Negotiations
RCEP meeting fails to reach consensus on e-commerce, investment
14-Nov-2018Business Standard The ministers acknowledged the good progress made in the negotiations so far with successful conclusion of 5 chapters this year alone, taking the total to 7 chapters.
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14-Nov-2018 Nodal
Tratados de Libre Comercio, blindando la inversión extranjera
Los TLC implican mucho más que lo comercial, incluyendo diversos sectores y dimensiones que son sensibles y que colisionan con nuestros derechos como por ejemplo la normatividad de la inversión extranjera, el acceso a los medicamentos y a la salud. -
14-Nov-2018 Chile Mejor sin TLC
Instructivo de acción en rechazo al TPP-11
¡Tenemos poco tiempo para frenar esto, pero lo lograremos con el trabajo de todas las organizaciones y personas defensoras de nuestra soberanía! -
14-Nov-2018 CIAR Global
Legacy Vulcan reclama a México 500M$ y notifica intención de acudir a arbitraje
La compañía estadounidense Legacy Vulcan notificó hace dos meses la intención de someter una reclamación contra México a arbitraje en relación con sus inversiones en yacimientos de piedra caliza y al amparo del Capítulo XI del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN). -
13-Nov-2018 All India Radio News
17th AEC Council meeting held in Singapore
ASEAN Economic Ministers and AEC Ministers signed the ASEAN Agreement on e-Commerce, concluded the ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement (ATISA) and finalised the fourth protocol to amend the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA). -
13-Nov-2018 La Presse
Ottawa mise sur un accord global avec la Chine
International Trade Minister Jim Carr says China’s interest in so many Canadian products could ultimately lead to a comprehensive trade deal. -
13-Nov-2018 Financial Post
Canada eyes sweeping free-trade deal with China but remains open to sector deals
International Trade Minister Jim Carr says China’s interest in so many Canadian products could ultimately lead to a comprehensive trade deal. -
13-Nov-2018 CIAR Global
El Tribunal Superior de Justicia alemán apoya la sentencia Achmea
El pasado 31 de octubre, el Tribunal Superior de Justicia alemán anuló el laudo de 2012 que daba la razón a la compañía de seguros Achmea, que demandaba la violación del Tratado Bilateral de Inversiones Eslovaquia-Países Bajos, en un arbitraje contra Eslovaquia -
13-Nov-2018 Newcastle Herald
Indonesian free-trade deal delayed
The free-trade deal appears to be on hold as Indonesia is angry about Australia’s potential move of an embassy to Jerusalem. -
13-Nov-2018 Le Figaro
Le Vietnam ratifie le Partenariat transpacifique
Le Vietnam est devenu le septième pays à ratifier le Partenariat transpacifique qui va entrer en vigueur cette année malgré le retrait des Etats-Unis du projet initial. -
13-Nov-2018 New York Times
Vietnam ratifies Pacific rim trade pact abandoned by Trump
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership or CPTPP will take effect at the end of 2018 after Australia became the sixth nation to ratify it.more
Key issues
Slovakia does not have to compensate the Union private health insurer
9-Nov-2018 Slovak SpectatorThe German Supreme Court dismissed the original arbitration decision against Slovakia concerning the ban on health-insurance companies’ profits.
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8-Nov-2018 IIED
Special economic zones: engines of development or sites of exploitation?
Many SEZs have been associated with compressions of land, labour and human rights. Investment treaties protect investments against adverse regulatory change, including in SEZs. To date, investors have brought at least 20 arbitrations to challenge diverse aspects of SEZ regimes. -
7-Nov-2018 Both Ends
UPOV 91 and trade agreements: Compromising farmers’ right to save and sell seeds
Increased effort to include references to UPOV 91 in EU trade agreements impose intellectual property rights on seeds, which can restrict the farmers’ right to save and re-use seeds and undermine local seed systems -
7-Nov-2018 Global Net
La Tunisie et la Mauritanie déterminées à signer un accord de libre-échange (Chahed)
Le chef du gouvernement tunisien a affirmé la détermination des deux pays à signer dans les délais les plus proches un accord de libre-échange et d’autres accords de coopération administrative pour renforcer la coopération économique. -
6-Nov-2018 https://www.alainet.org/es/articulo...
La caravana migrante en México: Entre el éxodo, la crisis humanitaria y la criminalización
Los millares de centroamericanos, principalmente hondureños, que en semanas pasadas ingresaron a México, son mucho más que una caravana. -
1-Nov-2018 PSI
Carta Global Sobre el Proceso de Reforma de ISDS en la CNUDMI
Como representantes de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil global, reiteramos nuestra oposición inequívoca al régimen de solución de controversias inversionista-Estado (ISDS por sus siglas en inglés) y los derechos de gran alcance para los inversionistas extranjeros consagrados en los tratados de comercio e inversión. -
30-Oct-2018 CBC
Canada’s sprint to ratify sets up Trans-Pacific trade deal to take effect this year
Formal notice of Canada’s ratification filed Saturday; Australia expected to ratify this week.more
Comments
1-Nov-2018 More than 300 civil society organizations from 73 countries urge fundamental reform at UNCITRAL’s Investor-State Dispute Settlement discussions
Ramakrishna Venkatasamy: There has already been a huge historical mistake in believing in the goodwill of corporations and giving them too much latitude. We have reached26-Oct-2018 Liberals should consistently fight trade deals that let corporations sue Canada
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Giampietro Fraccari: Unfortunately very few people do things for the interest of all ,but we look always what is convincente to us as individual . We are also getting