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More countries ratify tripartite free trade area agreement
20-Jan-2020     Eagle
Namibia has become the eighth country to ratify the Tripartite Free Trade Area. Six more countries are required for the agreement to enter into force.
Claims that the ‘NAFTA 2’ agreement is better are a macabre joke
20-Jan-2020     Counter Punch
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), or NAFTA 2, isn’t substantially different and remains a document of corporate domination.
Third miner declares dispute with Tanzania government
20-Jan-2020     The Citizen
The dispute is related to Canada-based company Montero Mining’s investment in the Wigu Hill rare earth element project.
Second company files investment dispute with Tanzania government
20-Jan-2020     Mining Technology
Australian mining company Indiana Resources has become the second company in a week to declare a dispute with the Tanzanian government over repossessed retention licences.
S. Korea vows to bolster economic cooperation with Russia, Mongolia
20-Jan-2020     Korea Herald
South Korea plans to bolster economic ties with Russia, Mongolia and other Central Asian nations and use the momentum to buttress recovery of the export-driven economy.
View: It's time for govt to rethink the investor-State dispute regime
20-Jan-2020     The Economic Times
India has a faced a number of claims from foreign investors over the years under the BIT regime. It is presently engaged in over 20 investor-State disputes, with a number of them revolving around retrospective tax claims.
Investment will overshadow trade in Japan-U.S. talks
20-Jan-2020     The Japan Times
The Japan-U.S. Trade Agreement (JUSTA), the pinnacle for modern trade policy between the two allies, is now in force.
Explained: Already low, how India-Pakistan trade nearly collapsed in 2019
20-Jan-2020     Indian Express
Tensions between India and Pakistan in 2019 have reduced the already low volumes of trade between the two countries to near zero.
Australia-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement commences
20-Jan-2020     Manufacturers' Monthly
Australia - Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement entered into force on Friday, announced by Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Simon Birmingham.
S. Korea, China, Japan divided over open data in trilateral FTA talks
20-Jan-2020     Business Korea
South Korea, China and Japan have made some progress in negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) following the trilateral summit held late last year.