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Paris court confirms invalidation of seizing Russian space agency accounts in Yukos case
28-Jun-2017 TASS
Yukos, once Russia’s largest oil major, was accused of tax crimes and declared a bankrupt by a Russian court ruling in 2006 while its assets were sold at auctions during the liquidation procedure.
Guatemala off the hook in CAFTA labor case
28-Jun-2017 Politico
The U.S., for the most part, lost its first challenge of another country’s adherence to the labor rules under a trade deal.
As NAFTA hearings open, more than 100,000 petitions delivered and 50,000 public comments filed demanding a new deal to benefit working people, not just corporations
27-Jun-2017 Public Citizen
Unprecedented public response to administration request for comment spotlights political stakes of NAFTA renegotiation.
NZ first in line for Latin and South American trade deal
27-Jun-2017 NZ Herald
New Zealand hopes to take another step towards being the first country to sign up to a trade deal with a group of Latin American and South American countries.
US Brazilian beef ban casts doubt on Mercusor trade agreement
27-Jun-2017 Farmers Weekly
A move by the US Department of Agriculture to ban imports of fresh Brazilian beef has added weight to calls to remove agriculture from a free trade agreement between the EU and countries in the Mercosur trading-bloc.
Azerbaijan: A reset with the EU?
27-Jun-2017 Eurasianet
Azerbaijan is pursuing a new agreement with the European Union focused on security, trade, and investment, and lacking the type of commitments on political reforms that scuttled the last agreement the two sides tried to reach.
World Bank unit starts Malampaya arbitration
27-Jun-2017 Manila Standard
The ICSID designated the team that will hear Shell Philippines Exploration B.V.’s arbitration case against the Philippine government on Malampaya gas project’s corporate income tax issue.
Japan welcomes Taiwan and other countries to join TPP
27-Jun-2017 Focus Taiwan
Japan’s chief cabinet secretary and the cabinet’s spokesman, said that he welcomed various countries and areas, including Taiwan, to participate in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Political declaration of the encounter of social organizations of Canada, United States and Mexico
26-Jun-2017 RQIC
The participants in the Encounter of Social Organizations of Canada, the United States and Mexico, facing the likely prospect of renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), condemn this model which has seriously affected national development in a manner contrary to the interests of our peoples, the environment, and our democratic system.
A guide to international investment agreements
26-Jun-2017 Mondaq
Over the past twenty years, International Investment Agreements have become an increasingly popular and valuable tool for investors to manage their foreign investment risk.
Continental Free Trade Area on track
26-Jun-2017 The Southern Times
Africa has moved an inch closer to realising the dream of a continent with a free trade area despite persisting stumbling blocks, if the third African ministers of trade meeting held in Niger is to be scrutinised.
India, US and a five-point plan
26-Jun-2017 The Indian Express
Modi and Trump must build on convergence between their nations’ interests.
Leaked trade papers expose EU failure to uphold transparency and environment standards
26-Jun-2017 Greenpeace
A leak of documents related to a looming trade deal with Japan (known as JEFTA) has revealed the EU’s failure to live up to improve transparency and uphold environmental standards in trade policy promises.
Appeal allowed in EU state aid battle
26-Jun-2017 Law Gazette
The High Court has granted two investors permission to appeal a decision that stayed enforcement of a dispute resolution award, in a case that centres on EU rules surrounding state aid.
EU-CETA agreement on verge of collapse: Spanish party in major U-turn shock
26-Jun-2017 Express
The European Union’s controversial trade deal with Canada is once again in doubt as a Spanish party votes against the agreement.
Japan eyes free trade talks with Britain
26-Jun-2017 The Nation
Japan wants to hold informal free trade talks with Britain as it also works to sign a deal with the European Union.
The folly of the Africa’s Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA)
25-Jun-2017 SOL
The roadmap of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) was adopted by the African Union in 2012 and the decision to launch the negotiations in June 2015 at the 25th Summit of the African Union, with the aim of implementing it by the end of 2017.
Europe and Japan near trade deal as U.S. takes protectionist path
24-Jun-2017 New York Times
The partial draft of the deal was obtained by Greenpeace. The environmental groups worry that the deal falls short on a number of issues, including curbing the illegal timber trade and tackling overfishing.
Expansion of the Energy Charter to Africa and Asia: Undoing reform in international investment law?
23-Jun-2017 IISD
The Energy Charter Secretariat is in expansion mode, wanting to gain access to energy resources in Africa and Asia for its current—mostly developed country—members, and extending a far-reaching (and outdated) investment protection system to investments in resource-rich countries.
EFTA and MERCOSUR hold first round of negotiations
23-Jun-2017 EFTA
After four days of discussions, the 1st Round of Negotiations between the MERCOSUR and the EFTA States on a Free Trade Agreement was successfully concluded.