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Katainen suggests dropping investment from trade deals
11-Jul-2017     EurActiv
The European Union could drop investment from major free trade deals in an effort to ease ratification, Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen.
7th round of Pak-Turkey FTA talks milestone to reach final agreement
10-Jul-2017     Pakistan Observer
Pakistan and Turkey had discussed the specific sectors including textile sector during the negotiation. The two sides had exchanged provisional lists for a final agreement in round of negotiation
East Africa: Trade bodies move closer to free trade area - Officials
10-Jul-2017     All Africa
Nineteen countries have now signed the agreement. For benefits to actually be realized, it must be ratified by at least 14 of the 26 member countries. Only Egypt has ratified it.
Minefields in investment relations
10-Jul-2017     Economic & Political Weekly
The Government of India and the Government of Andhra Pradesh are facing an arbitration suit due to the cancellation of bauxite mining approvals in Visakhapatnam. This is the latest in a series of legal actions by foreign investors in the country.
Mercosur – EU joint communique, XXVIII negotiating round
10-Jul-2017     European Commission
A negotiating round took place in Brussels on 3-7 July between the European Union and Mercosur.
Iran, Turkey mull free trade plan to boost cooperation
10-Jul-2017     Xinhua
Iran and Turkey are mulling a plan to achieve free trade between the two countries based on an earlier agreement to remove preferential tariffs.
Fumbling towards multilateralism? A first read of the investment text in the Japan-EU FTA
10-Jul-2017     International Economic Law and Policy Blog
The EU and Japan seemed to have scrapped the classic BIT/investor protection architecture as a model.
EU, Canada agree start of free trade agreement
10-Jul-2017     Reuters
The European Union and Canada said they had agreed to start a free trade agreement on Sept. 21, paving the way for over 90 percent of the treaty to come into effect.
Philip Morris: Tobacco giant ordered to compensate Australia
10-Jul-2017     BBC
Tobacco giant Philip Morris has been ordered to pay the Australian government millions of dollars after unsuccessfully suing the nation over its world-first plain-packaging laws.
Foreign investment: big slogan and bigger worries
8-Jul-2017     NDTV India
What can India do at the level of trade and diplomacy to deal with RCEP