15-Nov-2018
Business Review
Romania is the subject of six commercial trials at the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), with the claimants demanding more than EUR 7 billion in damages.
15-Nov-2018
Nikkei Asian Review
Indonesia accuses Japan of trying to ’force its interests’ on members
15-Nov-2018
Dialogo Chino
Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez has a free trade agreement with China high on his agenda.
14-Nov-2018
Business Standard
The ministers acknowledged the good progress made in the negotiations so far with successful conclusion of 5 chapters this year alone, taking the total to 7 chapters.
13-Nov-2018
All India Radio News
ASEAN Economic Ministers and AEC Ministers signed the ASEAN Agreement on e-Commerce, concluded the ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement (ATISA) and finalised the fourth protocol to amend the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA).
13-Nov-2018
Financial Post
International Trade Minister Jim Carr says China’s interest in so many Canadian products could ultimately lead to a comprehensive trade deal.
13-Nov-2018
Business Review
The Romanian government has won a trial at World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes against the Swiss-based energy trader Alpiq in a case related to Hidroelectrica insolvency procedure.
13-Nov-2018
Newcastle Herald
The free-trade deal appears to be on hold as Indonesia is angry about Australia’s potential move of an embassy to Jerusalem.
13-Nov-2018
New York Times
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership or CPTPP will take effect at the end of 2018 after Australia became the sixth nation to ratify it.
13-Nov-2018
Nikkei Asian Review
Asia-Pacific pact risks bogging down as some member nations go to polls
12-Nov-2018
Don’t trade our lives away
Civil society organisations, patient groups and health activists have been concerned about intellectual property provisions being discussed in RCEP which undermine access to medicines and affordable treatment for patients
9-Nov-2018
Nikkei Asian Review
Member countries of the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership free-trade framework are aiming to conclude the deal in 2019, according to a draft joint statement.