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Record number of corporate lawsuits target climate action in controversial tribunal
3-Sep-2025 Follow The Money
Fossil fuel and mining companies are ramping up lawsuits against governments over environmental rules, using a controversial arbitration mechanism that critics say is skewed in industry’s favour and jeopardises global climate action.
South Korea, Bangladesh begin talks on economic partnership deal
3-Sep-2025 The Business Standard
“Signing a CEPA with Bangladesh will serve as a bridgehead for Korean companies to enter the Southwest Asian market, which holds great potential,” said Kwon Hye-jin, director general for FTA negotiations at the ministry
EU-US trade deal threatens EU corporate accountability law
3-Sep-2025 Human Rights Watch
The European Parliament should ensure that the European Union’s flagship corporate accountability law, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, does not become a victim of the EU-US trade deal.
Indonesia, Pakistan negotiating on FTA for promoting trade liberalization
3-Sep-2025 APP
Indonesia and Pakistan bilateral trade reached up to $4.7 billion in Fiscal Year 2024, and both countries are negotiating on the Free Trade Agreement for finalization of agreement.
S. Korea to renew push for joining CPTPP to reduce trade uncertainties: ministry
3-Sep-2025 Yonhap
South Korea will reopen its strategic review on joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, as part of efforts to increase its economic allies amid the global rise of trade protectionism.
Google adtech fine on hold as EU awaits lower US car duties, sources say
3-Sep-2025 Reuters
EU antitrust regulators have delayed fining Alphabet’s Google over its adtech business, while waiting for the United States to cut tariffs on European cars as part of a trade deal.
How fining Elon Musk’s X could threaten the US-EU trade deal
3-Sep-2025 The New York Times
The European Union is expected to penalize the company, which has been accused of breaching the Digital Services Act, a law President Trump has criticized.
Annulment insurance and disposal of Italian assets
3-Sep-2025 Rockhopper
Rockhopper has drafted new request for arbitration against Italy and expects to submit it in the coming weeks.
ECVC joins the 4 September demonstration in Brussels! Farmers refuse to foot the bill: Stop EU-Mercosur, Stop EU-US, Stop CAP’s dismantling!
3-Sep-2025 European Coordination Via Campesina
ECVC farmers from Belgian, France, Germany, and the Netherlands will join civil society actors this Thursday at 5pm in Place du Luxembourg in Brussels to call for an end to the EU-Mercosur FTA.
Korea-Ecuador SECA expands Latin America trade
3-Sep-2025 The Chosun Daily
South Korea has officially signed its first free trade agreement under President Lee Jae-myung’s administration: the Strategic Economic Cooperation Agreement (SECA) with Ecuador.
India’s trade diplomacy on the rise: ambitious deals with US and EU in sight
3-Sep-2025 Devdiscourse
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal expressed optimism about finalizing a bilateral trade agreement with the US by November. Negotiations have been impacted by geopolitical factors, but progress continues.
India, ASEAN agree to fast-track FTA review amid Trump’s tariffs
3-Sep-2025 Money Control
India and the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) have come to an agreement to fast-track negotiations for a review of the trade pact between them in a bid to overcome uncertainties owing to steeper tariffs imposed by the United States on the South Asian nation, a government official said.
Negotiations on Thailand-UK FTA set to start
3-Sep-2025 Vietnam Plus
Thailand and the United Kingdom are pushing for the opening of negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) at all levels, along with pursuing joint efforts to explore channels to expand two-way trade and investment.
South American bloc Mercosur and Canada to resume talks for free-trade agreement
2-Sep-2025 Reuters
Canada and South American bloc Mercosur will resume negotiations for a free-trade agreement, Brasilia and Ottawa announced.
Saudi Arabia, Syria sign investment protection deal
2-Sep-2025 Arab News
Saudi Arabia and Syria have signed an agreement to protect and promote mutual investments between both countries.
Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia sign deal to boost investment, infrastructure ties
2-Sep-2025 South China Morning Post
Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia are negotiating an investment promotion and protection agreement to strengthen investment, investor confidence and bilateral investment flows.
New Zealand’s free-trade deal with United Arab Emirates kicks off
2-Sep-2025 RNZ
The New Zealand-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement officially entered into force on Thursday 28 August 2025.
Digital taxes put US-EU trade talks under pressure
2-Sep-2025 DW
Trump is now threatening retaliation over EU tech rules, shaking the bloc’s 15% tariff deal. Lacking China’s rare earths leverage, Brussels is scrambling for countermeasures — what cards can it still play?
Key points in Shell’s arbitration case against Bolivia
1-Sep-2025 Linkedin
On August 5, 2025, BG Overseas Limited, a subsidiary of Shell, informed Bolivia of a dispute involving its subsidiary, Shell Bolivia Corporation, as per Article 8 of the Bilateral Investment Treaty signed with the United Kingdom.
Joint statement: Human rights concerns regarding the UK’s Free Trade Agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council
1-Sep-2025 Human Rights Watch
A coalition of rights groups and trade unions express deep concern around the lack of transparency and rights protections in the forthcoming Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom and the Gulf Cooperation Council