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​Burundi faces new European Union campaign to intensify economic sanctions
29-Jul-2016     Mail & Guardian Africa
European lawmakers want Burundi excluded from becoming beneficiary of free trade agreement between the EU and the East African Community
Russia-Iran study group to propose free trade agreement plan by end of year
29-Jul-2016     Sputnik
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said that he and Iranian Communications Minister, Mahmoud Vaezi discussed the issues related to the study into the possibility of establishing the Free Trade Area between countries.
Asia-Pacific peoples movements come together to challenge RCEP
29-Jul-2016    
More than 80 participants met on 27-28 July in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to take stock of the new generation of mega regional free trade agreements (FTAs) emerging in the region.
TiSA talks going nowhere fast
28-Jul-2016     Politico
Parties are still considering a number of new proposals and avoiding discussions on some important subjects.
Who really won the legal battle between Philip Morris and Uruguay?
28-Jul-2016     The Guardian
The tobacco giant has to pay $7m to the small South American nation in a dispute over cigarette adverts. But the case could still set a worrying precedent.
Pakistan and Turkey hold third round of FTA negotiations
28-Jul-2016     Business Recorder
The two sides discussed draft texts for Agreements on Trade in Goods, Services and Investments.
Economic Partnership Agreement has never made much sense for Tanzania
28-Jul-2016     All Africa
The maths just never added up. The costs for the country and the EAC region would have been higher than the benefits.
The dark matter in Antrix-Devas deal
28-Jul-2016     The Hindu
The arbitration setback for India does not come as a surprise, given the shenanigans. But reputational concerns arise.
Ghana to sign interim EPA with EU
27-Jul-2016     Footprint to Africa
Dr. Ekwow Spio Garbrah, the Minister of Trade and Industry, has revealed the cabinet’s intention to sign the interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union.
KazMunayGas companies issue notice of investment dispute to the Government of Romania
27-Jul-2016     PRNewswire
The arbitration dispute concerns the treatment applied by the Romanian authorities to the investments performed by KMG and KMGI in their Romanian subsidiaries.