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Brazilian FM welcomes Bangladesh’s interest in Preferential Trade Agreement
8-Apr-2024     Daily Sun
Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira welcomed Bangladesh's interest in reaching a MERCOSUR-Bangladesh Preferential Trade Agreement during a meeting with Bangladeshi foreign ministry officials in Dhaka.
Serbia to face transport investment arbitration
8-Apr-2024     CDR
The subject of the arbitration is given as ‘transportation fare collection services’, and invokes the 2001 bilateral investment treaty between Turkey/Türkiye and Yugoslavia as the basis for the claim.
Telenor seeking payout from Myanmar junta in secret arbitration
5-Apr-2024     Myanmar Now
A panel has been formed in Singapore to hear Telenor’s claims for compensation from Myanmar over money lost in its controversial Myanmar exit.
Indonesia maintains its position not to accede to UPOV 1991
5-Apr-2024     Apbrebes
Indonesia reiterated its position not to accede to the UPOV 1991 to ensure policy space to protect smallholder farmers’ seed systems and plant genetic resources.
Pakistan shares FTA draft with GCC to pave way for Reko Diq accord
5-Apr-2024     The News
The caretaker government had ratified the draft of FTA, including the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT).
Australia looking to resume talks on European Free Trade Agreement
4-Apr-2024     Sky News
Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell says he and his European counterpart are both committed to “having another go” at a Free Trade Agreement.
The lucrative world of international arbitration
4-Apr-2024     Le Monde Diplomatique
International investment agreements enable corporations to sue foreign governments for loss of profits. The sums they demand can be so huge that even the threat of a claim is enough to make governments cave in.
Switzerland seeks bilateral investment treaty with India
4-Apr-2024     The Times of India
Switzerland pursues a new bilateral investment treaty with India post EFTA deal, addressing model treaty concerns.India remains reluctant on concessions, focusing on market.
Dhaka, Beijing will begin FTA negotiations soon
4-Apr-2024     The Business Post
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh said Bangladesh and China have exchanged the feasibility study reports on free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries last week, which he sees as a major development in Dhaka-Beijing economic and trade cooperation.
India, Eurasian union kick-start FTA talks
3-Apr-2024     Financial Express
India and the five-nation Eurasian Economic Union (EaEU) that comprises Russia will start formal negotiations for a free trade agreement soon.