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ISDS in numbers
14-Dec-2017     TNI
Impacts of investment arbitration against Latin America and the Carribbean.
Taiwan eyes 'important role' in alternative Asian sphere of influence
14-Dec-2017     Nikkei
Mainland affairs minister intrigued by Trump references to 'Indo-Pacific'.
Mexico sees possible EU trade deal as NAFTA talks drag on
14-Dec-2017     Reuters
Mexico and the EU have reached agreements on areas like e-commerce, but agricultural market access and product origin labeling remain significant sticking points.
Data is the new oil, so big tech is pushing for a digital free trade deal
14-Dec-2017     BuzzFeed
Decades ago it was pharmaceuticals, oil and food. Now tech giants want data to be the next frontier in the free trade agenda.
Iran-EEU trade deal to come into effect on January 21
14-Dec-2017     Financial Tribune
The preferential trade agreement between Iran and Eurasian Economic Union will be in effect for three years.
India's top court allows Vodafone to initiate second arbitration over $2 bln tax demand
14-Dec-2017     Reuters
India’s top court allowed Britain’s Vodafone to initiate a second arbitration process under an India-UK investment pact .
EU's Barnier rules out full EU-UK trade pact in time for Brexit
13-Dec-2017     Reuters
There is “no possibility” that Britain and the European Union can conclude a free trade agreement by the time Britain leaves in March 2019, EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barner said.
MEPs overwhelmingly ratify EU-Kazakhstan landmark partnership agreement
13-Dec-2017     Euractiv
MEPs approved a landmark partnership deal with Kazakhstan, the EU’s first Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with a Central Asian country.
What the European-Union Mercosur trade agreement means for copyright
13-Dec-2017     Public Knowledge
Many of the intellectual property provisions raised by the European Union in this agreement are bad for internet users.
EU stalls on new Mercosur trade offers, delaying deal: source
13-Dec-2017     Reuters
Trade talks between the European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc will likely extend into next year after European negotiators said they needed more time to respond to improved offers.