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EU agrees rules to manage investor-state disputes
28-Aug-2014     European Commission
The European Union today took an important step towards creating a comprehensive EU investment policy, with the publication of a Regulation setting out a new set of rules to manage disputes under the EU's investment agreements with its trading partners.
The “anti-ISDS bill” before the Australian Senate
28-Aug-2014     Kluwer Arbitration Blog
Indonesia is not the only Asia-Pacific nation that is reassessing investment treaties containing provisions on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS, especially arbitration).
Indonesia 1, Newmont 0
28-Aug-2014     Jakarta Globe
US firm Newmont Mining has withdrawn its arbitration claim against Indonesia
Médecins Sans Frontières warns about IP inclusion in Asian FTA
27-Aug-2014     IPWatch
The inclusion of intellectual property in the ongoing negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership between 16 countries, most of them Asian, is raising concerns about “TRIPS-plus” measures that could jeopardise generic drugs production in India, according to Médecins Sans Frontières.
Why the US struggles against Japan in TPP negotiations
27-Aug-2014     Asia Forum
Historically, outside pressure (gaiatsu) from the United States has been effective in prising open Japanese markets in both bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations. Why is it not working now?
EU gives up on TTIP for US reinsurance reform
27-Aug-2014     EurActiv
Negotiators pushing for better US market access for EU reinsurers have abandoned talks over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), recognising the trade deal is unlikely to remove rules forcing the industry to post as much as 100% collateral against their American liabilities.
Singapore signs investment treaties with Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast
27-Aug-2014     Channel News Asia
Both Bilateral Investment Treaties aim to protect investors' interests from the countries involved, and open up more business and investment opportunities.
S&D Group president Gianni Pittella: "We oppose ISDS mechanism in EU-Canada trade deal"
27-Aug-2014     S&D Group in the EP
The Socialist & Democrat Group in the European Parliament has always opposed the inclusion of the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism in CETA, says their president G. Pitella, and it will be up to the Parliament to decide whether or not to ratify the agreement.
China, ASEAN to negotiate on FTA upgrade
27-Aug-2014     Xinhua
China and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed Tuesday to negotiate on upgrading a free trade area (FTA) to ensure that it remained dynamic and commercially relevant.
Signing of India-ASEAN FTA likely via circulation process soon
27-Aug-2014     Economic Times
India, which did not attend the ASEAN ministers meeting this week, will propose a circulation process for signing the India-ASEAN trade pact in services and investments.