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Civil society groups oppose India-US MoU on intellectual property rights
24-Feb-2020 Business Today
Civil society groups want the contents of the MoU to be made public before its finalisation to ensure that India resists US demands to influence the implementation of India’s IP legislations.
A note to Kenya on its trade talks with the US: There is strength in numbers
22-Feb-2020 The East African
The FTA initiative should be seen in the context of the Trump administration’s determination to pursue bilateral deals to enhance reciprocity and American gains.
Modi govt keen on trade pact with Australia as RCEP takes backseat
21-Feb-2020 The Print
New Delhi wants to resume negotiations on the long-pending Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement with Australia, talks for which stalled in 2015.
Arbitration case law update: Supreme Court lifts stay on enforcement of ICSID award: the Micula saga continues
21-Feb-2020 Lexology
This is far from the end of the Micula story. Enforcement proceedings continue in the United States, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Sweden, and there are questions before the CJEU.
Exclusive: Chinese consortium Ecuagoldmining opens dispute with Ecuador over halted mine
21-Feb-2020 Reuters
Chinese mining consortium Ecuagoldmining has initiated a dispute with Ecuador’s government over a gold mining project that has been halted by objections from community activists.
Pacer Plus set to come on stream later this year - Cooks Deputy PM
21-Feb-2020 RNZ
The trade deal known as Pacer Plus will have immediate benefits for the Cook Islands when it comes into force later this year, says the Cooks’ deputy prime minister.
US statement at the EU trade policy review
21-Feb-2020 US Mission to International Organizations in Geneva
The US is troubled by the EU’s non-tariff barriers that impede the use of modern agricultural tools and technologies such as biotechnology, veterinary drugs and pathogen reduction treatments.
Pakistan, Turkey FTA talks in April, says Razak Dawood
21-Feb-2020 International The News
The ice between Pakistan and Turkey on Free Trade Agreement has thawed and to this effect the commerce ministry will highlight the potential sectors on FTA in March and begin negotiating on the FTA in Ankara in April.
Bangladesh to sign Free Trade Agreement with Nepal
20-Feb-2020 News on Air
Bangladesh and Nepal have agreed to sign a Free Trade Agreement to enhance trade between the two countries.
Iran, India finalize negotiations on preferential trade tariffs
20-Feb-2020 Mehr News Agency
Iran and India finalized talks on ratification of preferential tariffs on specific equipment needed for implementation of Iranian Chabahar Port project besides financing supply of required machinery for the project.
India, US ink pact on intellectual property rights
20-Feb-2020 Economic Times
India and the US have signed an agreement on intellectual property rights (IPR) ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit. The Cabinet Wednesday approved an MoU with the US on the issue of IPRs.
Provisional application of the Energy Charter Treaty: Article 45(1) “Limitation Clause”
20-Feb-2020 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
When it issued three interim awards for Yukos, the arbitral tribunal noted that the principle of provisional application of treaties was recognized under Russian law.
EU trade chief downbeat on China accord, other Asian deals
20-Feb-2020 Reuters
A planned EU-China investment agreement looks unlikely to be struck by September as planned because of the coronavirus outbreak, European Union trade chief Phil Hogan said.
Health, environment and climate are not negotiable
20-Feb-2020 S2B Network
More than 100 Civil society organisations demand a stop to trade talks that will further endanger EU rules on health and the environment and aggravate the climate crisis. A change of course is needed.
Simply Put: India and US — matters of trade
20-Feb-2020 The Indian Express
India’s existing and stalled bilateral FTAs started to receive attention from the government last year, even as the country worked to join the RCEP, the world’s “largest” regional trade pact.
Questions and answers on the EU-US trade talks
19-Feb-2020 S2B Network
What are the reasons for the EU to talk trade with the US again and what would be the consequences?
Trump says working on a very big trade deal with India, but will take time
19-Feb-2020 Reuters
President Trump said the United States and India were working on a major trade deal, but he was not sure if it would be completed before the US presidential election in November.
Trade Minister inaugurates seven working group to prepare country for AfCFTA
19-Feb-2020 Ghana Web
The working groups are expected to develop strategic programmes that will help the government domestically address key constraints facing intra-African trade to allow the country to harness the full benefits of the AfCFTA.
New arbitration between Renco Group and Peru at the PCA
18-Feb-2020 Ciar Global
The arbitration between the US mining company Renco Group and Peru in relation to the metallurgical deposit in La Oroya was reopened, at the request of the mining company.
UNCITRAL and ISDS reform: Plausible folk theories
18-Feb-2020 EJIL: Talk!
As observers of the UNCITRAL process, we watch the debates with great interest, writing about the emergence of different camps, giving perspectives on how the process fits within broader geopolitical developments, and offering potential models for moving forward.