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India-Gulf Cooperation Council FTA talks slated to restart in 2-3 weeks: Govt
15-Nov-2022     CNBC TV 18
India-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Free Trade Agreement talks are slated to restart in two to three weeks, government sources have told CNBC-TV18.
Activists rejoice as Berlin announces exit from controversial energy treaty
14-Nov-2022     Euractiv
The German government has announced its intention to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty, following similar decisions in other large EU countries, which left activists jubilant.
UNCTAD publishes report on international climate change investment trends and policy developments
14-Nov-2022     Reuters
The report suggests that progress on IIA reform is critical to enable countries to address the challenges of climate change.
Huge lawsuits loom over gas market intervention
14-Nov-2022     The Australian Financial Review
Massive compensation claims loom over the Australian government’s gas market intervention, with lawyers warning price caps and windfall profit taxes could lead to legal action under trade agreements.
German parties agree to ratify CETA, quit energy charter
14-Nov-2022     Reuters
Germany's ruling coalition parties have agreed a raft of new trade policy measures, including quitting the Energy Charter Treaty and ratifying the CETA agreement.
Ireland must change law to ratify EU-Canada trade deal, court rules
14-Nov-2022     Reuters
Ireland's Supreme Court ruled that parliament cannot ratify the European Union's free trade deal with Canada unless laws are changed, posing a challenge to the coalition government if it wants to avoid the matter going to a referendum.
Notice of intent to submit claims to arbitration pursuant to article 10.16 of the CAFTA-DR
10-Nov-2022     Prospera
In accordance with the Dominican Republic–Central America–United States Free Trade Agreement, Honduras Próspera Inc. and its affiliates submit to the Republic of Honduras this written notice of their intention to submit claims to arbitration.
China and El Salvador begin negotiations for a free trade agreement
10-Nov-2022     MSN
The Chinese and Salvadoran authorities announced that they have begun negotiations to achieve a Free Trade Agreement between the two countries "as soon as possible".
NGO Forum: Risks and opportunities for climate change, food security in Africa in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area
9-Nov-2022     International Service for Human Rights
At the NGO Forum ahead of the 73rd session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), stakeholders discuss the potential impacts of the implementation of the AfCFTA, on the climate, food security, and the human rights.
ILO, others seek protection of labour rights under AfCFTA
9-Nov-2022     The Guardian
The International Labour Organisation (ILO), Organisation of Trade Unions in West Africa (OTUWA) and International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) calls for protection of labour in the the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA).