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South Africa: Draft regulations on mediation rules for investor-state disputes
7-Mar-2017 Lexology
Since 2012, South Africa, dissatisfied with its bilateral investment treaties (BITs), has either been terminating or non-renewing several of these.
Arbitration. Challenge to Republic of Argentina v. AWG Group Ltd. arbitration award
7-Mar-2017 Lexology
District court denies request to vacate award, finding that arbitrator was not partial and that tribunal did not exceed its authority in awarding damages for lost profits.
Facing the next BIT negotiations: Argentina’s approach to the FET standard
7-Mar-2017 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
After 15 years of absence in this type of negotiations and several claims the country faced since the economic and financial crisis of 2001, Argentina sat again in the BIT negotiation table.
Jurisdiction of investment tribunals over host states’ counterclaims: wind of change?
7-Mar-2017 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
Two recently finalized cases against Latin America states provide several noteworthy points for further debates on the host states’ counterclaims towards investors.
Egypt’s FM in Brussels to meet European Union counterparts
6-Mar-2017 Ahram
Sameh Shoukry is scheduled to sign a cooperation agreement with EU counterparts that frames Egypt’s future relationship with European institutions in the next three years.
On the issues raised by the Canadian side on MFN-forward
6-Mar-2017 DNA
Sitharaman clarified that the negotiation should not get lost in peripheral issues and should focus on bringing in promotion and protection elements.
New Zealand FM optimistic on finalising stalled Gulf trade deal this year
6-Mar-2017 Reuters
New Zealand is optimistic it will complete its stalled free trade deal with the Gulf states this year as part of efforts to deepen economic ties with the region
Canada seeks to step up UAE investment talks
6-Mar-2017 The National
Canada would like to accelerate the pace of talks with the UAE on concluding a foreign investment agreement, potentially a precursor to a fully fledged free trade deal.
RCEP envoys make progress on trade deal in Kobe but complexity threatens timeline
6-Mar-2017 The Japan Times
Disagreements over issues range from how to handle intellectual property rights to tariff reductions
Arbitrator rules Egypt must compensate EMG
4-Mar-2017 Globes
The international arbitration panel ruled that Egypt failed to protect the Sinai pipeline from terrorists.
Let’s talk investment treaty before free trade pact, Canada tells India
4-Mar-2017 The Hindu
Canada is throwing its weight behind an early “progressive” bilateral investment treaty with India before it concludes a bilateral free trade agreement to ensure a stable and predictable environment for its investors.
Taiwan seeks FTA-like bilateral agreement with India
4-Mar-2017 Business Standard
Taiwan is seeking a Free Trade Agreement (FTA)-like bilateral agreement with India to boost trade and investments even as its companies are looking to relocate some of their manufacturing facilities from mainland China to India and Southeast Asia.
S. Korea, MERCOSUR to launch trade talks in first half
4-Mar-2017 Yonhap
South Korea and the South American trade block MERCOSUR will launch their official negotiations on a trade pact before the first half of 2017.
The EAC-EU EPA: Tanzania is raising pertinent issues
4-Mar-2017 SEATINI
Tanzania is reluctant to sign and ratify the EPA raising a number of issues including the implications of the EPA on EAC’s development in general and industrialisation in particular.
The African Union Commission is hosting the 5th meeting of the Continental Free Trade Area Negotiating Forum (CFTA-NF)
4-Mar-2017 SAT PR
The meeting will be adopting the modalities that will guide the negotiations in Tariff liberalization and Trade in Services liberalization
Canada’s free trade agreements strategy
4-Mar-2017 Global Trade
With EU FTA completed, a pivot to Asia
A new NAFTA, but not necessarily a better one
3-Mar-2017 Open Canada
NAFTA has its fair share of critics who want to see it updated. But if Trump has his way, a re-negotiated agreement may prove disappointing.
RCEP investment chapter presents a grave threat to access to medicines
3-Mar-2017 MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) raises concerns over provisions under negotiation in the RCEP investment chapter that threaten to restrict access to affordable medicines for millions of people
India refuses to accede to European Union requests; post-March, investors to have no legal cover
2-Mar-2017 Financial Express
Fresh investments by European companies in India and vice versa after April 1 won’t enjoy legal protection under any bilateral arrangement, as India has decided not to accede to requests by the European Union.
U.S. to negotiate ‘new, better’ trade deals with key economies: report
2-Mar-2017 Japan Times
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump will negotiate “new and better trade deals” with “countries in key markets” to provide a freer and fairer deal for American workers and businesses.