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Transatlantic convergence of preferential trade agreements environmental clauses
10-Oct-2017 Cambridge
The United States and the European Union include several environmental clauses in their respective preferential trade agreements.
RCEP: India may face heat over token tariff-cut offers
9-Oct-2017 Businessline
New Delhi has made “token” improvements in its latest round of offers extended to its 15 RCEP partner countries.
India, EU fail to fix date to relaunch trade pact talks
9-Oct-2017 The Hindu
India and the European Union failed to fix a date to re-launch negotiations on the proposed bilateral Free Trade Agreement, or a timeline to successfully conclude the talks that “were temporarily put on hold in summer 2013.”
Group of NGOs reject ASEAN-EU free trade pact
9-Oct-2017 Antara
A group of non-governmental organizations in the regions reject free trade agreement between ASEAN and the European Union.
US needs to push range of economic issues with India: Kenneth Juster
9-Oct-2017 The Economic Times
The US must push a range of economic issues with India, including intellectual property, standard and non-tariff barriers, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next envoy to India has told lawmakers.
Joint communique of the 6th meeting of the ESA-EU Interim EPA Committee
6-Oct-2017 European Commission
The sixth meeting of the EPA Committee under the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (IEPA) between the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) region and the EU was held in Antananarivo, Madagascar on 02-03 October 2017.
ICSID tribunal throws new light on the status of State-owned enterprises under the ICSID Convention
6-Oct-2017 Lexology
This article will focus on SOEs acting as claimants with a brief contextual examination of their role as ‘respondents’ to support the conclusion that SOEs will always have standing as claimants under ICSID.
Pakistan, Vietnam to start FTA talks
6-Oct-2017 The Express Tribune
Pakistan and Vietnam have agreed to share an initial list of products while kicking off negotiations on a free trade agreement.
New free trade agreements: normalising brutal transnational supply chains
6-Oct-2017 GRAIN
Transnational supply chains have been an expanding economic actor since transnational corporations began outsourcing manufacturing to places where extremely low wages, low or non-existing labour safety standards and even slave labour prevailed or were tolerated.
Privinvest announce ICC ruling in favour of Hellenic shipyards in dispute with Hellenic Republic
6-Oct-2017 PR Newswire
Hellenic Republic is found liable towards Hellenic Shipyards for more than 200 million Euros at the ICC while shareholders are pursuing the Hellenic Republic at the ICSID pursuant to the relevant Bilateral Investment Treaty.
RCEP In India: A creamy deal for transnational dairy corporations, growing resistance from farmers
5-Oct-2017 Countercurrents.org
The Modi governmentmust stop the RCEP from destroying rural livelihoods.
PACER Plus signatories urged to examine their commitments
5-Oct-2017 Radio NZ
Pacific countries already signed up to the PACER Plus are being urged to more closely examine their commitments under the deal, including the implications for customary land.
Tanzania edges closer towards total mine nationalisation
5-Oct-2017 Mining Review Africa
New laws revolve around the notion that Tanzania’s domestic law is to be supreme over any international dispute or arbitration decision.
US wants to update Latin America pacts next after NAFTA
5-Oct-2017 Just Style
Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer pointed to the need to modernise agreements with Peru, Colombia, Panama and Chile, as well as the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA).
Biofuels emerge as burning issue in EU-Mercosur talks
5-Oct-2017 EurActiv
Biofuels have emerged as a make-or-break issue in the EU’s negotiations with South American trading bloc Mercosur, and EU farmers fear they will be left to fend off stronger competition in a shrinking market.
TiSA impact assessment report ignores crucial human rights concerns
5-Oct-2017 EDRi
A report to evaluate how TiSA’s provisions could affect economic, social and human rights, which was published in July 2017, fails to address several key fundamental rights concerns.
US eager for trade talks with Japan, seeking ‘preferred status’: agriculture secretary
5-Oct-2017 Japan Times
US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue expressed strong hopes that his country would launch trade talks with Japan to expand exports of farm products.
Seoul agrees to amend US trade deal after Trump threats
5-Oct-2017 Anadolu
South Korea will renegotiate free trade pact with Washington rather than see Donald Trump abandon the deal altogether
Japanese eager for Trans-Pacific Partnership with all eyes, including theirs, on NAFTA
4-Oct-2017 National Post
“All the countries, including Japanese, are very closely following the negotiation,” outgoing Japanese ambassador Kenjiro Monji said. “Because if we have to deal with United States, we can learn from this experience. A lot.”
Ecuador awarded USD41 million in counterclaim against US oil and gas company Burlington Resources
4-Oct-2017 IISD
The tribunal ordered Burlington to pay USD41 million in compensation to Ecuador for environmental and infrastructure damage.