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EU-Mercosur trade agreement would harm user rights and the commons
23-Sep-2017 Creative Commons
The EU-Mercosur FTA is expansive, addressing trade in industrial and agricultural goods as well as intellectual property provisions such as copyrights and patents.
The disaster of international arbitration of RPPs
23-Sep-2017 The Express Tribune
The arbitral tribunal of the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has rendered an arbitral award of $700 million against Pakistan.
Without US, 11 nations in TPP inch closer to a deal
23-Sep-2017 Reuters
Negotiators met for two days in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, to discuss what parts of the original deal they wished to shelve.
Farmland investments are finding their way to international arbitration
22-Sep-2017 IISD
Swedish investor EcoDevelopment registered a claim at the ICSID against the Tanzanian government for revoking a land title amid concerns over the impact on local communities and a wildlife sanctuary.
Resurrected TPP could get done this year and Canada is better off without US in it
22-Sep-2017 National Post
Canada is now the second-largest economy in the TPP11 and will push to ditch provisions in the original agreement that were offered as concessions to the US.
Karkey Karadeniz case: In interest alone, govt owes $5.6m a month
22-Sep-2017 The Express Tribune
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has not only imposed a hefty fine on Pakistan but also declared that the country will be paying $5.6 million as interest per month.
Chinese, Australian officials prepare for trade accord review
22-Sep-2017 ICTSD
Officials are preparing for the upcoming review of certain chapters within the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement.
TPP members whittle list of rules to shelve with US gone
22-Sep-2017 Nikkei
Terms on intellectual property protections, state-owned enterprises up for debate.
CETA’s bitter taste for European food and agriculture
21-Sep-2017 IATP
CETA stealthily packages several controversial elements that leave a bitter taste for European food and agriculture.
TPP negotiators working to revise accord after US pullout
21-Sep-2017 Kyodo
Japan is seeking to make minimal changes. Vietnam has proposed to amend the clause on rules of origin in exports of fabrics, the sources said.
Music groups push USTR on NAFTA copyright agenda
21-Sep-2017 Politico
A coalition of more than 20 music groups are urging U.S. trade negotiators to look beyond U.S. law to forge stronger copyright protections in a new NAFTA.
International litigator imposes $700m fine on Pakistan in rental power plants case
21-Sep-2017 Daily Pakistan
Financially-strapped Pakistan has been imposed with a staggering $700 million in a damages suit by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) regarding rental power plants case.
Taking a closer look at ETCA
21-Sep-2017 Daily Mirror.lk
If one analyses the costs and benefits then it isn’t that difficult to realize that ETCA is a decision by one country and the other is just obeying.
Cairn Energy reveals when final arbitration hearing over India tax dispute will be heard
21-Sep-2017 Insider
The Edinburgh-based oil and gas explorer says both it and the Government of India have agreed a timetable for finalising document production, submissions and hearings.
E-commerce a top focus when S’pore chairs Asean
21-Sep-2017 Today Online
E-commerce and the digital economy will be the key points of focus when Singapore takes over the chairmanship of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean).
Namibia not ready for the Africa free trade area
21-Sep-2017 Malaysian Digest
Namibia is not ready to engage in the proposed African Continent Free Trade Area (CFTA), said the stakeholders present at the national level consultation on the initiative.
S. Korea, India to hold talks on trade deal improvement
21-Sep-2017 Yonhap
South Korea and India will hold a new round of talks on the improvement of a bilateral trade deal in Seoul this week, the commerce ministry said.
TPP claims of economic gains without US debunked by senior UN economist
20-Sep-2017 AFTINET
A new economic study has completely undermined previous claims that the Trans-Pacific partnership agreement without access to the giant US market would still result in significant economic gains for the remaining 11 countries.
Japan pushes for ’TPP 11’ progress with Tokyo meeting
20-Sep-2017 Nikkei
Quicker consensus on rules to suspend could bring broad deal in November.
Taiwan conditionally lifts import ban on Japanese beef
19-Sep-2017 Japan Times
Taiwan has conditionally lifted a 16-year-old ban on beef imports from Japan, clearing a major roadblock in negotiations on an economic partnership agreement.