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China-Sri Lanka FTA talks to resume soon
28-Mar-2019 News First
Sri Lanka has planned to hold ministerial-level Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks with China on April 2019.
US Odyssey Marine will sue Mexico; accuses blockade to submarine mining
28-Mar-2019 The Mazatlán Post
The US company notified its intention to claim compensation of 3,540 million dollars from the Mexican government.
Chevron vs Ecuador: international arbitration and corporate impunity
28-Mar-2019 Open Democracy
The infamous story of the environmental pollution of the Ecuadorian Amazon by Chevron-Texaco – which has come to be known as the "Ecuadorian Chernobyl" - is entering a new phase.
NAFTA 2.0 ratification likely won’t happen until the fall: US AG official
28-Mar-2019 iPolitics
The US Department of Agriculture’s undersecretary for trade said he doubts the trilateral deal would be ratified before the upcoming Canadian federal election. Canadians head to the polls on Oct. 22.
Indonesia pushes palm oil companies to take legal action against the EU
28-Mar-2019 South China Morning Post
Indonesia’s government said will encourage the country’s palm oil companies to file lawsuits against the EU if the bloc goes ahead with a plan to phase out use of the commodity in renewable transport fuel.
Ong: More time needed to decide on CPTPP
28-Mar-2019 The Edge Markets
Malaysia needs more time to decide whether it will ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Vancouver mining company Eco Oro sues Colombia over protection of Santurbán wetland
27-Mar-2019 Rabble
While Eco Oro claims to have invested US$250 million in the project, it is seeking US$764 million as compensation for the cancellation of the project.
When even winning is losing. The surprising cost of defeating Philip Morris over plain packaging
27-Mar-2019 The Conversation
Philip Morris, a US company, moved ownership of its Australian operations to Hong Kong to take advantage of ISDS in an Australia-Hong Kong investment treaty.
Hong Kong FTA would still allow foreign investors to sue our government, says AFTINET
27-Mar-2019 AFTINET
The Australia-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement and separate Investment Agreement signed still give special rights to foreign investors to bypass national courts and sue governments for millions of dollars in international tribunals
IEU CEPA review must be made based on the human rights, not the interest of palm oil industry
27-Mar-2019
Indonesian CSOs Coalition for Economic Justice urges the government to review Indonesia - EU CEPA based on human rights and not the interests of palm oil industry.
Australian faces free trade agreement pressure to cut emissions
26-Mar-2019 Australian Financial Review
Australia is set to come under increased pressure on climate change after French officials insisted the Morrison government’s carbon emissions targets are not ambitious enough to fully comply with the Paris agreement.
Egypt - British Petroceltic files arbitration case against EGPC
26-Mar-2019 MENAFN
British Petroceltic announced filing an arbitration case against the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) at the World Bank Group’s ICSID.
EU waits for Tanzania to back up change of heart on stalled trade deal
26-Mar-2019 Euractiv
There is seemingly little economic incentive for Tanzanian President Magufuli to sign up to the EPA. Tanzania could already export its goods to the EU market under the ‘Everything But Arms’ agreement.
Cars could cost $2200 more in the US thanks to Trump’s trade ’deal’
26-Mar-2019 Shareblue
Economists who examined the text of the trade deal say that even if it helps the overall U.S. economy, the impact will likely be "tiny." And some economists say there is a good chance it will hurt the American economy.
How insane is global trade?
26-Mar-2019 Local Futures
The way trade works in the global economy can be insane – it wastes resources, worsens climate change, and undermines the livelihoods of millions of small-scale producers worldwide.
Tariffs raise ’serious questions’ about NAFTA ratification, Freeland says
26-Mar-2019 CBC
US Court of International Trade rules use of national security tariffs allowed, but appeal likely
Australia-Hong Kong free-trade deal signed
26-Mar-2019 Mercury
Australia will now be easier to compete in the Asian city because a new free-trade deal with Hong Kong.
African free trade agreement one country closer to reality
25-Mar-2019 CGTN
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is nearing reality as only one country is left to ratify the Agreement for the deal to reach the 22 countries required for the Agreement to effectively come into force.
Why NZ must get rid of ISDS now
25-Mar-2019 Scoop
Australia’s costs for tobacco case it won show why NZ must get rid of ISDS now.
UK will be forced to accept US food standards in a Brexit trade deal with Trump, warns former trade chief
25-Mar-2019 Business Insider
The UK will be forced to accept US demands for the UK to change its food safety standards if it enters into a post-Brexit trade deal with the Trump administration