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West Africa’s losses of customs duties with and without the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the EU
3-Feb-2017 SOL
Comparison of the loss of West African customs revenues.
Non-tariff barriers in agriculture and food trade in APEC: Business perspectives on impacts and solutions
3-Feb-2017 ABAC
A report commissioned by the APEC Business Advisory Council, based on interviews with four hundred business people & others, argues for harmonising food standards and labelling across Asia.
Cargill chief: NAFTA in “good place”
3-Feb-2017 SE Agnet
Cargill does not want a lot to change in the North American free trade deal
As America retreats, Asia is the last hope for free trade
3-Feb-2017 Nikkei Asian Review
ASEAN should be driving force behind new RCEP megapact, says Japanese expert
Indonesia bargaining position in EU CEPA is questionable
3-Feb-2017 IGJ
Press release from Indonesia civil society Coalition for Economic Justice regarding the second round of Indonesia-EU CEPA negotiations in Bali, Indonesia
Food sovereignty is the best safeguard against nationalism
3-Feb-2017 Potatoes don’t grow in supermarkets (blog)
Faced with the rise of nationalism and xenophobia, food sovereignty is more necessary than ever.
Mexicans left behind by NAFTA see opportunity in Trump
3-Feb-2017 Al Jazeera
NAFTA led to upheaval in Mexican countryside as cheap grains produced by highly subsidised US farms flooded markets.
Israel and Japan bolster ties, sign bilateral investment treaty
3-Feb-2017 JNS
Israel and Japan signed a bilateral investment treaty, in the latest move to strengthen their diplomatic and trade ties.
Brexit will need new dispute resolution mechanism
3-Feb-2017 Law Gazette
A new mechanism for dispute resolution between the UK and the EU will be needed following Brexit.
Putting human rights and investor obligations first
3-Feb-2017 TNI
We urge all stakeholders involved in the EU-Mexico FTA negotiations to replace the current far-reaching liberalisation and deregulation agenda with an agreement that regulates investment
High Court stays £173m international settlement award
3-Feb-2017 Law Gazette
The High Court has handed down a judgment which stays enforcement of an international dispute resolution award in Micula v. Romania case
Croatia seeks annulment of UNCITRAL’s INA-MOL ruling before Swiss court
3-Feb-2017 SeeNews
Croatia has lodged a request with the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland for the annulment of an arbitral award in the case INA-MOL
Mexico seeking bilateral free trade deal with NZ in wake of TPP collapse
2-Feb-2017 NZ Herald
Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto wants to forge a bilateral free trade agreement with New Zealand and other TPP countries.
Leaked TISA safe harbor proposal: the right idea in the wrong place
2-Feb-2017 EFF
A new leak of the TiSA Electronic Commerce chapter has exposed a brand new U.S. government proposal on Internet intermediary safe harbors.
East Africa: Is the collapse of the Economic Partnership Agreement looming?
2-Feb-2017 All Africa
As it stands now, the Economic Partnership Agreement with the East African Community seems to have hit a dead end.
South Africa and EU spar over chicken meat ‘dumping’
2-Feb-2017 EurActiv
South Africa’s poultry industry says it is on the brink of collapse due to hotly-denied accusations that the European Union is dumping cheap chicken in the country in a dispute over free trade.
A case for trade enforcement: Colombia and intellectual property
2-Feb-2017 IP Watch
President Trump and members of his administration have talked about the need to be tougher on trade enforcement
EU, Mexico accelerate talks to update free trade pact
2-Feb-2017 Reuters
The European Union and Mexico have set two new rounds of trade talks in the first half of 2017.
Posisi tawar Indonesia dalam EU-CEPA dipertanyakan
1-Feb-2017 Okezone
Sejumlah kelompok masyarakat sipil yang tergabung dalam Masyarakat Sipil Untuk Keadilan Ekonomi mempertanyakan posisi tawaran Indonesia dalam perundingan perjanjian perdagangan bebas dengan negara Uni Eropa yang tergabung dalam Comprehensive Economic Parthenership Agreement (EU-CEPA).
RCEP: More relevant now than ever for Asean
1-Feb-2017 The Nation
The RCEP’s challenge for Asean is to balance different ambition levels among the negotiating parties.