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RCEP talks: India manages major breakthrough
5-Sep-2018 Financial Express
New Delhi won’t not take additional commitment on intellectual property rights beyond the TRIPS agreement it has already accepted at the WTO; investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism only for limited sectors.
Canada won’t compromise on culture, dispute resolution in NAFTA talks: Trudeau
5-Sep-2018 The Globe and Mail
Trudeau said Canadians will not sign onto a deal that does not include a dispute resolution mechanism and exemptions for cultural industries.
International Energy Charter draft model investment dispute prevention and management protocol
5-Sep-2018 IISD
The proposed instrument is of little benefit to states on either account and it is overly intrusive into government administrative processes.
Energy Charter Treaty: Draft model investment dispute prevention and management protocol
5-Sep-2018
Drafted by the Energy Charter Secretariat
Revised FTA to curb overuse of legal dispute by foreign investors
4-Sep-2018 Korea Herald
Lawyers claim investor-state dispute settlement should be abolished in FTA as in NAFTA.
An FTA between China, African nations will boost global trade
4-Sep-2018 China Daily
Many have suggested that China and African countries, represented by African Union, should launch a feasibility study on free trade and investment facilitation negotiation.
Africa prepares to drive a hard trade bargain with EU
4-Sep-2018 Euractiv
Increasing trade between the EU and the ACP, particularly African countries, lay at the heart of the ambition of the Cotonou Agreement. But it has not worked out that way.
Commission proposes to redistribute beef quota to please the US
4-Sep-2018 Euractiv
The European Commission proposed a redistribution of the existing quota for hormone-free beef in order to address longstanding demands from the US to increase its exports within the agreed limits.
India, Singapore ink protocol to amend CECA; to boost bilateral trade
4-Sep-2018 The Times of India
India and Singapore signed the second protocol amending the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), which will boost bilateral trade, with both sides agreeing to expand the coverage of tariff concessions.
Thailand-China look to double their strategic trade and investment partnerships
4-Sep-2018 Chiang Rai Times
China wants to upgrade multilateral cooperation with other Southeast Asian countries under the Asean-China Free Trade Agreements.
S. Korea discloses revised clauses of FTA with US
4-Sep-2018 Yonhap
South Korea will collect public opinions on the recently revised free trade agreement with the United States before sending it to the parliament for approval.
US-Korea FTA: Protocol amending the agreement (Sep 2018)
4-Sep-2018 Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Republic of Korea
As released by the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Trial of anti-TTIP protester opens on Wednesday in Brussels
4-Sep-2018 Brussels Times
About 20 organisations have signed a declaration of support for the activist and called on supporters to assemble outside the Brussels Law Courts before the hearing.
Georgia ready to start free trade talks with Japan
4-Sep-2018 Agenda.ge
Georgia is ready to start negotiations with Japan on a free trade agreement. Foreign Ministers discussed the ongoing negotiations of bilateral investment agreement.
Energy arbitration in Latin America
3-Sep-2018 JDSupra
Latin American countries have been respondents in approximately 30 per cent of all International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) cases.
China, Mauritius set to sign free trade agreement
3-Sep-2018 Xinhua
Both sides signed a memorandum of understanding on wrapping up the talks, leading to the first free trade agreement between China and an African country.
India, Singapore launch next round of free trade agreement review
3-Sep-2018 Economic Times
Singapore is the second largest trading partner of India within ASEAN and India is the largest trading partner of Singapore in South Asia
Not much to gain for Kenya, Africa in post-Brexit trade agreements
3-Sep-2018 The East African
The UK will be planning to roll over "copycat" European Union agreements with African nations.
Malampaya’s P53-B tax case vs gov’t kicks off
3-Sep-2018 Manila Bulletin
Following the arbitral proceedings at the ICC, the government still faces another dispute relative to the Malampaya case at the ICSID, pursuant to the Philippines-Netherlands Bilateral Investment Treaty. Hearings are scheduled October 23-24 this year.
Australia, Indonesia wrap up talks on free trade agreement
3-Sep-2018 Bloomberg
Canberra was pushing for more beef imports into Indonesia. Jakarta’s trade priority is removal of barriers and tariffs.