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International investment agreements and Africa’s structural transformation: a perspective from South Africa
9-Aug-2015 South Centre
The brief describes the widening debate on the implications of international investment agreements for sustainable development and outlines the broad features of alternative policy approaches to foreign direct investment
The risks of mutual recognition of voluntary industry standards within the context of a future EU - US trade agreement (TTIP) and alternative approaches
8-Aug-2015 CEN CENELEC
Report sets out the risks to the voluntary single standard system that would arise from the mutual recognition of European and US industry standards
Why Europe and the US are locked in a food fight over TTIP
8-Aug-2015 The Conversation
It is not certain whether TTIP will relent and grant European food products even the limited protection they have under CETA
Malaysia-Pakistan trade set to improve this year
8-Aug-2015 Daily Express
Malaysia-Pakistan tradeis expected to improve this year with the revival of Malaysia-Pakistan Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (MPCEPA)
Spain facing compensation bill of billions over renewables cuts
7-Aug-2015 El País
Spain has suffered its first setback in an international arbitration process over its cuts to renewable energy subsidies.
Livestock may struggle after TPP
7-Aug-2015 Vietnam Economic Times
Vietnam’s livestock sector, on which the livelihoods of nearly 10 million people depend, may be negatively affected the most after the Trans-Pacific Partnership comes into being
Zambia, DRC agree on free trade
6-Aug-2015 ZNBC
Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a bilateral trade agreement that will see enhanced trade between the two countries
Food exporters may have to rebadge food labels as a result of free trade deals
6-Aug-2015 ABC Rural
Food exporters are being warned they could face the costly process of rebadging food labels as a result of free trade deals
Canadian corporations abuse investment treaties, bully governments into environmental backtrack: study
6-Aug-2015 CCPA
Canadian investors have exploited a controversial mechanism in international investment treaties to challenge public interest regulations in 24 different countries
Forum Economique Arabo-Hongrois : l’Algérie sera au rendez-vous
6-Aug-2015 El Moudjahid
Le forum économique arabo-hongrois examinera les moyens de dynamiser les échanges dans plusieurs segments d’activités et d’élever le niveau des flux commerciaux
Renzi hopes to push through EU-Japan trade deal this year
6-Aug-2015 Euractiv
The Italian prime minister believes the EU and Japan could finalise a free trade deal by the end of the year
India defers FTA talks with EU over ban of 700 drugs
6-Aug-2015 The Indian Express
Objecting to the ban of around 700 pharma products by the European Union, India said that it has called off a scheduled meeting of chief negotiators of the two sides on the proposed free trade agreement
Austria hit with first ICSID claim
6-Aug-2015 Global Arbitration Review
The owner of a Vienna bank targeted by multiple fraud investigations has lodged what is thought to be the first-ever investment treaty claim against Austria
RCEP - draft chapter on trade in services (Aug 2015)
5-Aug-2015 RCEP Legal
As leaked on RCEP Legal
A losing proposition
5-Aug-2015 CCPA
The failure of Canadian ISDS policy at home and abroad.
Law professor wants refusal to release TPP documents overturned
5-Aug-2015 Stuff
An application for an urgent review of a refusal to release documents relating to the Trans-Pacific partnership trade deal has been filed in the High Court in Wellington by law professor Jane Kelsey
US excludes Canada, Mexico from TPP auto negotiations
5-Aug-2015 The Globe and Mail
Canada and Mexico are joining forces to try and break a major logjam over Japanese autos at the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks while the United States had already cut a deal with Japan
Sri Lanka could join TPP, think of trade and investment as one: Razeen Sally
5-Aug-2015 Economy Next
Sri Lanka could apply to be part of an evolving Trans-Pacific Partnership while pursuing a free trade agreement with the US
TTIP, CETA, TISA and public services
5-Aug-2015 War on Want
What is the threat from free trade agreements to public services?
Poland risks Bilateral Investment Treaty claims in adopting new law
5-Aug-2015 Lexology
The Polish Parliament has just passed a new law restricting investment in certain strategic Polish companies, which raises the risk of potential Bilateral Investment Treaty claims