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Human rights groups call on Australia to drop pursuit of Israel trade deal over Palestine conflict
14-May-2021 The Guardian
Australian and Palestinian human rights groups have urged Australia to stop pursuing a potential free trade agreement with Israel and condemn its actions in Gaza and East Jerusalem.
How trade deals explain the behaviour of West African elites
14-May-2021 The Conversation
The political survival of ruling elites is one of the major determining factors behind their trade policy choices.
Canada BIT model (May 2021)
14-May-2021 Government of Canada
Unions want major Asia trade deal scrapped
14-May-2021 https://www.thecourier.com.au/story...
Unions have blasted Australia’s plan to sign a massive free trade deal with Asia-Pacific nations over the inclusion of military junta-controlled Myanmar.
Turkmenistan wins $500 million claim brought before international arbitration tribunal by Turkish construction company
14-May-2021 AKIpress
The government of Turkmenistan has won $500 million claim brought before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes by a Turkish construction company.
US files first trade complaint with Mexico under USMCA
14-May-2021 AP
The USMCA allows a panel to determine whether Mexico is enforcing labor laws that allow workers to choose their union and vote on contracts and union leadership.
S. Korea, Israel ink FTA; cars, auto parts among major beneficiaries
14-May-2021 Yonhap
South Korea is the first Asian country to have a free trade pact with Israel, which is expected to help Asia’s No. 4 economy enjoy advantages over other neighbors, including China and Japan.
Congolese port users welcome Kenya, DRC trade deal
13-May-2021 The Star
Congolese businessmen hope that the trade, transport and security deals signed between Kenya and the DRC will lead to increased business for them at the Port of Mombasa.
Tasks before the AfCFTA dispute settlement body
12-May-2021 Nairametrics
The inaugural meeting of the dispute settlement body of the AfCFTA signals the readiness of this infrastructure to take up any disputes that may arise in the course of trading amongst the member States.
Dairibord cautious of AfCFTA
12-May-2021 Newsday
DAIRIBORD Holdings Limited has said although the African Continental Free Trade Area could unlock a string of spinoffs, significant threats to intra-African trade would also arise.
Tunisia ready to participate in the COMESA free trade regime
12-May-2021 COMESA
Tunisia is ready to fully participate in the COMESA Free Trade Area regime (FTA) one year after giving notification of participation in the trade regime in March, 2020.
Unmasking the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
12-May-2021 GRAIN
CPEC is an essential component of the Belt and Road Initiative, intended on creating new production sites and trade routes to connect China better with the rest of the world.
Gerald Group resolves iron ore dispute with Sierra Leone
12-May-2021 Reuters
US commodity trader Gerald Group will pay Sierra Leone $20 million and cede a 10% stake in an iron ore project as part of the resolution to a nearly two-year dispute that led to the shutdown of production.
Canada-Chile agreement aimed at enhancing bilateral engagement on intellectual property issues
12-May-2021 The Lawyer’s Daily
The memorandum of understanding creates a formal mechanism for the two countries to enhance bilateral engagement on IP under the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement.
EU exports of banned pesticides fuelling death & destruction in Mercosur
11-May-2021 The Left in the European Parliament
The EU has exported 7000 tonnes of deadly pesticides – banned domestically – to Mercosur countries in 2018-2019, a study published by the Left group in the European Parliament has found.
UK-Australia trade deal could mean children and patients eating meat reared in ways illegal in UK, warn experts
11-May-2021 The Independent
‘It would be grossly hypocritical for the government to allow unsustainable meat to be served in schools and hospitals,’ say critics
Taiwan says will work with EU, other democracies on chips
11-May-2021 Reuters
President Tsai reiterated a call for Taiwan and the EU to restart talks for a stalled bilateral investment agreement.
EU, Kazakhstan celebrate strides in bilateral relations
11-May-2021 La Prensa Latina
The Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement allows for cooperation in areas such as trade and customs, the environment and the fight against climate change, energy, the rule of law and the judiciary.
Peru, Nicaragua begin free trade agreement negotiations
11-May-2021 Xinhua
Peru and Nicaragua began the first round of negotiations to form a free trade agreement.
US unions lodge first Mexico labor grievance under new NAFTA
10-May-2021 Reuters
The AFL-CIO, the biggest US labor federation, will file the first petition for the US government to bring a labor complaint against Mexico under the USMCA trade deal.