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27-Jan-2021 Interfax
Ambassador Korniychuk: FTA between Ukraine and Israel twill be extend to services sector
Ukraine and Israel are planning steps to extend the Free Trade Agreement to services. -
27-Jan-2021 The BVI Beacon
VI court freezes assets in $6b case
A Virgin Islands court has frozen shares in two hotels belonging to Pakistan’s national airline to enforce a $6 billion award levied through the World Bank’s ICSID. -
27-Jan-2021 The Hindu
Cairn threatens Indian asset seizures abroad in tax case
UK-based Cairn Energy Plc has threatened that it may be forced to begin attaching Indian assets including bank accounts in different world capitals, unless the government resolves the issue. -
27-Jan-2021 Hong Kong Watch
100+ China experts and human rights activists slam “naïve” EU-China deal for “entrenching Europe’s strategic dependency on China”
The open statement notes that the agreement appears not to take into account the steep deterioration of rights and freedoms in the mainland. -
27-Jan-2021 Reuters
Taiwan says realistic about U.S. trade deal, but one will happen eventually
Taiwan is under no illusions it can quickly sign a long hoped for free trade deal with the United States but feels when the time is right “success will flow naturally”, the island’s chief trade negotiator said on Friday. -
26-Jan-2021 The Conversation
Keystone XL legal risks highlight dangers of putting investors before climate change
The owner of Keystone XL — TC Energy (previously TransCanada) — used NAFTA to launch a US$15 billion lawsuit in 2016 after President Barack Obama cancelled the project. -
26-Jan-2021 EJIL: Talk!
Against DCF valuation in ISDS: on the inflation of awards and the need to rethink the calculation of compensation for the loss of future profits
One of the most noticeable facts in recent ISDS is the spectacular inflation of compensation awarded to investors. The most important factor is probably the widespread use by tribunals of the DCF (discounted cash flows) valuation method. -
26-Jan-2021 Outlook
Enhanced trade partnership first step towards UK-India FTA, says UK minister
Plans are expected to be further formalised during the visit of Prime Minister Boris Johnson to India in the coming months. -
26-Jan-2021 Reuters
China, New Zealand ink trade deal as Beijing calls for reduced global barriers
China and New Zealand signed a deal upgrading a free trade pact to give exports from the Pacific nation greater access to the world’s second-largest economy. -
26-Jan-2021 Interfax
Ukraine, Vietnam to resume work on FTA agreement – trade rep
Ukraine and Vietnam will resume work on a free trade area agreement (FTA), Trade Representative of Ukraine has said. -
26-Jan-2021 City AM
UK set to wrap up New Zealand trade deal before Easter
The UK is reportedly just weeks away from closing a free trade deal with New Zealand that will see tariffs slashed on wine, gin and cars. -
26-Jan-2021 Bloomberg
Africa trade pact gets $1 billion to offset revenue losses
The African Export-Import Bank has mobilized $1 billion for an adjustment facility to offset revenue losses for countries that lower cross-border tariffs as part of an Africa-wide free-trade area. -
25-Jan-2021 Interfax
Ukrainian pig breeders ask to revise quotas on pork imports from EU when revising FTA terms in 2021
The Association said that Ukrainian producers are working at a loss due to an oversupply of pork in the EU countries, as well as an increase in the cost of Ukrainian pork by 25%. -
25-Jan-2021 Bloomberg
Australia new trade minister says UK, EU trade deals priority
Minister hopes FTAs with UK, EU will be finalised this year. -
25-Jan-2021 Tasnim News
Iran, Armenia sign trade agreement
Top officials from Iran and Armenia signed an agreement in Tehran to enhance trade cooperation between the two neighbors. -
25-Jan-2021 South China Morning Post
China’s trade with US failed to meet phase-one deal targets last year, and 2021 is not expected to yield more success
Analysts point to unrealistic goals in original deal with United States, and overall trade goals may continue to remain elusive in this year. -
25-Jan-2021 Live Mint
Cairn Energy’s major investors ask India to honour arbitration
Investors have written to the Indian government as well as the governments of the US and UK seeking adherence to the award of a tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague -
25-Jan-2021 Xinhua
Israel, Morocco sign economic trade cooperation agreement after peace deal
The agreement establishes a framework for cooperation in the fields of economics, trade and innovation, with both sides aiming to increase bilateral trade and remove trade barriers. -
25-Jan-2021 East Asia Forum
Prospects for an Australia–India trade deal
Negotiations on the Australia–India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) are set to restart after being suspended in 2015. Australia’s new Minister for Trade Dan Tehan has flagged that a trade deal with India will be one of his top priorities. -
25-Jan-2021 The Western Producer
Canada explores free trade agreement with Indonesia
Canada is exploring the merits of a trade agreement with Indonesia. International Trade Minister Mary Ng announced Jan. 11 that Canada was beginning public consultations.