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China-ASEAN trade to blossom in hard times
11-May-2020     Hellenic Shipping News
Economic complementarity, lower shipping costs and the upcoming Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will substantially expand bilateral trade between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations this year.
China-backed trade bloc seeks India’s return to complete deal
11-May-2020     Ajot
The RCEP bloc has written a letter seeking India’s return and expressed willingness to discuss the demand for measures that prevent dumping and safeguard mechanisms to check influx of cheap Chinese goods
EVFTA poses challenges to Vietnamese agricultural products
11-May-2020     Fresh Plaza
The implementation of the EU - Vietnam FTA deal also poses many challenges to Vietnamese agricultural products. Besides strict standards from the European Union market, competitive pressure in the domestic market is also a big issue.
Modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty
10-May-2020     OpenExp
A global tragedy at a high cost for taxpayers.
Call for ISDS moratorium during COVID-19 crisis and response
7-May-2020     CCSI
We call on the world community for an immediate moratorium on all arbitration claims by private corporations against governments using international investment treaties.
Vote on disputed CETA trade agreement sparks controversy
7-May-2020     RTL
The impending vote has sparked anger from environmental organisations. Stop TTIP/CETA and Votum Klima for instance called the vote a political scandal.
Africa must not let disputes with foreign investors undermine its Covid-19 response
7-May-2020     Business Day
There is an imminent threat of claims arising from emergency measures, so countries should review how investor-state disputes are handled.
The EU must review the premises of its free-trade agreement with Mercosur
7-May-2020     Observatorio do Clima
Environmental safeguards within the agreement, which were already insufficient even before COVID-19, have now made the document outdated.
EU Member States sign an agreement for the termination of intra-EU bilateral investment treaties
6-May-2020     European Commission
23 EU Member States signed an agreement for the termination of intra-EU bilateral investment treaties.
If the government doesn't halt trade talks with Trump, it's learned nothing from coronavirus
6-May-2020     The Independent
The US trade model is not only unpopular with the British public, but it will also make us more vulnerable to future pandemics.