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Should Buhari sign the African Continental Free Trade deal?
14-Aug-2018     Punch
Six analyses from economists and stakeholders.
BBVA starts arbitrations procedures with the ICSID on the exit from its Bolivian Pension Fund Administrator
14-Aug-2018     BBVA
BBVA has requested arbitration under the investment agreement between Spain and Bolivia with respect to the transfer of BBVA Previsión AFP (Pension Fund Administrator) to the Government of Bolivia.
RCEP trade ministers to meet on Aug 30-31 in Singapore
13-Aug-2018     The Hindu
The meeting is important as the 16-member bloc now needs specific political guidance to move the negotiations further.
Japan, US to meet again on trade in September: Japan economy minister
13-Aug-2018     Reuters
Motegi and Lighthizer exchanged views on individual trade areas but nothing has been decided.
The Gambia signs the region-to-region Economic Partnership Agreement between West Africa and the EU
13-Aug-2018     European Commission
The Gambia became the 14th West African country to have signed the region-to-region Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the EU.
Malaysia urged to withdraw gracefully from bad trade deal
13-Aug-2018     The Star
With negligible real trade gains from the original TPP, the US withdrawal has made benefits from the regional agreement even more trivial.
Japan sticks to TPP, US seeks bilateral deal in 1st trade talks
10-Aug-2018     The Mainichi
Motegi told Lighthizer that Japan believes the TPP -- an 11-member regional trade pact from which the United States withdrew last year -- is the best trade deal for the two countries.
Costs and benefits of investment treaties
10-Aug-2018     CCSI
As states look back over decades of treaty practice, the expected benefits have not clearly materialized, whereas the costs have been unexpectedly high.
EU-Canada (CETA) - Revised draft decisions on the appellate tribunal, the code of conduct and the rules for mediation for the implementation of the Investment Court System (EU proposal, July 2018)
10-Aug-2018    
EU-Africa free trade will create more imbalances, say critics
9-Aug-2018     Deutsch Welle
Germany's development minister has sparked a debate by calling for EU tariffs to be waived on African goods. Critics question whether import duties are really the issue, or are there other barriers to trade?