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Japan and Australia vow to put TPP into effect soon
22-May-2018 Japan Times
Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his Australian counterpart, Julie Bishop, have confirmed their countries’ commitment to putting the new Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal into effect at an early date.
Mnuchin says NAFTA negotiations could spill into 2019
21-May-2018 AP
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says efforts to renegotiate a trade agreement with Canada and Mexico could spill into next year.
“FTA violates President’s program for food production” – Aruna Kantha Bandara
21-May-2018 News First
The Sri Lanka Singapore Free Trade Agreement has raised serious concern among many industries.
Italian populists post final version of gov’t "contract"
21-May-2018 Xinhua
The document opposes international trade treaties such as the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
Parliament must ensure we don’t sign away values for trade
21-May-2018 The Spin Off
The way we sign up to trade deals must change, and parliament needs to lead the process to prevent flawed agreements like the TPP getting through, write lawyer Oliver Hailes and academic Max Harris.
Arbitration panel to hear Vodafone challenge to Rs 22,100 crore tax in February 2019
21-May-2018 Indian Express
The tribunal, headed by Sir Franklin Berman, will hear the government’s objection to tax matters being covered under the Netherlands-India Bilateral Investment Treaty.
EU-Azeri trade pact will be ready in 2019
21-May-2018 Euractiv
An EU-Azerbaijan trade and political agreement will be ready for ratification in 2019, says Javanshir Feyziyev, co-chair of the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.
China to tap into Belt and Road potential in cooperation with Belarus
21-May-2018 Belarus News
China will cooperate with Belarus to actively use the advantages of the Belt and Road concept, Deputy Head of the Foreign Affairs Office of Hubei Province Lianghua Zhang said as he spoke at the international seminar Belt and Road. Getting to Know Hubei in Wuhan, China, BelTA has learned.
Chinese, Chilean FMs hold talks to deepen bilateral cooperation
21-May-2018 Xinhua
China expects Chile to continue to play an active and exemplary role in jointly building the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative with Latin America, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday.
Turkey, Venezuela ink trade agreement over phone
18-May-2018 Anadolu Agency
“By expanding its scope, we aim for this agreement to be turned into a free trade agreement as soon as possible,” Erdogan told.
Spain loses its third millionaire arbitration award for the reduction of renewables
18-May-2018 Turkey Telegraph
ICSID imposes a fine of 64.5 million euros for a claim by a fund of the state of Abu Dhabi.
Japan’s lower house passes TPP trade deal
18-May-2018 Nikkei Asian Review
Japan’s lower house on Friday passed a bill to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact, paving the way for its enactment before the current Diet session ends in June.
Iran signs provisional pact to enter Russia-led free-trade zone
17-May-2018 RT
The five-nation Eurasian Economic Union has signed a 3-year provisional agreement with Iran to welcome the Islamic Republic into the bloc’s free-trade zone.
NAFTA talks have ignored environmental concerns
17-May-2018 Sierra Club
NAFTA 2.0 could increase pollution that threatens our communities.
Pacific Alliance, associate members enter fourth negotiating round, look to clinch deal by July
17-May-2018 ICTSD
The four-country Pacific Alliance consists of Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. The coalition aims to achieve the goal, launched nearly a year ago, of conferring a new associate member status to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore.
Canada backs foreign investor rights to protect mining sector: Book
17-May-2018 Common Sense Canadian
Canada’s controversial mining sector may be the driving force behind the country’s insistence on protecting foreign investors’ rights over laws that guard its own citizens and environmental values.
AfCFTA: Annexes (May 2018)
17-May-2018 Tralac
Netherlands draft model BIT (May 2018)
17-May-2018 Dutch Government
As released by the Dutch Government
China, Norway make ’positive progress’ in free trade negotiations
17-May-2018 Ecns
Both sides conducted negotiations on issues such as trade in goods, trade in services, investment, rules of origin, customs procedures and trade facilitation, intellectual property rights, competition policies and government procurement.
EU heads discuss bold-or-fold strategy toward Trump tariffs
17-May-2018 Reuters
European leaders sought unity toward threatened US import tariffs on steel and aluminium, balancing the views of those most fearful of a trade war and those determined not to be bullied into concessions.