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Investment protection in the EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement
11-Jan-2021 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
The EU-UK agreement contains limited protections for investors and no investor-state enforcement mechanism. Its dispute resolution mechanism is limited to a “WTO-like” state-to-state arbitration.
Will Pakistan lose New York’s Roosevelt Hotel?
11-Jan-2021 TRT
The Investor-State Dispute Settlement process has gone against developing countries for far too long.
Dhaka drops plan to negotiate FTA with US
11-Jan-2021 Financial Express Bangladesh
The government has backtracked from a plan to propose the United States for signing a free trade area deal considering its lack of preparedness, an official says.
Tehran, Kabul to ink preferential trade agreement
11-Jan-2021 Tehran Times
Director General of the Asia-Pacific Office at Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization said that a preferential trade agreement with Afghanistan is going to be signed in the near future.
China tried to punish European states for Huawei bans by adding eleventh-hour rule to EU investment deal
11-Jan-2021 South China Morning Post
Draft text shows Beijing looked to withhold telecoms sector benefits to firms from countries with restrictions on Chinese telecoms companies.
Montero secures US$2.32 million funding for legal proceedings against the Government of Tanzania
11-Jan-2021 Yahoo
Montero has completed a litigation funding agreement with Omni Bridgeway Canada Limited, an affiliate of the litigation funder.
New date for Reko Diq case at BVI court
11-Jan-2021 The International News
The High Court of Justice in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has postponed the hearing on the enforcement of the $6 billion award in the Reko Diq case until the 18th January.
The multinationals suing governments over their pandemic response
11-Jan-2021 New Statesman
Law firms have been drawing investors’ attention to how they could pass their Covid-19-related losses onto states.
US Consulate a turning point for disputed Western Sahara
11-Jan-2021 AP
Trump said the goal of the Western Sahara consulate would be “to promote economic and trade opportunities in the region.”
US assesses potential losses in agricultural exports to EU if the Mercosur deal is finally ratifies
11-Jan-2021 MercoPress
Analysis by the United States Department of Agriculture point out that the country has US$ 4 billion in agricultural exports that may be affected to some extent by the European Union-Mercosur trade deal.
S. Korea to accelerate free trade talks with Russia - President
11-Jan-2021 UrduPoint
South Korea plans to speed up negotiations on free trade in the investment and services areas with Russia and China, President Moon Jae-in said.
South Korea to ’actively’ consider joining CPTPP this year
11-Jan-2021 The Edge Markets
South Korea said today it plans to "actively" consider joining a mega Asia-Pacific free trade agreement (FTA) initiated again by the US in an effort to diversify the country’s export portfolio amid growing trade protectionism.
China set to expand free trade network
11-Jan-2021 The Phnom Penh Post
China will step up efforts to expand its free trade area network with trading partners across the world to enlarge its “circle of friends”, while eliminating more tariffs on goods and broadening market access for services trade and investment, according to commerce minister Wang Wentao.
ASEAN-Hong Kong FTA set for Feb 12
11-Jan-2021 The Phnom Penh Post
The part in relation to Cambodia under the ASEAN-Hong Kong free trade agreement (FTA) and Investment Agreement (IA) is set to take effect on February 12, according to Hong Kong’s Trade and Industry Department.
Pakistan, Korea agree to hold further talks on trade
11-Jan-2021 The News International
Pakistan and the Republic of Korea have agreed to hold further negotiations on the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) for increasing bilateral trade and promote free trade between the two countries.
Artists and academics in Montréal oppose Canada-Israel free trade agreement in stand for Palestinian rights
9-Jan-2021 BDS Movement
More than 150 artists and academics and over 20 trade unions, cultural organizations, student groups and indigenous collectives in Montréal are calling on the Canadian government to cancel the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement.
India-EAEU FTA appears in sight, Moscow signals support
8-Jan-2021 India Briefing
A Free Trade Agreement between India and the Eurasian Economic Union appears to be on the cards this year, according to statements made by several Kremlin sources.
Partnership with a purpose: EU-Africa relations in 2021
8-Jan-2021 Euractiv
The African Union sees the ‘partnership’ process, likely to culminate in a summit in Portugal in May or June, as an opportunity to overhaul the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) .
HKSAR gov’t says free trade, investment agreements with ASEAN to come into force in full
8-Jan-2021 Ecns
The free trade and investment agreements between Hong Kong and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will come into force in full on Feb. 12 when the part related to Cambodia took effect.
Portugal aims to seal EU-Mercosur trade agreement, progress on other deals
8-Jan-2021 Euractiv
Portugal will try to conclude a free-trade agreement between the EU and the South American trade bloc Mercosur during its six-month EU presidency, and attempt to expand Europe’s ties with other potential trade partners.