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Quebec dairy farmers struggling with new open markets
3-Sep-2019 CTV
Quebec dairy farmers continue to struggle as international trade agreements have hit their bottom line hard.
Rajnath Singh to urge Seoul to stay away from CPEC
3-Sep-2019 The Economic Times
For defence minister Rajnath Singh, the immediate tasks at hand include blocking Korean funds from flowing into Pakistan.
S. Korea, Malaysia to hold 3rd round of FTA talks this week
3-Sep-2019 Korea Herald
South Korea will hold a third round of free trade talks with Malaysia this week with the aim of striking a trade deal before November, Seoul’s trade ministry said Tuesday.
RCEP negotiations in ’final stages’, should be completed by 2019 or early 2020: Chan Chun Sing
3-Sep-2019 The Strais Times
Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said that at this point, the RCEP has gone beyond an economic agreement and is a strategic signal to the world’s economy on what countries in this part of the world believe in.
FTA with Britain is being pushed by ministry
2-Sep-2019 Korea Joongang Daily
The free trade agreement with Britain should be completed before the country’s scheduled exit from the European Union, said Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
Intellectual property under the scrutiny of investor-state tribunals
30-Aug-2019 South Centre
The fact that private arbitral tribunals are increasingly interpreting intellectual property provisionsraises complex issues.
EAEU-Iran trade deal to take effect on October 27: report
30-Aug-2019 Mehr
Officials from both parties exchanged messages about completing the necessary procedures to enforce an interim agreement leading to the formation of the free trade area.
EU warns Serbia to cancel free trade pact with Russia if it wants to join bloc
30-Aug-2019 Euronews
Brussels has warned Serbia it must dissolve a proposed new free-trade deal with Russia if it wants to join the European Union.
Trading away protection
29-Aug-2019 CEO
Emerging threats from the EU-US trade talks on confomity assessments and regulatory cooperation.
‘Phase 1B’ of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) negotiations
29-Aug-2019 South Centre
This policy brief focuses on the expected economic impacts of tariff liberalization under the AfCFTA.
Russia, India ready to negotiate FTA agreement
29-Aug-2019 Xinhua
Russia is ready to start negotiating with India to set up a Free Trade Area with the Eurasian Economic Union.
EU-Mercosur trade deal could be ready by late 2020 in best case: EU official
29-Aug-2019 Reuters
The European Union should be able to conclude a free-trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc of South American countries by late 2020 in an optimistic scenario, a senior EU trade official said.
Canada will continue trade negotiations with Mercosur, despite the current Amazon policy of Brazil
29-Aug-2019 MercoPress
Canada will continue its trade negotiations with Mercosur, the South American trading bloc that includes Brazil, despite demands to call a halt to the talks until more action is taken to protect the Amazon rainforest.
Slovakia reportedly ready to block the deal between the EU and Latin America
29-Aug-2019 The Slovak Spectator
Agriculture Minister Gabriela Matečná said Brazil’s approach to the Amazon fires is unacceptable.
Ukrainian energy company Ukrenergo filed lawsuit against Russia due to lost assets in occupied Crimea
29-Aug-2019 QHA
The energy company Ukrenergo submitted claims in a dispute with Russia to the arbitration court regarding the illegal seizure of the company’s infrastructure in the annexed Crimea.
Seed patent protection in FTA castrated the farmers’ rights
28-Aug-2019 Indonesia for Global Justice
The government of Indonesian is aggressively increasing the negotiation of international trade agreements governing seed patents for corporations.
W. Myanmar locals worried BRI projects threaten their livelihoods
28-Aug-2019 The Irrawaddy
If China wants to fish in Myanmar’s troubled waters, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)-linked Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Rakhine State is a good place to cast a line.
Australia should delay free trade deal with Hong Kong, ACTU says
28-Aug-2019 The Guardian
Canberra must tread cautiously amid the political instability, the peak union body tells a parliamentary committee.
Glencore awarded just $19 mln by tribunal in Colombia lawsuit
28-Aug-2019 Reuters
A World Bank tribunal has ordered Colombia to repay a $19 million fine it levied on Glencore’s coal mining subsidiary Prodeco.
What the AfCFTA means for the energy sector
28-Aug-2019 Mining Review
Major new opportunities for cross-border energy collaboration arise from the signature of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.