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UN agrees to start work on multilateral reform of investment dispute settlement
12-Jul-2017     European Commission
The United Nations has agreed to initiate work on possible multilateral reform of investment dispute settlement including the possible establishment of a multilateral investment court.
Small business leaders to Trump: in renegotiating NAFTA, end unfair competitive edge for multinational companies over US small businesses
12-Jul-2017     Green America
100 small businesses: NAFTA currently privileges multinational corporations over U.S. small business unfairly under “Investor-State Dispute Settlement” preferential treatment.
Negotiating objectives regarding modernization of NAFTA - written submission of Cargill
12-Jul-2017     Cargill
Cargill urges the Administration to seek improvements to NAFTA in the following four areas: market access; non-tariff barriers and technical barriers to trade; customs and trade facilitation; and enforcement and dispute settlement.
Cabinet approves interpretative notes between India, Bangladesh
12-Jul-2017     Business Standard
The JIN includes the definition of investor and investment, exclusion of taxation measures, Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET), National Treatment (NT) and Most Favoured Nation (MFN) treatment, expropriation, essential security interests and settlement of disputes between an investor and a contracting party,
Commission postpones mandate for Australia and New Zealand trade talks
12-Jul-2017     Politico
The European Commission has postponed the release of its proposals for trade talks with Australia and New Zealand to the fall, a senior official told the European Parliament’s trade committee.
White House continues its Asia-Pacific outreach
12-Jul-2017     Politico
US and Philippines officials met in Manila under their Trade and Investment Framework Agreement to discuss eliminating trade barriers and promoting increased bilateral trade
PH bats for conclusion of 2 major ASEAN FTA deals
12-Jul-2017     Manila Bulletin
The Philippines, which chairs ASEAN this year, is looking at the conclusion of two major free trade deals – ASEAN-Hong Kong and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
Campaign reveals TiSA threat to jobs and rights
11-Jul-2017     ITF
A new campaign to be launched by the ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) reveals the threat to jobs and workers’ rights posed by the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA).
Indonesia-Iran agree to finalize trade negotiation in 2017
11-Jul-2017     Antara News
Indonesia and Iran have agreed to finalize negotiation on the Preferential Trade Agreement by the end of 2017, to expand access and diversify of exported products to non-traditional markets.
Japan to host TPP Pacific Rim trade pact talks, minus the US
11-Jul-2017     Washington Post
Japanese officials say they are hoping the TPP talks will get a boost from the Economic Partnership Agreement reached with the EU.