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ICSID arbitration Churchill v Republic of Indonesia: Annulment proceedings dismissed
20-Mar-2019     Churchill Mining
The annulment committee has dismissed Churchill’s application for annulment of the award for the dispute arising out of the revocation of the mining licenses that made up the East Kutai Coal Project in East Kalimantan.
US to push for FTA with Japan, eyes farm market opening
20-Mar-2019     The Mainichi
US President said will push for a free trade agreement with Japan as he signaled willingness to seek a further opening of the country's agriculture market.
Thailand delays application to join trans-Pacific FTA
20-Mar-2019     The Mainichi
hailand will delay its application to join a trans-Pacific free trade agreement until after election
Costa Rica signs FTA with South Korea
20-Mar-2019     Q Costa Rica
Costa Rica became the second Central American country to enter a FTA with South Korea, that will give immediate access without tariffs to 80% of Costa Rican products.
Sacu, Mozambique fail to reach agreement to cushion Brexit impact
19-Mar-2019     Business Report
Issue with “cumulation,” which relates to certificates of origin required by exporters to both regions and differences in relation to timeframes for the continued recognition of sanitary and phytosanitary import requirements are not resolved.
Qatar seeks free trade deal with Iraq in meeting with PM
19-Mar-2019     Kurdistan24
Qatar would like to sign a free trade agreement with Iraq to exchange, encourage, and protect investments between the two countries.
UK reaches post-Brexit trade agreement with Iceland and Norway
19-Mar-2019     Reuters
Britain reached an a deal with Iceland and Norway to allow trade to continue unchanged if it leaves the European Union without a deal
Indonesia warns EU on palm oil draft, says 'examining' relations
19-Mar-2019     The Edge Markets
Indonesia slammed the European Commission's adoption of a draft regulation to phase out the use of palm oil in renewable transportation fuel and warned the move could hurt relations with EU members backing the proposal.
Ill-timed beef duty looms over Japan's talks with Trump
18-Mar-2019     Nikkei Asian Review
Japanese imports of beef are nearing the point of triggering an automatic tariff increase, which would affect only the US, a nonmember of the TPP-11.
CPEC and Gwadar fishermen
18-Mar-2019     Daily Times
A component of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor would prevent fishermen from fishing on Gwadar’s eastern port, which had been the only source of income for centuries. The Fishermen Alliance has announced that its protests will continue.