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Burundi Government urges EU to remove sanctions
11-Oct-2017 All Africa
First-vice speaker of Burundi Senate said Burundi will not have the courage to ratify the Economic Partnership Agreement in the context of economic sanctions imposed against it.
ECOWAS calls for Regional Arbitration Forum for dispute resolution
11-Oct-2017 TVC
The Economic Community of West African States has called for the creation of a Regional Arbitration Forum as an Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism to boost its economic potentials.
Britain could join NAFTA if Brexit trade deal fails: Telegraph newspaper
11-Oct-2017 Reuters
Britain could join a formal trade alliance with the United States, Canada and Mexico if the European Union refuses to clinch a post-Brexit trade deal.
China reaches Belt Road milestone with Eurasian Economic Union trade agreement
11-Oct-2017 The Asset
Agreement directly meets Belt Road objectives by liberalizing trade and investment along Eurasian landmass.
Malaysia eyes TPP-11, but on its terms
11-Oct-2017 AEC
Malaysia does not have a bilateral agreement with Canada, so the TPP-11 could serve a way towards that goal. Malaysia is also actively exploring its trade options with Latin America.
Yukos shareholders give up fight for Russia’s French assets
11-Oct-2017 Sun Daily
A group of major shareholders in dismantled Russian oil giant Yukos announced they were giving up their efforts to seize lucrative state assets as compensation in France following a series of legal setbacks.
What to do with "fair and equitable treatment" provisions?
11-Oct-2017 IELP Blog
US ISDS proposal in NAFTA would cut fair and equitable treatment and indirect expropriation.
The environment in Canadian trade agreements
10-Oct-2017 Policy Options
Since NAFTA, Canada and the US have included the largest number, worldwide, of environmental clauses in their trade agreements.
Six inconvenient truths about NAFTA renegotiations
10-Oct-2017 CIGI
This article is part of a series about what the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement means for the knowledge economy in Canada and for the people who turn ideas into innovations within one of the world’s largest free trade zones.
It’s a big week for NAFTA
10-Oct-2017 IELP Blog
After round 4 of the NAFTA renegotiation, we may have a better sense of the chances of a successful renegotiation.
Dhaka-Kathmandu agree to remove trade barriers
10-Oct-2017 Daily Star
Bangladesh and Nepal have agreed to examine existing tariffs and remove non-tariff barriers and para-tariff measures to reverse the very low level of bilateral trade.
Mexico, Mercosur deals at stake if not concluded in 2017, EU warns
10-Oct-2017 EurActiv
If the EU fails to complete trade deals with Mexico and Mercosur by the end of this year, upcoming elections in Brazil and Mexico could complicate the conclusion of the agreements.
Iran, Pakistan to finalize free trade deal by November
10-Oct-2017 Financial Tribune
Pakistan and Iran have decided to strike a deal on trade despite slow or no progress regarding the implementation of a payment mechanism and the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project.
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.