for Korean farmer Baek Nam-gi
1-Aug-2016 IUF
Korean farmer Baek Nam-gi remains unconscious in a hospital bed in Seoul after he was struck down by police water cannon in the mass demonstration against the government’s promotion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
RI, Australia to conclude trade agreement
1-Aug-2016 Antara
Australian Trade, Tourism and Investment Minister Steven Ciobo is visiting Indonesia to conclude a free trade agreement with Indonesia.
CEZ seeking hundreds of millions of euros from Bulgaria in arbitration
29-Jul-2016 Reuters
Czech utility CEZ has launched arbitration seeking hundreds of millions of euros from Bulgaria for failure to protect its energy investments
Delegates are using the convention to make the TPP politically unacceptable
29-Jul-2016 The Nation
A clear line has been drawn at the corporate-friendly trade deal during this year’s convention.
​Burundi faces new European Union campaign to intensify economic sanctions
29-Jul-2016 Mail & Guardian Africa
European lawmakers want Burundi excluded from becoming beneficiary of free trade agreement between the EU and the East African Community
Russia-Iran study group to propose free trade agreement plan by end of year
29-Jul-2016 Sputnik
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said that he and Iranian Communications Minister, Mahmoud Vaezi discussed the issues related to the study into the possibility of establishing the Free Trade Area between countries.
Asia-Pacific peoples movements come together to challenge RCEP
29-Jul-2016
More than 80 participants met on 27-28 July in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to take stock of the new generation of mega regional free trade agreements (FTAs) emerging in the region.
TiSA talks going nowhere fast
28-Jul-2016 Politico
Parties are still considering a number of new proposals and avoiding discussions on some important subjects.
Who really won the legal battle between Philip Morris and Uruguay?
28-Jul-2016 The Guardian
The tobacco giant has to pay $7m to the small South American nation in a dispute over cigarette adverts. But the case could still set a worrying precedent.