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India has not signed any FTA in last 3 years: Government
20-Mar-2018 The EconomicTimes
India has not signed any free or preferential trade agreement (FTA/PTA) in the last three years, Parliament informed.
FG commences wider consultations on CFTA
20-Mar-2018 Business Day
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said his government has already commenced wider consultations on the Africa Continental Free Trade Area, CFTA.
Uganda will not sign either African free trade agreement soon
20-Mar-2018 Prensa Latina
It is not yet clear why Museveni decided to cancel the trip, but local commentators believe that this suggests the deterioration of relations between Kigali and Kampala.
US weighs Nafta telecom proposal to end AT&T impasse
19-Mar-2018 Bloomberg
Trump’s negotiators had sought to pen in Mexican regulations. Mexico countered with trilateral plan to promote competition.
Geographical indications: EU digs in on FTA until label issue resolved
19-Mar-2018 Weekly Times
There will be no Australia-­European Union free-trade deal unless Europe wins exclusive use of key food and wine names, a top European official has warned.
After Achmea: The need for an EU investment protection regulation
19-Mar-2018 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
Now that the CJEU decided that investment treaty arbitration based on intra-EU BITs is not compatible with EU law, the focus of attention must shift towards the domestic courts of the Member States as the guardians of protecting the rights of European investors.
Leveraging FTA with steel tariff: Will US tariffs on S.Korean steel be canceled?
19-Mar-2018 Business Korea
South Korean negotiators, including Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong, are going to stay in Washington D.C. for negotiations regarding steel tariffs.
China FTA nearly done
19-Mar-2018 Dawn
Pakistan and China have agreed to offer zero per cent duty on 70pc tariff lines to each other under the revised Free Trade Agreement, a move that is expected to add to increasing imbalance in bilateral trade and revenue loss.
Australia hopes Indonesia will join TPP-11
19-Mar-2018 Jakarta Post
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has expressed hope that Indonesia will one day join the revamped Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), popularly known as TPP-11.
In talks with Tamil Nadu government to settle issues: Japanese automaker Nissan
19-Mar-2018 Indian Express
The Madras High Court was told that the Tamil Nadu government was holding “talks” with Japanese automaker Nissan, predictably for an amicable settlement.
Al Amoudi lodges a complaint against Morocco in Washington, D.C.
19-Mar-2018 Morocco World News
Al Amoudi recently filed a complaint against Morocco at the World-bank affiliated ICSID thus ending a series verbal threats the Saudi investor has been brandishing since 2015 against Moroccan investment authorities.
Nigeria skips African summit in blow to free trade deal
19-Mar-2018 Yahoo
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will not attend the African Union summit in Rwanda because certain key stakeholders in Nigeria indicated that they had not been consulted.
24 countries and regions enjoys from China’s FTAs
16-Mar-2018 News Ghana
China has inked 16 free trade agreements, or FTAs, with 24 countries and regions so far, forming a network that is rooted in neighboring countries, radiating Belt and Road nations and open to the globe.
Oil and gas leaders warn Trump he risks harming their industry
16-Mar-2018 Bloomberg
Trump disagrees with executives on Nafta arbitration language. Industry leaders say it provides an essential safety net.
Mexican minister ramps up pressure for speedy NAFTA deal
16-Mar-2018 Reuters
Mexico’s economy minister urged officials to push for a speedy renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), saying his country and Canada must be ready to go it alone if the United States pulls out.
China wants FTA with India: Chinese Consul General
16-Mar-2018 United News of India
China wants to have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India to boost two-way trade between both countries, Chinese Consul General Ma Zhanwu said.
Singapore, Australia to redouble efforts to conclude RCEP ‘most desirably’ within this year
16-Mar-2018 Today Online
Just a week after signing the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) with nine other countries, Singapore and Australia vowed to “redouble” efforts to conclude an ambitious free-trade agreement among 16 Asia-Pacific countries this year.
South Korea raises issue with US Trade Protectionism at FTA renegotiations
16-Mar-2018 KBS World Radio News
South Korea called the US out on its recent trade protectionism during bilateral talks in Washington on renegotiating their free trade agreement (FTA).
The English court sets aside a Tribunal’s findings of lack of jurisdiction under a BIT
16-Mar-2018 Lexology
The English High Court has set aside parts of an award concerning claims brought by Griffin against Poland; Poland has reserved the right to argue the compatibility of the BIT with EU law.
MEPs back Ukraine-style ‘association’ deal for post-Brexit UK
15-Mar-2018 Euractiv
The European Parliament has backed a Ukraine-style “association agreement” as the model for future EU-UK relations after Brexit.