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Mining injustice through international arbitration
25-Aug-2020 Earthworks
El Tambor is a controversial gold mining project in Guatemala. After years of local protests and litigation, it was halted in 2016 for lack of prior consultation with Indigenous people.
India should not give concessions in dairy sector to the US: Amul
25-Aug-2020 The Economic Times
India should not give any concessions to the US under any trade deal as subsidised imported milk and other dairy products would kill livelihoods in India especially when the sector is expected to create 11 million jobs in rural households.
Trade Secrets
24-Aug-2020 Global Justice Now
The truth about the US trade deal and how we can stop it.
Juggling crisis
24-Aug-2020 TNI
Latin America’s battle with COVID-19 hampered by investment arbitration cases.
Merkel raises ‘doubts’ over EU-Mercosur trade pact
24-Aug-2020 The News
German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed "significant doubts" over the EU-Mercosur free trade deal on concerns over the devastating deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.
Algeria chafes against EU trade deal as deadline looms
24-Aug-2020 France 24
Days ahead of a final deadline, activation of a long-planned Algeria-EU trade deal risks unravelling as political and business leaders in the North African country warn it will undermine economic sovereignty.
Brexit: UK-EU trade deal ’seems unlikely’ says Michel Barnier
24-Aug-2020 BBC
A post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and the EU "seems unlikely" at this stage, the bloc’s negotiator has said.
Can US and India agree upon the ‘mini trade deal’?
24-Aug-2020 Indica News
The so called ‘mini trade deal’ between the US and India that the Trump administration was proud to announce is stuck in limbo for good.
A possible Indo-US trade agreement would be an imperialist attack on India’s farmers
21-Aug-2020 Down To Earth
Such a deal will have repercussions on our agricultural production and economy.
Ukraine interested in concluding FTA with Turkey – Economy Ministry
21-Aug-2020 Ukrinform
Ukraine is interested in concluding a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with Turkey, which will help expand access to markets for goods and services.
PH-Turkey free trade pact pushed
20-Aug-2020 Manila Bulletin
Philippines and Turkey governments are pushing to elevate bilateral economic relations to a more comprehensive free trade agreement.
Ukraine’s ambassador, Canada’s trade minister discuss updates to free trade agreement
20-Aug-2020 Ukrinform
Canada and Ukraine are committed to modernize the free trade agreement.
BITs and bonds: The international law and economics of sovereign debt
20-Aug-2020 SSRN
Recent jurisdictional decisions suggest that sovereign debt will be subject to bilateral investment treaties for the foreseeable future.
China, United States agree to hold trade talks, Chinese commerce ministry says
20-Aug-2020 Reuters
China and the United States have agreed to hold trade talks “in the coming days” to evaluate the progress of their Phase 1 trade deal six months after it took effect in February.
Mini trade deal ‘stuck’ as US now wants India to buy $6 billion of agriculture, dairy goods
19-Aug-2020 The Print
The deal is ready to be signed, but US says if India wants trade benefits under GSP restored, it must give business equivalent to that amount.
British standards must not slip in US trade negotiations
19-Aug-2020 The Engineer
Standards bring opportunities in global trade and should not be up for negotiation, says national standards body director.
Ukraine ready to expand agri-exports to Israel – Deputy PM
19-Aug-2020 Unian
Ukraine is ready for further cooperation in the agricultural sector with Israel and the sustainable export of Ukrainian agricultural products to the Israeli market.
UK, EU resume talks on future ties, as new deadline looms
19-Aug-2020 AP
The EU insists that important differences in the two sides’ positions must be bridged and an agreement found by October.
RCEP enters final phase, to be signed without India: Trade Ministry
19-Aug-2020 The Jakarta Post
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has entered the legal scrubbing phase and is expected to be signed soon without India.
ISDS enables making more money from losses
18-Aug-2020 IPS
Predatory international law firms are encouraging multimillion-dollar investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) lawsuits citing Covid-19 containment, relief and recovery measures.