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PACER Plus countries prepare for trade deal ratification
22-Jun-2017 ICTSD
With the signing process now concluded, PACER Plus will take effect 60 days after eight negotiating parties complete their domestic processes and have notified the depositary accordingly.
Why workers should reject RCEP
22-Jun-2017 TNI
What is the RCEP and why should workers reject it?
Investor sentiment of the revised Mining Charter 2017 at breaking-point
22-Jun-2017 Lexology
The Revised Mining Charter 2017 could, in respect of certain provisions thereto, result in BIT guarantees for qualifying foreign investors being infringed.
EU wants gender chapter included in Chile trade deal update
22-Jun-2017 EurActiv
EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström wants to include a chapter on gender equality in an update to the bloc’s trade deal with Chile, which is due to be negotiated soon.
Phase 2 of IIA reform: Modernizing the existing stock of old-generation treaties
21-Jun-2017 UNCTAD
International investment agreement (IIA) reform has made significant progress.
Kenya to review trade agreements to boost exports
21-Jun-2017 Xinhua
Kenya is currently reviewing all its bilateral trade agreements it has signed with other countries with a view to enhancing exports, officials said.
US and UK to start trade talks next month to ensure deal soon after Brexit
21-Jun-2017 The Telegraph
Trade talks with the US will kick off next month as British officials start to scope out plans for a deal, with the aim of setting up a free trade agreement as soon as possible after Brexit.
India-EU free trade agreement: State of play and way forward
21-Jun-2017 Lexology
Recent events including the ongoing Brexit negotiations and the termination of investment treaties might however have a direct impact on the trade deal and one can expect negotiations to resume in the near future.
Japan eyes opening procurement bidding, lowering tariffs as EU trade pact bargaining chip
21-Jun-2017 Japan News
Tokyo is considering opening up bidding for local university and hospital projects to European companies.
PNG firmly out of Pacer-Plus
21-Jun-2017 PNG Industry News
Papua New Guinea is still realigning internal issues and is not ready to make commitments under Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus (Pacer-Plus) an official says.
Could the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement spur ISDS claims?
21-Jun-2017 ISDS Blog
It is still unclear what the withdrawal from the global climate deal really means, but some lawyers are already saying that the decision might lead to international arbitration claims against the US.
India agrees to government procurement talks in regional trade pact
20-Jun-2017 The Economic Times
Delhi agrees to start talks on government procurement as part of RCEP
US in trade talks with Asian nations to replace TPP, commerce secretary says
20-Jun-2017 South China Morning Post
The new trade discussions target multiple countries in Asia, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told reporters at the 2017 SelectUSA investment summit
European Union - New Zealand Free Trade Agreement: Outline of ambition and scope of future negotiations
20-Jun-2017 New Zealand Foreign Affairs & Trade
The scoping discussions covered, at a high level, the shared ambition for some key issues often addressed in trade negotiations.
How RCEP affects food and farmers
19-Jun-2017 GRAIN
The many ways in which RCEP will affect our lives
Cairn tax dispute: I-T dept confiscates dividend, refund
19-Jun-2017 PTI
The Income Tax Department has ordered coercive action against Cairn Energy of UK, including taking away over Rs 2,000 crore dividend and tax refund, to recover part of the Rs 10,247 crore retrospective tax.
E-commerce, border technology top NAFTA wish list
19-Jun-2017 Fleet Owner
U.S. flooded wth comments ahead of renegotiation of trade deal.
Trade agreements a good deal for US feed grains
19-Jun-2017 High Plains / Midwest Ag Journal
Trade equals huge success for exports of U.S. feed grains in all forms, particularly to the 20 countries with which the United States has a free trade agreement.
Japan working to eliminate tariffs on wine from European Union
19-Jun-2017 Japan News
The government is making arrangements to eliminate import tariffs on wine produced in European Union countries, including France and Italy, in the Japan-EU economic partnership agreement negotiations.
Japan set to slash tariffs on EU pasta
19-Jun-2017 Japan News
The government is making arrangements to accept a substantial tariff cut on pasta made in the European Union, such as spaghetti, in Japan-EU economic partnership agreement negotiations.