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Brexit: UK ’will not seek trade talks extension’ despite Barnier having COVID-19
20-Mar-2020 Euronews
London insists it won’t request an extension to EU-UK trade talks despite the EU’s lead negotiator Michel Barnier announcing he has contracted COVID-19.
BD-US trade: GSP gone, FTA not in near future
20-Mar-2020 The Financial Express
Early this month, the US-Bangladesh TICFA Council held its fifth meeting in Dhaka. Though there was no concrete outcome in the meeting, media reports suggest that Bangladesh expected some breakthrough in reinstating the GSP.
China pushing for RCEP signing this year
20-Mar-2020 SHINE
China is working with other parties to push for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to be signed as scheduled.
India & Russia plan to open new trade route via Iran despite threat of US sanctions
19-Mar-2020 RT
Opening a long-pending multi-modal transportation corridor via Iran will be a big boost for bilateral trade between Russia and India, but it’s not just the economy at stake. This is a bold move against the threat of US sanctions.
Britain and EU exchange Brexit agreement drafts
19-Mar-2020 Euractiv
Britain and the European Union have exchanged draft legal texts containing their proposals for how relations between the two sides should work after the end of a Brexit transition period.
Win for Mauritius in world heritage development dispute
19-Mar-2020 Commercial Dispute Resolution
The government of Mauritius triumphed in an investor-state arbitration against a group of United Kingdom property developers who wanted to develop property at a UNESCO World Heritage site on the island.
EU-UK FTA: EU draft text (18 Mar 2020)
19-Mar-2020 European Commission
Poultry state congressmen pressure trade talks to get American chicken into UK
19-Mar-2020 Food Safety News
The mostly poultry state congressmen outlined the trade barriers U.S. producers currently face and called for the inclusion of US poultry products in any new US-UK trade agreement.
Risky business: Uniper’s potential investor-state dispute against the Dutch coal ban
18-Mar-2020 EJIL: Talk!
While policies aiming to phase out coal are necessary to tackle climate change, they may give rise to legal claims from companies whose investments are adversely affected by the low-carbon energy transition.
US trade chief tells Congress of plans for trade deal with Kenya
18-Mar-2020 Reuters
The Trump administration told Congress it plans to negotiate a comprehensive trade agreement with the East African country of Kenya.
Việt Nam, Senegal look to sign extra deals to boost trade, investment
18-Mar-2020 Viet Nam News
The two sides agreed to continue completing a legal framework for the signing of a memorandum of understanding on trade and agreements on investment protection.
Brexit talks cancelled due to COVID crisis, UK confirms
18-Mar-2020 Euractiv
UK and EU officials cancelled the second round of post-Brexit trade talks planned for this week because of the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Antofagasta : 2019 preliminary results
18-Mar-2020 Market Screener
ICSID appointed a committee to consider Pakistan’s annulment application which is expected to reach a conclusion in the next one to two years.
China Pakistan FTA-2: a new regional hub for cotton garments In the offing?
18-Mar-2020 Outlook India
Pakistan’s government targets raising the country’s textile and clothing exports from USD 13.5 billion in 2018 to USD 25 billion by 2025.
Lighthizer eyes June for USMCA to enter into force
17-Mar-2020 Politico
Lighthizer notified Congress last week that Trump’s replacement deal for NAFTA will go into effect on June 1
India in free trade talks with 23 parties
17-Mar-2020 Ultra News
India is in talks with 23 parties, including the European Union, the Gulf Cooperation Council, ASEAN and Israel, on various types of trade agreements, according to data from the central ministry of commerce and industry.
Canadian Parliament rushes through ratification of USMCA trade pact
16-Mar-2020 Reuters
The Canadian Parliament rushed through ratification of the new US-Mexico-Canada trade pact before taking a three-week break to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.
2019 annual results
16-Mar-2020 Gabriel Resources
Gabriel has provided notice to Romania of a dispute with regard to Romania’s application to UNESCO in relation to Roşia Montană and has reserved its right to commence a further arbitration.
The Energy Charter Treaty threatens the European Green Deal, NGOs denounce
16-Mar-2020 Glasgow Guardian
Civil society activists and scientific experts denounce the unsustainable practice of investment disputes under the Energy Charter Treaty.
South Africa raises poultry-import tariffs, drawing US ire
16-Mar-2020 Bloomberg
The announcement immediately drew criticism from the US government, which previously threatened to exclude South Africa from a preferential trade agreement after a disagreement over the levies in 2015.