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US, Mexico, Canada ministers to sign trade pact Nov. 30, official says
9-Nov-2018 Reuters
The deal will be signed on Nov. 30 in Buenos Aires, Argentina during the G20.
In Beijing, Ukraine and China begin talks on free trade agreement
9-Nov-2018 Kyiv Post
Ukrainian and Chinese officials began preliminary talks on a possible, future Ukraine-China free trade agreement.
Taiwan envoy to ask Japan to back island’s bid for TPP membership
9-Nov-2018 Nikkei Asian Review
Taiwan plans to officially ask Japan to endorse its membership in the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Slovakia does not have to compensate the Union private health insurer
9-Nov-2018 Slovak Spectator
The German Supreme Court dismissed the original arbitration decision against Slovakia concerning the ban on health-insurance companies’ profits.
Govt to ratify seven trade agreements without House approval
9-Nov-2018 Jakarta Post
The government has decided to ratify seven international trade agreements without the approval of the House of Representatives.
Indonesia-EFTA CEPA TRIPS-plus, threat for access to medicines and the right to health of millions of people in Indonesia
8-Nov-2018 IGJ
In many countries, the implementation of the TRIPS-plus measures has significantly increased the cost of medicines.
Why we are worried over African Free Trade Agreement — Dangote, MAN, LCCI
8-Nov-2018 Vanguard
Business groups have supported the Nigerian Federal Government’s delay in signing the African Continental Free Trade Area, stressing that adequate measure should be put in place to prevent dumping of goods into Nigeria and Africa countries in general.
Drugs costs impact health
8-Nov-2018 The Guardian.pe.ca
Canada’s negotiators extended data protection on biologics without knowing impact on prices.
Indonesia to ratify Pakistan trade deal to protect palm oil exports
8-Nov-2018 Reuters
The Indonesian government will push ahead and ratify a trade deal with Pakistan to protect $1.5 billion in annual palm oil exports to the South Asia nation, a cabinet minister said.
Special economic zones: engines of development or sites of exploitation?
8-Nov-2018 IIED
Many SEZs have been associated with compressions of land, labour and human rights. Investment treaties protect investments against adverse regulatory change, including in SEZs. To date, investors have brought at least 20 arbitrations to challenge diverse aspects of SEZ regimes.
UPOV 91 and trade agreements: Compromising farmers’ right to save and sell seeds
7-Nov-2018 Both Ends
Increased effort to include references to UPOV 91 in EU trade agreements impose intellectual property rights on seeds, which can restrict the farmers’ right to save and re-use seeds and undermine local seed systems
Randgold ready to mediate in Acacia’s Tanzania row before Barrick tie-up
7-Nov-2018 Reuters
Acacia threatened in October to use a bilateral investment treaty to force direct negotiations with Tanzania after Barrick failed to settle the row that has rumbled on for more than a year and a half.
Malaysia still studying CPTPP, says Tun M
7-Nov-2018 The Edge Markets
Malaysia is still studying the implications and potential impacts of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) before deciding to ratify the free trade agreement, said the Prime Minister
New Zealand to update trade agreement
7-Nov-2018 Shine
The agreement should include e-commerce and new business formats. China is also a strategic market for Fonterra, which exports 95 percent of its products.
Australia Indonesia free trade deal to be signed next week
7-Nov-2018 Canberra Times
The two countries plan to ink the agreement on November 14, the second day of the ASEAN summit in Singapore.
Can’t fight the moonlight? Actually, you can: ICJ judges to stop acting as arbitrators in investor-state disputes
6-Nov-2018 EJIL: Talk!
The “moonlighting” debate echoes another controversial practice: that of “double hatting”, in which individuals wear two “hats” by simultaneously acting as arbitrators and legal counsel in international investment arbitration.
Trade Ministry prepares to impose tariffs on Turkish goods
6-Nov-2018 Jordan Times
Jordan-Turkey free trade agreement’s termination comes after months of failed negotiations.
China and Singapore have concluded talks on upgrade of FTA: MTI
6-Nov-2018 The Straits Times
Both countries are working towards the signing of the upgrade protocol later this year, Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry said.
EU-Japan trade deal clears hurdle on way to 2019 start
6-Nov-2018 Reuters
The European Parliament’s international trade committee voted 25 in favour to 10 against to clear the deal for a final vote in the parliament’s full chamber set for December 13.
Keynote address by George Kahale, III
6-Nov-2018 Curtis
Combined with the dispute settlement mechanism of international arbitration, investment treaties have been transformed intol "weapons of legal destruction."