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Indonesia ramps up termination of BITs – and kills survival clause in one such treaty – but faces new $600 mil. claim from Indian mining investor
7-Dec-2015 IA Reporter
The Republic of Indonesia has made good on an earlier promise to begin phasing out some of its 67 odd bilateral investment treaties.
PACER Plus bad for business
7-Dec-2015 PANG
New brief says Regional trade agreement bad for business.
New TTIP ‘transparency’ agenda still leaves public in the dark
7-Dec-2015 War on Want
The Brussels deal, a product of intense public pressure, is wholly undermined by the fact that MEPs will still face draconian secrecy measures.
Regional Integration after the Failure of the Free Trade Area of the Americas
6-Dec-2015 RISAL
All Latin American countries talk about integration but concrete steps in the direction of achieving it are far more difficult than simple declarations.
Muammar Gaddafi’s personal jet grounded in France: from the heights of luxury to a barbed-wire limbo
5-Dec-2015 The Independent
The Airbus sits abandoned on the edge of an airport in south-west France, while a legal battle rages over its ownership.
Call to action: Protect human rights, Stop TPP! on Dec10
5-Dec-2015
Join the action on 10 December 2015, International Human Rights Day
Pakatan Harapan MPs seek AG’s advice on constitutionality of TPPA agreement
4-Dec-2015 The Malaysian Insider
Four lawmakers today wrote a letter to the Attorney-General seeking clarification whether the Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism under the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is in line with the spirit of the Federal Constitution.
EPA deal: Why manufacturers are kicking
4-Dec-2015 The Nation
The EU is promoting the deal to boost its trade and expand its investment in the country. But, manufacturers are opposed to the deal’s endorsement.
South Africa: government signs twenty-six agreements worth R94 billion with China
4-Dec-2015 All Africa
More than twenty agreements signed as President Zuma hosts President Xi Jinping on a State Visit.
Why we should all be worried about our BITs – or at least what foreign investors are doing with them
4-Dec-2015 Open Democracy UK
Britain’s role, not just with TTIP, seems to be that of facilitating and encouraging excessive corporate power over governments all around the world.
ISDS in ChAFTA - where’s the beef?
4-Dec-2015 Lexology
A guide to ISDS in the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement: A hollow promise or an answer to ISDS’ critics?
All MEPs to have access to all confidential TTIP documents
4-Dec-2015 European Parliament
All Members of the European Parliament will have access to all categories of confidential documents relating to the EU’s Transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP) talks with the USA.
EU and Vietnam rubber stamp free trade deal
4-Dec-2015 EurActiv
The EU and Vietnam ticked the last box for a free trade agreement on Wednesday (2 December) after roughly three years of negotiations.
Secret trade talks could weaken climate targets set in Paris, warn campaigners
4-Dec-2015 The Guardian
Rival international negotiations in Geneva could outlaw subsidies for solar or wind power in ‘great climate change swindle’
Sugar socialism could breach free trade agreements
3-Dec-2015
The forced re-regulation of Queensland’s $2 billion sugar industry could breach international trade agreements and threaten foreign investment, Queensland Deputy Premier Jackie Trad said.
Threat and Opportunity: Korea-China FTA Posing Challenge in IPR Protection
3-Dec-2015
The number of patent applications and patent disputes Chinese companies are involved in have been on the rise at a time when the Chinese government chose enhancement of intellectual property rights (IPR) as one of its core economic strategies.
Lessons to learn from TPP: What the EU shouldn’t do in TTIP
3-Dec-2015 BEUC
Although TPP seems a remote issue, it could have a direct impact on EU consumers.
The TPP state of play: How we defeat the largest trade deal in history
3-Dec-2015 Electronic Frontier Foundation
Now that the TPP’s approval and ratification in the United States is on the horizon, here’s what you need to know about what’s going on and what’s to come. This state of play will be useful as we work to defend our digital rights against the largest trade deal in history.
A dirty deal: How the Trans-Pacific Partnership threatens our climate
3-Dec-2015 Sierra Club
In its more than 6,000 pages of binding rules, the deal fails to even mention the words “climate change”—a clear sign it is not “a 21st-century trade agreement,” as some have claimed.
S Korea ratifies VN trade deal
2-Dec-2015 Viet Nam News
South Korea’s National Assembly officially adopted a free trade agreement with Viet Nam.