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Revealed: how Wall Street is making millions betting against green laws
6-Mar-2025     The Guardian
Fossil-fuel and mining firms have won $92bn of public money from states, with a growing number of cases backed by financial speculators
Trump administration announces one-month tariff exemption on cars coming through USMCA
6-Mar-2025     The Korea Times
US President Donald Trump has decided to give a one-month tariff exemption on vehicles coming into the United States through a trade agreement between the US, Mexico and Canada.
Gold Reserve announces filing of international arbitration against the Venezuelan government
6-Mar-2025     PR Newswire
The arbitration arises from Venezuela's measures that deprived GR Mining of its rights to, and materially damaged its investment in, the multi-billion-dollar Siembra Minera mining project located in Venezuela.
India-US FTA talks: US to push India on trade, patents & data rules
5-Mar-2025     Deccan Chronicle
US seeks India’s concessions on government procurement, farm subsidies, patent laws, and data flow restrictions in upcoming FTA talks.
Montero receives final instalment of US$7 million from Tanzania
5-Mar-2025     The Manila Times
Montero confirms that US$7,000,000 in cash have been received by the Company from Tanzania, which is expected to put an end to the dispute in connection with Tanzania's expropriation of Montero's Wigu Hill rare earth element project.
Fearing toxic waste, Greenland ended uranium mining. Now, they could be forced to restart - or pay $11bn
5-Mar-2025     The Guardian
The island is being sued by a mining company over its decision, and faces paying nine times its annual budget in damages if it loses.
Trump officials eye tariff relief for USMCA-compliant products, Lutnick says
5-Mar-2025     Reuters
Trump's administration is considering granting relief from his 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports to products that comply with the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
India to revamp bilateral investment treaty framework: CEA
5-Mar-2025     Money Control
India is revising its Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) framework aims to address investor concerns about stringent dispute resolution and limited protections, aligning with evolving global economic realities and ensuring India's sovereign rights and regulatory space.
Canada and Mexico gambled on a free trade future. The bet is turning sour.
4-Mar-2025     Mint
Few countries have bet as heavily on free trade as Mexico and Canada. Now that President Trump says 25% tariffs will hit both countries, their economies are facing a stress test that rivals the global financial crisis and the pandemic.
I was tear-gassed protesting free trade. Can I now say, “I told you so”?
4-Mar-2025     rabble.ca
A quarter century ago, I was tear-gassed protesting free trade. Now that Trump’s tariffs may signal the beginning of the end of globalization, do I get to say, “I told you so?”