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RCEP and beyond
20-Aug-2018 The Hindu
The Centre does not appear to be comfortable with the general drift of negotiations in the 16-member Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
Ukraine, Israel close to signing a free trade agreement
20-Aug-2018 Ukrinform
Ukraine and Israel officials discussed practical steps to accelerate the signing of a free trade agreement between the two countries.
Tell federal MPs and Senators: vote NO to TPP-11
20-Aug-2018 AFTINET
The TPP-11 implementing legislation is now being reviewed by a Joint Parliamentary Committee on which the government has a majority.
Exports to China drop 27 per cent
18-Aug-2018 The Daily Star
Given the situation of bilateral trade, the Bangladesh government initiated the process for signing a free trade agreement (FTA) with China.
Pakistan to evaluate trade policy on modern lines
18-Aug-2018 The News
Pakistan would evaluate its trade policy according to modern trends, and implement the strategic policy framework 2015/19 in letter and spirit to boost the country’s exports.
South Korea decides to join CPTPP
18-Aug-2018 Business Korea
The South Korean government has decided to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). It is now mulling over when to sign it.
CPTPP nothing but a rebranding exercise
17-Aug-2018 Free Malaysia Today
There is nothing progressive about the CPTPP except its name.
Beef industry wants trade agreements like TPP, not tariffs, as meat sits in storage
17-Aug-2018 Parker City News
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association would much prefer the use of trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership and benefit from having rules-based, science-based trade from those free trade agreements.
The 2018 draft Dutch model BIT: A critical assessment
17-Aug-2018 IISD
The revised Dutch model BIT seems a missed opportunity to achieve a better balance between the rights and obligations of foreign investors.
Japan asks Colombia to join TPP
17-Aug-2018 NHK
Japan’s foreign minister has met his new Colombian counterpart and asked the South American country to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement.
Making the right to regulate in investment law and policy work for development: Reflections from the South African and Brazilian experiences
16-Aug-2018 IISD
Despite challenges, the experiences of South Africa and Brazil demonstrate that there is room for genuine reimagination of the investment regime, where the interests of investors are matched with the development concerns of host countries.
Losing the Pacific: The futility of re-joining TPP
16-Aug-2018 Diplomatic Courier
Amid rising tensions in the US-China bilateral relationship and increasing fears of a now-realized trade war, President Donald Trump announced that he would consider rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Oil firms use secretive court hearing in bid to stop Vietnam taxing their profits
16-Aug-2018 The Guardian
ConocoPhillips and Perenco try to stop £140m levy from sale of oilfields in key case for tax avoidance by multinationals.
Chicken woman has a lesson on fowl play for SA
16-Aug-2018 IOL
The EU threatens now and again to force Cameroon to open its markets, given its status as a signatory to the Economic Partnership Agreement.
Mexico unsure if it will finish NAFTA talks with US in August
16-Aug-2018 Reuters
Mexico’s economy minister said that Mexico and the United States may not meet an August goal to finish bilateral talks to revamp the NAFTA trade deal, which is beset by disagreements over automobile trade rules and other issues.
Japan and Peru agree to seek early implementation of TPP
16-Aug-2018 Reuters
Japan has already completed its domestic procedures to ratify the pact and Peru is in the midst of its own ratification process.
Gold Reserve provides Venezuela update
16-Aug-2018 Financial Post
Gold Reserve Inc. received Venezuelan government bonds with an estimated current market value of approximately US$88.5 million.
Mauritius - China FTA - Third round of negotiations underway
15-Aug-2018 All Africa
The FTA is expected to be finalised by the end of August this year. It will be signed in Beijing in September 2018.
The case against third-party funding in investment arbitration
14-Aug-2018 IISD
These claims come at a significant cost to target countries and their citizens, since these claims will ultimately be paid by a large underrepresented class of stakeholders: the public.
Mauritius and Africa must avoid Chinese debt-trap
14-Aug-2018 New Dehli Times
Mauritius is the first African country that launched the FTA negotiations with China; MoU over the Belt and Road Initiatives is under negotiation.