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R. de Corée - Philippines: négociations sur l’accord de libre-échange
5-Jun-2019 CVN
La République de Corée a officiellement démarré le 3 juin les négociations sur un accord de libre-échange avec les Philippines
SCO 2019: Opportunities and challenges for India
5-Jun-2019 ORF
Chinese proposals for a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Free Trade Area put forth in 2010 were not received enthusiastically by the members. In 2018, President Xi Jinping again called for the need to begin feasibility studies on the FTA, revealing the lack of progress on this issue.
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement: Loss of sovereignty, lack of transparency
3-Jun-2019 AIDC
Rather than making drastic structural changes to the systems of production within Africa, the AfCFTA may intensify the ‘race to the bottom’ between working classes on the continent.
China calls more African countries to join BRI
3-Jun-2019 The Reporter
China is planning to capitalize on AfCFTA to connect African and Chinese markets to promote the free movement of goods, persons, capital and technologies.
Canada’s updated trade agreement with Israel violates international law
3-Jun-2019 The Conversation
The agreement allows goods and services produced in the Israeli settlements to enter Canada on the same tariff-free terms as goods and services originating in Israel.
Tobacco as an ‘offensive interest’ in trade talks? The role of rules of origin
3-Jun-2019 EPHA
Beyond ISDS, another potential trade policy issue lurks in the background and which has not yet captured the attention of the health policy community: rules of origin in trade agreements.
Tobacco and trade: an unhealthy and harmful marriage
3-Jun-2019 EPHA
The tobacco industry has a long history of using international trade deals to force their products into new markets.
Trump may ‘end up torpedoing’ the new NAFTA after threatening Mexico with a costly tariff
1-Jun-2019 CNBC
President Trump says an additional tariff on Mexican goods would address a “border crisis” that resulted in America being “invaded by hundreds of thousands of people.”
AMLO sends USMCA trade deal to Mexican Senate for ratification
1-Jun-2019 Bloomberg
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sent the renegotiated Nafta deal for Senate approval, saying he’s optimistic the US Congress will also give it the green light.
Turkish investors see boon in pan-African trade pact
1-Jun-2019 AA
African Continental Free Trade Area expected to pave way for Turkish businesses in to grow on continent
Argentina to pay US$320m in damages over Aerolíneas nationalisation: court
1-Jun-2019 Buenos Aires Times
The Cristina Fernández de Kirchner administration nationalised the airline in 2008, paying a symbolic one peso (30 US cents).
Arbitration court rejects India’s plea in case against Nissan: Sources
1-Jun-2019 Live Mint
Nissan sent a legal notice to Indian govt in 2016 claiming more than ₹5,000 crore in unpaid dues, damages at the time
AfCFTA implementation may drag despite becoming operational
1-Jun-2019 TheGuardian.ng
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) became a binding international legal instrument, even though critical parts of the agreement are yet to be completed.
Trans-local mining activism connects Nevada and Guatemala in growing movement of resource nationalism
29-May-2019 Nevada Capital News
In December of 2018, KCA filed a $300 million-dollar arbitration claim against the government of Guatemala under CAFTA-DR.
NAFTA bill lets Trudeau cabinet wait and see what US Congress does Social Sharing
29-May-2019 CBC
US Democrats fear higher drug prices, trying to change text of trade deal
Medvedev sees huge potential in expansion of EAEU members cooperation with third countries
29-May-2019 TASS
According to the Russian Prime Minister, "bilateral trade and trade with third countries has gained a lot thanks to the Union".
UN reform needed to stop companies fighting climate rules: Nobel laureate Stiglitz
29-May-2019 Reuters
Multinational companies will increasingly file massive cases against host countries when climate change policies affect their profits, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said.
Chilean Organizations Reject Trans-Pacific Partnership
28-May-2019 Prensa Latina
Forty-one organizations from the region of Aysen, in southern Chile, demanded that their representatives in the Senate reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP11) when submitted to vote.
Part 2 EU-Mercosur trade deal | A road to nowhere for farmers?
28-May-2019 Arc2020
EU-Mercosur talks continue despite increasing concerns for farmers and the environment. Are farming interests and consumer standards being sacrificed for the benefit of the motor industry?
Part 1 EU-Mercosur trade deal | the Bolsonaro era
28-May-2019 Arc2020
Unrestricted import of Argentinian beef or Brazilian soya could prove to be not only a major environmental risk, but also politically risky in poor, rural areas of Poland or East Germany.