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15-Jun-2018 Business Standard
TEA seeks FTAs with EU, US to counter Chinese threat in export
Tirupur Exporters’ Association (TEA) today stressed the need to enter into Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with European Union, USA, the UK and Russia, to face the Chinese threat in export markets. -
14-Jun-2018 ICTSD
EU-Mercosur trade talks resume in Montevideo, though 2018 timeframe remains unclear
Trade negotiators for the EU and Mercosur resumed formal talks last week, with officials announcing “constructive progress” thereafter while stopping short of announcing a timeframe for concluding the long-awaited trade deal. -
14-Jun-2018 Business Review
Ten photovoltaic energy producers sue Romania at ICSID Washington for reducing subvention scheme in renewable energy
Ten photovoltaic energy producers filed a request for arbitration proceedings against the Romanian government at World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes. -
14-Jun-2018 Pakistan Today
Pakistan failed to sign any FTA’s in the last 5 years
Although the government of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) started the negotiations on various trade agreements including the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with a number of countries, it could not conclude any such agreement in the past five years. -
14-Jun-2018 Reuters
Italy won’t ratify EU free-trade accord with Canada - farm minister
taly will not ratify the European Union’s free trade agreement with Canada because it does not ensure sufficient protection for the country’s specialty foods. -
14-Jun-2018 Daily Mirror
Sri Lanka–Singapore FTA: An agreement between a giant and a child
The trade deal between Singapore and Sri Lanka is not seen that of ’equals’ to create economic relations. The difference is not pertaining to their respective economic powers but their legal and regulatory frameworks. -
14-Jun-2018 Herald Tribune
Panama’s Trade Minister says FTA with China will benefit many sectors
Panama’s trade and industry minister hopes that a free trade agreement between Panama and China will especially benefit the infrastructure, agriculture, logistics, energy, tourism and e-commerce sectors. -
14-Jun-2018 India TV
India, US agree to hold comprehensive trade talks as New Delhi seeks exemption from US tariffs
India has sought an exemption from the US tariffs along the lines the US has allowed to the European Union, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and South Korea. -
14-Jun-2018 Global Times
Getting North Korea on board Belt & Road initiative will be easier than expected
Many think that infrastructure in North Korea is in a dilapidated state, but data from the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) tells a different story and one that indicates that North Korea’s economic potential may have been underestimated. -
13-Jun-2018 The Nation
Activists sound alarm over trade deal
Groups say agreement will harm Thai agriculture and health, warn decision should be left to incoming elected government. -
13-Jun-2018 TNI
One Treaty to rule them all
The ever-expanding Energy Charter Treaty and the power it gives corporations to halt the energy transition. -
13-Jun-2018 CEO
The fossil fuel industry’s secret weapon: the Energy Charter Treaty
New report exposes how the little-known Energy Charter Treaty gives corporations the power to halt the energy transition. And how it is being expanded, threatening to bind yet more countries to corporate-friendly energy policies.
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13-Jun-2018 Dawn
International arbitration treaty may be a trap for Pakistan
Pakistan may be at the risk of new investment arbitration lawsuits if it formally signs an international Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) under which powerful investors have already sued other states for $35 billion at various global tribunals. -
13-Jun-2018 The Guardian
Donald Trump was right. The rest of the G7 were wrong
In arguing for a sunset clause to the Nafta trade agreement, this odious man is exposing the corruption of liberal democracy. -
13-Jun-2018 The Straits Times
Singapore, Kenya ink two pacts to boost investment flows
Singapore and Kenya signed two agreements yesterday, a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) and an Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation (DTA), to promote greater investment flows. -
13-Jun-2018 Devdiscourse
Canada and Moldova sign agreement to promote foreign investment, trade
The two ministers discussed how the agreement will deepen economic ties and expand investment opportunities for businesses in Canada and Moldova. -
13-Jun-2018 The Japan Times
Tokyo approves bill in next step toward enactment of new Trans-Pacific Partnership
Japan’s bicameral legislature, The Diet has approved a bill on to ratify the 11-country Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. -
13-Jun-2018 The Asset
New impetus for Belt and Road from Shanghai Cooperation Organization
The 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit provided an opportunity for China to re-affirm its strong relationship with the core countries along the land route to Europe. -
13-Jun-2018 Nikkei Asian Review
Indonesia making preparations to join TPP
Indonesia is studying the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement reached by 11 nations after the US exited, with a view to joining the trade pact, Jusuf Kalla, the country’s vice president, said on Tuesday. -
13-Jun-2018 Spatial Source
CPTPP jeopardises the future of open source software: OSIA
Open Source Industry Australia (OSIA) is calling upon the federal government to scrap the CPTPP over provisions that could decimate the Australian open source community.