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Explosive leaked trade papers show NHS, chlorinated chicken already on table in US trade talks
27-Nov-2019 Global Justice Now
Trade deal with Trump would threaten public services, consumer protection and online rights.
Spain is ordered to pay damages of EUR 290.6 million in NextEra renewable energy case
27-Nov-2019 IISD
An ICSID tribunal ordered Spain to pay two Dutch investors EUR 290.6 million in compensation for its breach of the FET standard under ECT
How World Bank arbitrators mugged Pakistan
27-Nov-2019 Project Syndicate
Thanks to the World Bank’s flawed and corrupt investment arbitration process, the rich are making a fortune at the expense of poor countries.
Spain offers green energy investors incentives to drop lawsuits
27-Nov-2019 Reuters
The government will offer subsidies which will allow investors that abandon litigation to maintain their current profitability rate of 7.39% until 2031.
South Korea and Indonesia reach final agreement on free trade deal
27-Nov-2019 Nikkei Asian Review
South Korea and Indonesia on Monday wound up seven and a half years of negotiations on a free trade deal, with an agreement to remove tariffs on steel, autos and beer.
China, S.Korea, Japan to hold trilateral FTA negotiations in Seoul
27-Nov-2019 Xinhua Net
China, South Korea and Japan will hold a new round of negotiations on the trilateral free trade agreement (FTA) this week in Seoul.
US-India free trade agreement expected to further strengthen bilateral trade
27-Nov-2019 Ajot
India is working towards concluding a free trade agreement with the United States, particularly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently announced in Bangkok that India was dropping out of the China-led Regional Cooperation and Economic Partnership (RCEP).
Comments on the draft interim report / Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) in support of the association agreement negotiations between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur
26-Nov-2019 ClientEarth, Fern and Conservation International
The failure to take recent data or events into account risks creating incorrect and biased results.
Spain held liable for breach of FET under the ECT for frustrating legitimate expectations of 9REN, a Luxembourg-based renewable energy investor
26-Nov-2019 IISD
An ICSID tribunal held that Spain violated Fair and Equitable Treatment under the Energy Charter Treaty.
Commission publishes proposal for agreement on conformity assessment with United States
26-Nov-2019 European Commission
The European Commission published its proposal for an EU-US agreement on conformity assessment for industrial products, in line with its commitment to enhanced transparency in trade negotiations.
China and US moving closer to trade deal, but no agreement on tariff rollbacks: report
26-Nov-2019 Reuters
China and the United States are “moving closer to agreeing” on a “phase one” trade deal, according to Communist Party’s official People’s Daily.
France says post-Brexit trade deal requires UK to align with EU standards
26-Nov-2019 New Europe
The EU and UK can reach an agreement on a future trade relationship provided that Britain sticks closely to Europe’s labour and environmental standards, according to France’s trade minister.
EU on course to allow in more US beef from 2020
26-Nov-2019 Euractiv
European Union plans to allow more US beef imports cleared a key hurdle when EU lawmakers specialising in trade backed the move, which is likely to ease transatlantic tensions.
Kingdom, South Korea to study FTA feasibility
26-Nov-2019 Phnom Penh Post
Cambodia and South Korea have signed a joint feasibility study agreement on a potential free trade agreement (FTA) aiming to expand bilateral investment volume between the two countries.
China trade deal to boost region
26-Nov-2019 Inquirer.Net
The Philippines’ chief economic manager is still pushing for the massive deal covering Asean and its free-trade partners such as China to sustain fast growth and poverty reduction across the region.
PH, South Korea see conclusion of free trade deal by 2020
26-Nov-2019 Inquirer.Net
The Philippines and South Korea are aiming to conclude their free trade negotiations by next year in a bid to finally cure the trade and industry imbalances between the two Asian nations.
EU-Singapore trade agreement: human rights in the spotlight (may be)
26-Nov-2019 AsiaNews.It
The free trade pact will test the European bloc’s ability to link trade liberalization to humanitarian issues while trying to enhance ties with ASEAN members. Singapore is a key trading partner for the EU, but its human rights record is troubling.
US, PHL to open talks on free-trade deal
25-Nov-2019 Business Mirror
The US will begin negotiations for a free-trade agreement (FTA) with Manila in 2020, in a move that will secure market access for Philippine exporters to the United States
China to raise penalties on IP theft in trade war compromise
25-Nov-2019 Bloomberg
China said it will raise penalties on violations of intellectual property rights in an attempt to address one of the sticking points in trade talks with the US.
Africa should focus on industrialisation. Free trade will follow
25-Nov-2019 The Conversation
It is more reasonable to concentrate on building regions and industrialising before attempting the African free trade area.