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French firm Suez settles one of two disputes with Argentina for €220 million

26-Apr-2019 Buenos Aires Times

French water and waste management company receives compensation from the government, settling one of its legal disputes with country dating back to Néstor Kirchner’s presidency.

Kenya’s foreign trade disputes costly - experts

26-Apr-2019 The Star

Kenya spends at least Sh500 million in defending a single case filed by investors at international courts under the Bilateral Investment Treaties, according to a regional trade negotiation institute.

Politically motivated conduct in investment treaty arbitration

25-Apr-2019 IISD

Tribunals lack both a coherent conception of what constitutes politically motivated conduct and a consistent understanding of the relevance, if any, of such motivations for the disposition of foreign investors’ legal claims.

Call against the EU Tunisia DCFTA

25-Apr-2019 No DCFTA in Tunisia

As European movements, we denounce this DCFTA as a violent neo-colonial project and support Tunisian organisations’ struggle against liberal policies imposed upon them by the European Union.

Egypt, EAEU seek establishing free trade zone

25-Apr-2019 Egypt Today

The talks took up the issues of customs cooperation, trade movement and rules of origin along with competition and prevention of monopoly.

Over 200 organizations denounce multimillion dollar suit brought by US mining firm against Guatemala

25-Apr-2019 YubaNet

The company filed the suit in December 2018 for alleged violations of the Central America–Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).

Nord Stream 2 invokes Energy Charter Treaty to challenge EU gas link rules

25-Apr-2019 S&P Global

EU plans to extend its internal energy market rules to Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas link to Germany could breach the Energy Charter Treaty, which protects international investors, according to the Swiss-registered company building it.

Brexit: Screaming for vengeance? Enforcing intra-EU arbitral awards in the post-Brexit UK

24-Apr-2019 Kluwer Arbitration Blog

After Brexit, the UK will be theoretically a suitable jurisdiction to enforce intra-EU awards.

Chinese, Chilean presidents agree to further promote cooperation under BRI

24-Apr-2019 CGTN

Chinese President and his Chilean counterpart agreed to further promote bilateral cooperation under the Belt and Road framework. The upgraded FTA between the two countries came into effect in March 2019.

Rosia Montana: Seeds of utopia in town almost lost to gold mining

24-Apr-2019 Al Jazeera

In 2015, Gabriel Resources sued Romania before of the ICSID, asking for a reported four billion dollars in damages, after protests halted plans for Europe’s largest gold mine.

US labor opposes USMCA in current form: official

24-Apr-2019 France 24

The head of the largest US labor union said he opposes ratification of the new North American free trade pact, because he doubts Mexico will enforce labor reforms required by the deal.

Economic diplomacy: ASEAN trade, BRI deals and ageing Asia

24-Apr-2019 The Interpreter

Australia keep up its process of integration with the ASEAN, even though it now has bilateral agreements with four ASEAN members.

Malaysia signs Asean trade in services agreement

24-Apr-2019 Malay Mail

Malaysia has signed the Asean Trade in Services Agreement (ATISA) and the Fourth Protocol to Amend the Asean Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA).

RCEP - trade unions seek consultation by the government

24-Apr-2019 Malaysia Kini

Trade union representatives seek meaningful consultation by the government in the negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement or RCEP.

Ongoing review of FTA to increase trade volume

24-Apr-2019 Daily Express

Bilateral trade between Turkey and Malaysia can be increased through expanding the scope of the FTA which is currently under the review of the two governments.

Estado y Mamacocha irán a arbitraje si no concilian por hidroeléctrica trunca en Arequipa

23-Apr-2019 La Republica

El Estado y la empresa están en fase de conciliación, si no llegan a un acuerdo, se irá al arbitraje internacional. Proyecto de hidroeléctrica, en la laguna Mamacocha quedó trunco.

How trade agreements stand in the way of an international green new deal

23-Apr-2019 In These Times

To reduce emissions abroad, the US must renegotiate its trade agreements.

The battle for Latin America: How the US helped destroy the “pink tide”

23-Apr-2019 Counter Punch

After sponsoring juntas until well into the 1990s, the US went after Central and South America with “free trade” deals before once again working with extremists.