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Trump open to talks on US-Swiss free trade deal: Swiss president
17-May-2019 Reuters
US President Donald Trump is keen to advance talks with Switzerland on a free trade deal, Swiss President Ueli Maurer said after the first visit by a Swiss president to the Oval Office.
Trump mulls 6-month window for EU, Japan to curb auto sales
17-May-2019 Bloomberg
US position would add pressure on Japan during trade talks
UK signs trade continuity agreement with Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
16-May-2019 Government of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has signed the UK-Andean countries trade agreement.
Ecuador and the Netherlands consolidate their commercial relationship
16-May-2019 Fresh Plaza
Ecuador and the Netherlands have signed a joint declaration to promote a new bilateral investment agreement that will replace the one that is currently in force and that expires in 2021.
Add ‘Trade for All’ to the list of government sell-outs
16-May-2019 Daily Blog
There are other governments, international institutions, and influencers who are genuinely rethinking the current rule-book and resisting moves to make it even worse.
USMCA (NAFTA 2.0): tightening the constraints on the right to regulate for public health
15-May-2019 Globalization and Health
Rather than enhancing public health protection the USMCA places new, extended, and enforceable obligations on public regulators that increase the power of corporate interests during the development of new regulations.
AU urges dispute settlement endeavors as AfCFTA edges closer to effect
15-May-2019 News Ghana
The African Union (AU) stressed the need to boost African countries’ capacity on both Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) and state-to-state dispute, as the African Continental Free Trade Area edges closer to entry into force.
Energy Charter Treaty modernisation: European Commission presents draft negotiating directives
15-May-2019 European Commission
The European Commission adopted a proposal for a Council Decision authorising negotiations to modernise the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), to which the EU is part.
EU and Mercosur make progress on trade agreement, but…
15-May-2019 The Rio Times
Meat sector in France expressed concern in an open letter to the European Commission regarding the possibility of Brussels reaching a trade agreement with the four countries.
24 farmers injured as UT police use sticks, water cannons to break stir
15-May-2019 Times of India
Hundreds of farmers from Punjab, under the banner of the Kisan-Mazdoor Sangharsh committee, were lathi-charged and faced water cannons by UT police.
Russian fund sends notice of arbitration to Lithuania
14-May-2019 Russian Fund for the Protection of Investors’ Rights in Foreign States
The Fund for Protection of Investors’ Rights in Foreign States sent an notice of arbitration against Lithuania for the illegal expropriation of the Bank “Snoras”, in accordance with the investment agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Lithuania.
Poland to hold high-level talks on Prairie Mining coal projects dispute -sources
14-May-2019 Reuters
Poland’s prime minister and other government officials will meet to discuss a threat by Australia’s Prairie Mining to sue Warsaw over difficulties it faced in developing coal projects
UK negotiates a post-Brexit EPA with Cameroon
14-May-2019 Business in Cameroon
The validation of a report on the trade impact of the bilateral Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Cameroon and the United Kingdom is the first step before the actual start of negotiations.
PepsiCo controversy: Globally, India has always refused to give in on IPR on plant varieties
13-May-2019 The Wire
The struggle for farmers’ rights over their seeds and planting materials is not playing out only in India – it’s a global phenomena.
IMF deal, CPFTA-II may hit manufacturing sector
13-May-2019 Business Recorder
The new tax measures being agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) coupled with the negative impact of China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement-II (CPFTA-II) are likely to hit the country’s already poorly performing manufacturing sector.
Mining companies use excessive legal powers to gamble with Latin American lives
13-May-2019 Inequality
In more than two-thirds of the mining-related lawsuits against governments in the region, communities have actively organizing against the mining activities.
Sharon Treat: Mainers right to be skeptical that USMCA will fix farmers’ woes
13-May-2019 Sun Journal
The new NAFTA checks in at nearly 2,000 pages, with corporate giveaways larded throughout that directly impinge on state and federal authority to protect the public.
Is Indonesia’s IPR Framework incompatible with RCEP?
12-May-2019 The Diplomat
On intellectual property rights, there’s a serious gap between domestic Indonesian law and the structures of the proposed RCEP
Vietnam, EU work to enhance comprehensive partnership and cooperation
12-May-2019 Nhan Dan
EU and Vietnam formed a Joint Committee for the implementation of the EU-Vietnam Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation (PCA) and held its first meeting in Hanoi on May 10
EU needs unified stand to conclude BIT with China
12-May-2019 Global Times
China - EU were committed to achieving "decisive progress" for the conclusion of a China-EU Comprehensive Investment Agreement in 2020 - the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between China and the EU.