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ISDS in numbers
8-Oct-2019 TNI
Impacts of investment arbitration against African states.
The EU and Solomon islands step up cooperation
8-Oct-2019 Solomon Times
EU official welcomed Solomon Islands’ interest in joining the existing Economic Partnership Agreement.
Majority of Europeans against EU-Mercosur deal
8-Oct-2019 FarmingUK
A new poll shows that the vast majority of Europeans oppose the EU’s trade deal with the South American bloc Mercosur.
Nasheed hints move to scrap China FTA
7-Oct-2019 Avas
The Maldives government could pull out of the free trade agreement with China, former president and Speaker of the Parliament Mohamed Nasheed has hinted.
Without EU FTA, Malaysia to lose out — ambassador
7-Oct-2019 The Edge Markets
While the Malaysia-European Union (EU) trade and investment flows have been stable thus far, Malaysia’s trade advantages could decrease in the future, as negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) with the bloc remain suspended.
S. Korea, Indonesia to hold 10th round of trade talks
7-Oct-2019 Yonhap News
South Korea’s trade ministry said plans to hold another round of negotiations with Indonesia on a comprehensive trade agreement, as Asia’s No. 4 economy continues efforts to expand its export portfolio in the Southeast Asian market.
India grapples with ways to deal with China in RCEP
7-Oct-2019 Live Mint
Beijing continues to decline New Delhi’s demands on issues relating to market access. And India is worried that a further liberalized tariffs regime to China could harm domestic industry
International arbitration for Banco del Orinoco
7-Oct-2019 The Daily Herald
Bank of Orinoco has initiated an international arbitration against the Netherlands over alleged discriminatory and irrational measures by the government of Curaçao.
China narrows scope for trade deal with US ahead of talks
7-Oct-2019 Bloomberg
Chinese officials suggest a broad pact is off the table.
Where the US-Japan trade deal falls short of Trans-Pacific pact abandoned by Trump
7-Oct-2019 Reuters
The deal offers worse access to Japan for some US agricultural goods than the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Sustainability impact assessment in support of the association agreement negotiations between the European Union and Mercosur
7-Oct-2019 LSE
The report presents the quantitative and qualitative results of the economic analysis, environmental, social, and human rights analyses.
UK and Tunisia sign continuity agreement
7-Oct-2019 Government of the United Kingdom
Agreement will ensure British businesses and consumers benefit from continued access to the Tunisian market after we leave the EU.
Trade spat will not affect RCEP: Asean
7-Oct-2019 Bangkok Post
The secretary-general of Asean, expressed his confidence that the long-awaited RCEP will be completed in principle before Thailand’s chairmanship ends at the end of this year.
India’s trade with its FTA partners: experiences, challenges and way forward
7-Oct-2019 The Economic Times
India has viewed FTAs as an important tool to enhance its trade and investment, and signed a number of trade agreements with various countries or groups. And India’s experience intrade with its major FTA partners has not been very encouraging.
China, US seen to have good reasons to reach interim trade deal next week, but agreement far from assured
4-Oct-2019 South China Morning Post
Negotiators from China and the United States will meet for the 13th round of high-level trade negotiations in Washington.
Tidal threatens legal action against Norway over stat fiddling investigation
3-Oct-2019 CMU
Tidal is threatening legal action against the whole country of Norway, which is certainly one way to deal with allegations that you fiddled the figures on a Beyonce record.
EU launches talks on new African trade pact
3-Oct-2019 Euractiv
The new agreement will hopefully cover ‘trade-related areas, such as services, investment, technical barriers to trade, intellectual property rights as well as trade and sustainable development,’ says EU Commission.
Open letter to the European Parliament: Human rights before free trade with Vietnam
3-Oct-2019 ACAT
ACAT and 47 Vietnamese and international organizations urge members of the European Parliament to delay consideration of the free trade agreement with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Trade ministers of RCEP to hold key meet next week
3-Oct-2019 The Financial Express
Trade ministers of the 16-nation RCEP grouping will meet in Bangkok on October 10-12, in what could be the last ministerial before a potential deal is sealed in November.
Steel industry frets as Govt inches close to signing RCEP
3-Oct-2019 The Hindu Business Line
The steel industry has expressed serious concern with Government inching close to signing Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership which will open duty-free imports into the country from China.