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Democrats urge end to trade deal investor protections as USTR denies secret talks
20-Dec-2024     Reuters
A group of 37 Democratic lawmakers urged the US Trade Representative's office to press ahead with efforts to weaken investment protections in US trade agreements.
Dhaka calls for early implementation of the BIMSTEC FTA
20-Dec-2024     The Business Standard
Dhaka has called upon the BIMSTEC to expedite the process for finalizing the necessary instruments for early implementation of the Free Trade Agreement among the member states.
SL-Thailand FTA will come into force in January
20-Dec-2024     Daily News
Thailand Ambassador in Colombo said that the Free Trade Agreement signed between Thailand and Sri Lanka which will be effective from January next year.
GoP receives notice from Halmore power company regarding ‘forced’ negotiated settlement
20-Dec-2024     NewzShewz
The government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has received a formal notification regarding a claim from the owner of Halmore power company.
United States requests USMCA rapid response labor mechanism dispute settlement panel at Bader de Mexico facility
19-Dec-2024     USTR
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced that the United States has, for a fifth time, requested a Rapid Response Labor Mechanism panel under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
The Commission decides to refer the United Kingdom to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failure to terminate its Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) with six EU Member States
18-Dec-2024     European Commission
The European Commission decided to refer the United Kingdom to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to terminate the Bilateral Investment Treaties that it still has in force with Bulgaria, Czechia, Croatia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovenia.
Nearly a decade on, New Zealand keen to restart free-trade agreement talks
18-Dec-2024     Business Standard
The two countries entered into FTA negotiations 14 years ago, but talks stalled after 10 rounds of discussions, and no formal round of negotiations has been held since February 2015.
NZ ratifies upgraded ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand free trade agreement
18-Dec-2024     Devdiscourse
New Zealand has ratified the upgraded ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area agreement, further solidifying economic ties with Southeast Asia and creating new opportunities for exporters.
Commission must stop Energy Charter Treaty hijacking EU climate policy
18-Dec-2024     Euractiv
The Energy Charter Treaty allow fossil fuel investors to sue EU member states before international arbitral tribunals to challenge climate mitigation measures. This legal mechanism is increasingly weaponized by the industry.
JBS, the Brazilian meat giant set to benefit from EU-Mercosur trade deal
18-Dec-2024     Le Monde
The Brazilian multinational JBS, the world's leading producer of animal proteins, is ready to use the trade agreement to increase its presence in Europe, which accounted for around 7% of its exports in 2024.