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Venezuela’s Guaido to seek to annul $8.7 bln Conoco award
17-Apr-2019 Reuters
Guaido’s special prosecutor said has challenged the amount of the ICSID award, claiming “the methodology to determine the compensation was errant.”
Pelosi warns there will be no US-U.K. trade deal if Brexit harms the Irish peace accord
17-Apr-2019 Washington Post
"If there were to be any weakening of the Good Friday accords, there would be no chance whatsoever, a nonstarter, for a US-U.K. trade agreement," said US House Speaker
Rein in dairy exports to our continent: African farmers to EU
17-Apr-2019 Down to Earth
African dairy farmers protested outside the European Union HQ to demand that they don’t over-produce milk and then flood African markets.
Call for proposals: Women interrogating trade & corporate hegemony feminist participatory action research (WITCH FPAR) 2019-2020
17-Apr-2019
Japan and US kick off first day of trade talks with focus on cutting tariffs on goods
16-Apr-2019 Japan Times
Japan and the United States agreed to focus mainly on tariffs on goods such as agricultural and industrial products.
Food standards on the menu at US-EU talks
16-Apr-2019 IATP
The US negotiating objectives clearly intend to cover agriculture broadly. One of the trade negotiation mandates adopted by the EU addresses domestic regulatory changes which does not exclude agriculture.
Djibouti signs ICSID Convention to encourage investment
16-Apr-2019 Modern Diplomacy
The ICSID Convention, which entered into force in 1966, establishes the institutional and legal framework for foreign investment dispute settlement.
Will free trade make Africans sick?
16-Apr-2019 Project Syndicate
African governments must act immediately to address the AfCFTA’s potential negative implications for Africans’ health.
Tanzania has good reasons not to sign the EPAs, say German Scholar
16-Apr-2019 The Citizen
German scholar Prof Helmut Asche today April 15, said that Tanzania has good reasons not to sign the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the European Union (EU).
Chile is fighting the TPP-11 hand-to-hand
16-Apr-2019
Chile is currently experiencing convulsed political days given the heated debate over the parliamentary ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, known as TPP11.
China to extend duty free access on 313 more tariff lines
16-Apr-2019 International The News
China has agreed in principle to extend duty free access on additional 313 tariff lines under the proposed second phase of the China Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA).
Here’s what you need to know about CUSMA and digital trade
15-Apr-2019 Global News
"The data localization and data transfer rules may erode efforts to safeguard privacy and many other provisions represent a lost opportunity to establish higher standards," says expert
US, Japan kick off trade talks amid China deal optimism
15-Apr-2019 France 24
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Japan’s Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi are set to embark on two days of talks in Washington.
EU approves new trade talks with US
15-Apr-2019 BBC
European Union countries have approved plans for trade talks with the United States. France voted against and Belgium abstained.
China expects smooth negotiations on Free Trade Zone with Japan, ROK
15-Apr-2019 ECNS.CN
China expressed the hope for smooth progress of negotiations on Free Trade Zone with Japan and Republic of Korea (ROK).
The Belt and Road Initiative: A new road or a dead-end for peoples’ development?
15-Apr-2019 Ibon International
What does the BRI mean from the perspective of the development of peoples in the global South?
Pak-Turkey SEF Plan of Action: Pakistan wants to settle FTA by June 2019
15-Apr-2019 Business Recorder
Pakistan is seeking to conclude Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Turkey by June 2019 that offers the lowest tariff on all tariff lines extended by Turkey to its other trading partners.
Comm Min asks independent agencies to hold industry specific consultations on RCEP
15-Apr-2019 Business Standard
The Indian commerce ministry has asked the three agencies, which have been tasked to prepare a report on proposed mega trade agreement RCEP, to get into greater details of issues involved in the pact and hold industry specific consultations
Experts warn: As G-20 tariffs drop, carbon emissions skyrocket
12-Apr-2019 Mongabay
Tariff reductions by G-20 countries will sharply increase global carbon dioxide emissions. The lowering of tariffs through trade agreements has facilitated this offshoring of emissions.
Summary comments to the proposals for amendment of the ICSID arbitration rules
12-Apr-2019 IISD
The proposed amendments signal an effort to improve the procedural rules governing ICSID arbitration, but fail to appropriately address many concerns expressed and fall short of promoting meaningful reform of investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS).