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Joint statement of the EU and Ghana on the start of trading under the EU-Ghana interim Economic Partnership Agreement
3-Jul-2021 European Commission
July 1, 2021 marks the start of effective implementation by Ghana of the interim Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA) between the European Union and Ghana.
Kenya-UK economic partnership agreement betrays the East African Community
3-Jul-2021 Citizen Digital
While the Kenya-UK EPA consistently makes reference to the EAC and even purports that its is signed on behalf of Kenya and the EAC, it fails terribly when examined against the above requirements of mutual cooperation.
UK and Israel on brink of signing trade agreement
2-Jul-2021 The Jewish Chronicle
International Trade Secretary Liz Truss met with her Israeli counterpart ahead of an expected advanced free trade agreement being signed by Britain and the Jewish state.
US senators urge gov’t to lay groundwork for FTA with Taiwan
2-Jul-2021 Focus Taiwan
Forty-two United States senators across party-lines have urged US Trade Representative Katherine Tai to lay the groundwork for negotiating a free trade agreement with Taiwan.
UK to face judical review of Morocco trade deal, after high court allows challenge over Western Sahara
1-Jul-2021 Forbes
A group campaigning for the rights of Western Sahara’s Saharawi people has been granted permission by the High Court in London to bring a judicial review against the UK government’s trade deal with Morocco.
Taking the EU reins, Slovenia plans to press ahead on China investment deal
1-Jul-2021 South China Morning Post
Technical work will continue to ready the deal if it is enacted, even though the European Parliament froze its consideration after Beijing sanctioned several of its members, Slovenian ambassador says.
Israel, UAE to start talks on free trade deal
1-Jul-2021 UNI
Both sides are looking forward to signing a free trade agreement, and they have commenced discussions on this matter, the ministers said in a joint statement.
Concerns over RCEP
1-Jul-2021 The Star
The ongoing US-China tensions can be a potential wildcard to the mass ratification and adoption of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by its country member signatories.
Toxic fracking vs. Slovenian democracy
30-Jun-2021 CEO
Amid the climate and environmental emergency, a British oil and gas company is threatening to sue Slovenia for requiring an environmental impact assessment for a controversial gas fracking project.
Yet another step toward intransparent, undemocratic trade
30-Jun-2021 Power Shift
EU Commission will propose to split the already problematic EU-Mexico trade agreement
Decades of trade deals brought only slight benefit to US economy, commission says
30-Jun-2021 Politico
The conclusions of the study, commissioned by Congress, could lead to a dry period for new trade pacts.
Devas investors move US court, tag Air India assets to recover award
30-Jun-2021 The Indian Express
The Mauritius investors is seeking to get Air India declared an alter ego of India in order to pursue assets of the national carrier as a strategy to enforce arbitration awards against the government.
Vietnam, Singapore begin negotiations on digital trade agreement
30-Jun-2021 The Diplomat
It is still too early to hail a digital economy agreement between Singapore and Vietnam. And it will be an even longer road before Vietnam can align itself with Singapore’s digital trade standards so that both nations can reap the full benefits of any potential agreement.
Taiwan tells US it hopes to sign free trade deal
30-Jun-2021 Reuters
Taiwan’s chief trade negotiator John Deng said on Wednesday he told the United States he hopes the two can sign a free trade agreement, a deal which would be a strong show of U.S. support in the face of relentless Chinese pressure against the island.
Biden’s fast-track trade authority is set to expire this week
29-Jun-2021 Bloomberg
President Joe Biden is about to lose one of his main tools for getting trade agreements passed in Congress, dimming the outlook for deals already in the works with UK and Kenya.
Prairie makes a claim against Polish government
29-Jun-2021 Mining Weekly
Prairie Mining has filed a £806-million statement of claim for compensation against the Republic of Poland as part of its ongoing international arbitration claims.
Costa Rica says wins arbitration case over open-pit gold mine
29-Jun-2021 Reuters
An international arbitration panel ruled Costa Rica does not owe Canadian miner Infinito Gold compensation after the cancellation of a mining project a decade ago.
Ecuador signs the ICSID Convention
29-Jun-2021 ICSID
Ecuador had denounced the ICSID Convention in 2009. The convention establishes the institutional and legal framework for resolving international investment disputes.
Corporate power and abuse is a root cause of migration
29-Jun-2021 People’s World
To seriously address the roots and causes of migration, it is urgent to dismantle the neoliberal rules which grant excessive privileges to transnational corporations.
Conquering EU courts? Big business lobbies in secret for new legal privileges in the EU
29-Jun-2021 CEO
Business lobby groups started lobbying the European Commission to create a new parallel justice system, similar to the old intra-EU BITs, but compatible with EU law.