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International litigator imposes $700m fine on Pakistan in rental power plants case
21-Sep-2017     Daily Pakistan
Financially-strapped Pakistan has been imposed with a staggering $700 million in a damages suit by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) regarding rental power plants case.
Taking a closer look at ETCA
21-Sep-2017     Daily Mirror.lk
If one analyses the costs and benefits then it isn’t that difficult to realize that ETCA is a decision by one country and the other is just obeying.
E-commerce a top focus when S’pore chairs Asean
21-Sep-2017     Today Online
E-commerce and the digital economy will be the key points of focus when Singapore takes over the chairmanship of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean).
Namibia not ready for the Africa free trade area
21-Sep-2017     Malaysian Digest
Namibia is not ready to engage in the proposed African Continent Free Trade Area (CFTA), said the stakeholders present at the national level consultation on the initiative.
S. Korea, India to hold talks on trade deal improvement
21-Sep-2017     Yonhap
South Korea and India will hold a new round of talks on the improvement of a bilateral trade deal in Seoul this week, the commerce ministry said.
TPP claims of economic gains without US debunked by senior UN economist
20-Sep-2017     AFTINET
A new economic study has completely undermined previous claims that the Trans-Pacific partnership agreement without access to the giant US market would still result in significant economic gains for the remaining 11 countries.
Japan pushes for 'TPP 11' progress with Tokyo meeting
20-Sep-2017     Nikkei
Quicker consensus on rules to suspend could bring broad deal in November.
Taiwan conditionally lifts import ban on Japanese beef
19-Sep-2017     Japan Times
Taiwan has conditionally lifted a 16-year-old ban on beef imports from Japan, clearing a major roadblock in negotiations on an economic partnership agreement.
EU court adviser says arbitration clause in investment treaty is legal
19-Sep-2017     Reuters
An arbitration clause in an investment treaty between the Netherlands and Slovakia does not violate EU law, an adviser to the EU’s top court said.
Amazon plans mega-warehouse for Mexico growth spurt
19-Sep-2017     Reuters
The new warehouse will be constructed about 7 miles from the existing facilities. All are located along the so-called “NAFTA” highway, an industrial belt that runs through Mexico’s factory regions to the U.S. border.