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12-Apr-2024 European Commission
Commission reports on thirteenth negotiation round with five Eastern and Southern African countries to deepen existing EPA
The European Commission has published a report summarising progress made during the latest negotiation round to deepen the existing Economic Partnership Agreement with five Eastern and Southern African partners.
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11-Apr-2024 bilaterals.org
Protocole sur le commerce numérique de la ZLECAf : Des problèmes critiques dévoilés
Dans les eaux troubles de l’économie numérique, où l’innovation technologique dépasse les cadres réglementaires, le protocole sur le commerce numérique de la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine soulève de profondes inquiétudes.
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10-Apr-2024 International organisations
100 organizations from around the world call on Ecuador to defend its sovereignty against international arbitration: No to ISDS!
Various organisations express their support for Ecuador’s rejection of international arbitration tribunals in a gesture of international solidarity.
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10-Apr-2024 Deeclaración internacional
100 organizaciones de todo el mundo llaman a Ecuador a defender su soberanía frente al arbitraje internacional: ¡No al ISDS!
En un gesto de solidaridad internacional, diversas organizaciones expresan su respaldo al rechazo de Ecuador hacia los tribunales arbitrales internacionales.
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9-Apr-2024 Actu Cameroun
Le Cameroun et le Togo se lancent dans un rapprochement stratégique dans le cadre de la ZLECAF
Les autorités de la République du Togo ont annoncé l’intension des deux pays de renforcer leurs liens commerciaux, pour entrer pleinement dans l’esprit de la Zone de libre-échange continentale.
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9-Apr-2024 bilaterals.org
AfCFTA digital trade protocol: Unveiling critical flaws
In the turbulent waters of the digital economy, where technological innovation is outpacing regulatory frameworks, the leaked African Continental Free Trade Area protocol on digital trade raises deep concerns.
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9-Apr-2024 CIAR Global
Un empresario portugués presenta el primer arbitraje CIADI contra Angola
El empresario portugués Ricardo Filomeno Duarte Ventura Leitão Machado, propietario de la compañía de proyectos energéticos Aenergia SA, ha presentado una solicitud de arbitraje de inversión contra Angola ante el Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias relativas a Inversiones (CIADI). Se trata del primer procedimiento que enfrenta el país africano ante este organismo internacional.
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8-Apr-2024 The East African
Small firms say AfCFTA tariff liberalization may push them out of business
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is expected to significantly boost intra-Africa trade when fully implemented, but small businesses in East Africa are not happy about it, as it may not bode well for them.
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8-Apr-2024 Daily Sun
Brazilian FM welcomes Bangladesh’s interest in Preferential Trade Agreement
Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira welcomed Bangladesh’s interest in reaching a MERCOSUR-Bangladesh Preferential Trade Agreement during a meeting with Bangladeshi foreign ministry officials in Dhaka.
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4-Apr-2024 Le Monde Diplomatique
The lucrative world of international arbitration
International investment agreements enable corporations to sue foreign governments for loss of profits. The sums they demand can be so huge that even the threat of a claim is enough to make governments cave in.
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3-Apr-2024 El Economista
La UE retrasa firma de TLC con México y el Mercosur
La Unión Europea ha retrasado la aprobación de un Tratado de Libre Comercio con el Mercosur y la modernización de otro TLC con México, mientras avanza la integración derivada de tres grandes acuerdos comerciales ya en vigencia y con gran escala.
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28-Mar-2024 Stabroeknews
Guyana now ready to sign new OACP-EU pact – Todd
Having gotten the clarity it sought on areas of concern, Guyana says that it will now sign on to the Samoa Agreement – successor to the Cotonou Agreement that the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (OACPS) has with the European Union (EU).
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28-Mar-2024 The Guardian
Macron calls proposed EU-Mercosur trade pact ‘very bad deal’ lacking strong climate commitments
French president tells Brazil forum both parties need to be ‘much stronger’ on biodiversity and climate.
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27-Mar-2024 Dzair Tube
Algeria-EU Association Agreement under revision: toward a balanced and mutually beneficial partnership
The Algeria-European Union (EU) Association Agreement, signed in 2002 and implemented in 2005, has long been a subject of contention for Algeria. Its revision is now underway by both parties, marking a significant development in their bilateral relations.
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27-Mar-2024 Sunstar
South Africa, PH eye free trade agreement
The South African and the Philippine governments are looking to enter into a free trade agreement (FTA) to boost both nation’s trade relations.
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27-Mar-2024 Survie
Nouvel accord ACP-UE : quelle résistance des pays ACP à la pression européenne ?
L’accord de Samoa est toujours ancré dans un modèle néocolonial et libéral, qui suscite des résistances au moment où le Kenya vient de signer un accord de partenariat économique avec l’Europe.
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25-Mar-2024 Le Monde Diplomatique
Une justice au service des multinationales
Les populations ignorent souvent que, grâce au mécanisme d’arbitrage international, les entreprises sont en mesure de mettre au pas les États, parfois au mépris des lois ou des Constitutions.
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25-Mar-2024 Pressenza
CIADI: a propósito de la reciente denuncia por parte de Honduras de la Convención de Washington de 1965
Existen políticas de atracción de inversión extranjera exitosas que varios Estados receptores de grandes flujos de inversión extranjera han sabido elaborar, manteniendo una distancia prudente con el mecanismo establecido por el CIADI.
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22-Mar-2024 Bilaterals.org
Trade agreements’ influence on the global mineral transition in critical raw materials
Trade agreements shape the global minerals transition by determining access to essential raw materials, influencing investment decisions, and enforcing environmental and social regulations. This article examines the underlying agenda of trade agreements in shaping the global minerals transition, including how they affect the distribution of benefits and risks.
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21-Mar-2024 Graphic Business
Single Africa market under threat — former minister questions AfCFTA relevance
AN economist and former Deputy Finance Minister, Kwaku Kwarteng, has revived the debate on how realistic it is to have a single market under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.