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Karkey files another $2.1b damages claim against Pakistan
11-Feb-2014
Karkey Karadeniz Electricity Production Corporation (Karkey) has filed a memorial to the World Bank’s International Centre for Investment Disputes (ICSID) claiming $2.1 billion damages against government of Pakistan.
Exporters ramp up push for S. Korea trade pact
11-Feb-2014
A wide array of manufacturing groups and companies is urging the federal government to reach a free-trade agreement with South Korea, warning Canada is being beaten by rivals in the race to do business with the fast-growing country.
Malaysia-Pakistan FTA to be reviewed by month-end, says Mustapa
11-Feb-2014
Malaysia and Pakistan will review the free trade agreement (FTA) between both countries by month-end, says International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.
EU-Canada free trade deal ‘opens door to environmental lawsuits’
11-Feb-2014 EurActiv
Multinationals will have wide-ranging powers to sue EU states that enact health or environmental laws breaching their "legitimate expectations" of profit, according to a leaked ‘investment chapter’ from the Canada-EU free trade agreement. A separate ‘nature and scope’ document for EU-US free trade talks, which EurActiv has seen, makes clear that similar parameters are foreseen for TTIP.
EU seeks wider free trade agreement with Egypt
11-Feb-2014 Reuters
The European Union wants to restart talks with Egypt over a wider free trade deal that could help double the value of commercial exchanges in the next few years, the EU ambassador to Cairo said on Monday.
EU ready to lift duties on most US goods for trade pact
10-Feb-2014 Reuters
EU shows it’s keenness for TTIP by offering to lift nearly all tariffs on goods imported from the US.
Kenya steps up lobbying for sugar safeguards deal
10-Feb-2014
A technical team from the Ministry of East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism last week held a meeting with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) Secretariat over the progress of the local sugar industry.
Diplomats of Belarus, Egypt discuss FTA between Egypt and CU
10-Feb-2014
Belarus’ Ambassador to Egypt Sergei Rachkov and Egypt’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs Maghdi Radi have discussed a possibility to establish a free trade area (FTA) between Egypt and the Customs Union (CU) at a meeting in Egypt on 10 February, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry.
Is EAC at gunpoint over EU trade agreement?
10-Feb-2014 The New Times
There’s a strong feeling among experts in East Africa that by insisting on the inclusion of the "most favoured nation", the EU is holding the region at gunpoint to accept a clause that would legally tie their hands regarding who to trade with besides Europe.
Free trade deal with Japan took priority over whaling dispute, says Trade Minister Andrew Robb
10-Feb-2014 Sydney Morning Herald
Australia’s federal government has prioritised a free trade deal with Japan before a dispute between the two countries over whaling in the Southern Ocean, says Trade Minister Andrew Robb.
Jordan, EU urge more Arab states to join Agadir Agreement
10-Feb-2014 Jordan Times
Jordan and the European Union on Thursday called on Arab Mediterranean countries to join Agadir free trade agreement between the Kingdom, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco.
EJN cautions ECOWAS over EPA
7-Feb-2014 Spy Ghana
After over 10 years of objecting to demands by the European Union in the Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations, ECOWAS, last week, suddenly reversed its position and made serious and incomprehensible concessions to the EU.
Doubt over Canada-Caricom trade talks
7-Feb-2014 Trinidad Express
Negotiations on a trade agreement between Canada and Caricom countries have limped along for over five year and could fizzle out by the end of June—a “drop-dead” date now accepted by both sides.
Investor-state dispute settlement under TTIP - a risk for environmental regulation?
6-Feb-2014 HBF
New report from the Heinrich Boell Foundation reviews the implications of an investor-state dispute settlement provision in TTIP for environmental policies and standards
EU seals free trade deal with West Africa
6-Feb-2014 Euractiv
Negotiators from West Africa and the EU have put pen to paper on a €42 billion-a-year free trade deal after 10 years of haggling, but ongoing talks with East African states remain mired in fine print.
65,000 protest TPP in Mexico, see repeat of NAFTA mistakes
5-Feb-2014 Popular Resistance
Farmers, union, environmental and women’s activists gathered in Mexico City last week to take stock of the lessons from NAFTA and plan strategies to confront the next big threat: the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP).
New Zealand gov’t TPP forecast "doubtful": review
5-Feb-2014 Shanghai Daily
Government claims that New Zealand will see an economic gain of 4.5 billion US dollars from the proposed 12-nation Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal are "doubtful," according to an academic review released Wednesday.
TPP would ’upgrade’ US trade pacts, says US Commerce chief
5-Feb-2014 WSJ
The TPP is designed "to create a high-standard global trade agreement that addresses a bunch of issues that have not been addressed before in our trade agreements," US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker said, adding, "And frankly, if we don’t do it, someone else is going to set the standard."
Stir over end to trade deals fades
5-Feb-2014 Business Day
A stir greeted last year’s announcement by the South African government that it would not be renegotiating bilateral investment agreements with major trading partners such as the EU. However, it now seems as if a lot of dust has settled around the Promotion and Protection of Investment Bill, which is set to replace the agreements.
German public TV videos on TTIP - now in EN
5-Feb-2014 CEO
CEO has put English subtitles to two excellent media reports on TTIP that were shown on German public TV in the previous months.