Negotiations
UK’s Boris Johnson expected to press Trudeau on trade pact at G7
22-Aug-2019CBC As it hurtles toward what could be a messy exit from the European Union, Britain is hoping to hear some fresh trade reassurances from Canada at the upcoming G7 Summit.
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21-Aug-2019 Chile Mejor sin TLC
Comisión de Hacienda aprobó TPP-11 escudándose en el protocolo del gobierno
Hacienda, Protocolo, Senado, TPP-11, Tratado transpacífico El tratado fue despachado con tres votos a favor y uno en contra, único voto en rechazo fue del Senador socialista Carlos Montes. -
21-Aug-2019 Folha de S.Paulo
Trade agreement between Brazil and United States will not include free-trade
Officials participating in the negotiations say the deal not only involves taxes, but also non-tariff and investment issues. -
21-Aug-2019 Food Ingredients First
Post-Brexit US trade deal: Chlorinated chicken could be the tip of the iceberg, warns UK union
Chlorinated chicken, as part of a post-Brexit free trade deal with the US, is “the thin end of the wedge” that could impact public health and threaten thousands of jobs in the UK food processing industry. -
21-Aug-2019 TASS
Serbia to sign free trade zone agreement with EAEU on October 25
The agreement on a free trade zone between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Serbia will be signed on October 25, Russian ambassador to Serbia wrote. -
21-Aug-2019 The Mainichi
British trade secretary to visit Japan by Oct. for FTA, TPP talks
British trade secretary hopes to visit Japan by the end of October for talks on a possible bilateral trade agreement and her country’s potential participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade framework. -
21-Aug-2019 Malay Mail
Malaysia welcomes MAFTA review but priority given to RCEP conclusion
Malaysia welcomes the review of the Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA) but any effort to do so will only be considered after the negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) have been concluded. -
21-Aug-2019 Dialogo Chino
El Salvador’s sugar producers want to keep Taiwan free trade pact
In August 2018, El Salvador followed the Dominican Republic and Panama in switching diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China. But in March 2019, president-elect, cast doubt over whether his government would maintain that status. -
21-Aug-2019 The Jakarta Post
Setting sights on ‘free trade’ Africa
Indonesia has caught the African fever, but with AfCFTA, it can do a lot more and faster in tapping the growing economic and business opportunities on offer -
20-Aug-2019 Foreign Brief
US and Japan near free trade deal as high-level talks get underway in DC
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will meet with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegu in Washington for two days of discussions on a proposed bilateral free trade deal. -
20-Aug-2019 Ukrinform
Ukraine, Israel want to expand free trade agreement to cover services
Ukraine and Israel have agreed to start to work on the expansion of the free trade agreement to cover services.more
Key issues
TCC moves US court for enforcement of $6bn award in Reko Diq case
16-Aug-2019 Express TribuneTethyan Copper Company (TCC) has approached a court in the United States for enforcement of US$6 billion penalty imposed on Pakistan
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12-Aug-2019 The Hill
A Trump-Bolsonaro free-trade agreement is an apocalyptically bad idea
A possible free trade agreement between the United States and Brazil will have considerable environmental, climate and human rights risks. -
11-Aug-2019 Knowledge Commune
Criminal enforcement of copyright and unintended consequences: Lessons of KORUS for RCEP
Soon after the signing of the Korea-US FTA (“KORUS”) in June 2007, South Korea experienced a dramatic increase of complaints of copyright crime from 2007. -
7-Aug-2019 El Confidencial
España pierde su décimo arbitraje por las renovables y la factura sube a 750M
El Ciadi ha dictado un laudo en el que condena a España a indemnizar con 41 millones de euros a SolEs Badajoz, una sociedad de origen alemán. -
7-Aug-2019 Renewables Now
Spain loses another dispute over premium cuts on renewables
Spain will have to pay EUR 41 million to German solar investor SolEs Badajoz GmbH for retroactively cutting long-term premiums for renewable energy projects. -
5-Aug-2019 War on Want
More precious than gold: community resistance v corporate courts
UK registered mining company Lydian is using corporate courts to bully the Armenian government into cracking down on public protests that have successfully resisted a gold mine.
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1-Aug-2019 Occupy FTA
10th ISDS case against South Korea
Reportedly, Berjaya, Malaysian investor initiated ISDS dispute against South Korea.more
Comments
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