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Colombia slams international trade rules that punish states for climate action
20-Nov-2025     Mongabay
Colombian Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres has called for reform of international arbitration tribunals, saying they’re “one of the greatest obstacles” to the energy transition and favor corporate interests over sovereignty.
The EU-Singapore digital trade agreement: gambling away our digital sovereignty
19-Nov-2025     The Left in the European Parliament
Significant concerns about the potentially negative impacts on EU policy space, digital regulation, data protection, workers’ rights, digital industrialisation efforts and taxation remain unaddressed.
S. Korea wins annulment in investor dispute over Lone Star's sale of local bank
19-Nov-2025     Yonhap
An international arbitration body for investor–state dispute settlement has ruled in favor of South Korea in its challenge to the award for private equity fund Lone Star over its 2012 sale of a local bank.
The tech taxes at the heart of Trump’s tariff war
19-Nov-2025     Politico
Foreign countries want to take a cut of the proceeds from digital services provided by American companies, and passed their own laws to do so... and now the US is using trade negotiations to pressure those governments into rolling them back.
EU Commission pledges to protect Belgium over Russian assets
18-Nov-2025     Politico
Belgium fears that using the assets would leave it exposed to Russian legal action. This is a major concern for Belgium, which has a bilateral investment treaty with Russia, first signed in 1989.
Bilateral Investment Treaty with UAE now in force - Business Council created
18-Nov-2025     New Zealand Government
This Treaty will help promote and facilitate investment, by providing investors in New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates with clear rules, Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay says.
India signs US gas deal amid trade tensions, Russian oil fallout
18-Nov-2025     TRT
The agreement for 2.2 million tonnes per annum aims to diversify India’s energy imports, even as US tariffs and Russian oil restrictions continue to complicate bilateral relations.
EU to warn Lutnick against axpanding US steel tariff scope
18-Nov-2025     Yahoo
European Union officials are concerned a US push to expand the list of EU products subject to higher steel and aluminum tariffs may run afoul of the spirit of the trade agreement they signed this summer.
Thai tuna industry pushes for tariff-free EU access amid trade talks
18-Nov-2025     Euractiv
EU fishers warn Thailand still faces sustainability and human-rights concerns as FTA negotiations intensify.
‘COP30 must declare an end to ISDS’, delegates told
18-Nov-2025     Global Justice Now
Campaigners launched a new initiative to phase out ‘corporate courts’ which are now a “major impediment to climate action.”
Vietnam, US conclude 5th round of reciprocal trade agreement talks
17-Nov-2025     Vietnam+
The fifth round of in-person negotiations on the Vietnam – US Reciprocal Trade Agreement concluded after the three-day session from November 12 to 14 in Washington DC, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has reported.
India, Russia-led Eurasian union review FTA talks
17-Nov-2025     Financial Express
Discussions in Moscow centered on resolving critical issues like local currency payments, logistics bottlenecks, and easing non-tariff barriers.
All possibilities on table: Piyush Goyal on resuming FTA talks with Canada
17-Nov-2025     The Economic Times
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said all possibilities are on the table regarding the resumption of free trade agreement negotiations with Canada.
Thailand seeks to finalise Canada FTA by 2026 to unlock North American market
17-Nov-2025     The Nation
Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun and the Canadian envoy agree to accelerate talks on a landmark trade deal amid global economic uncertainties and shifting geopolitics.
India and Chile eye December talks for comprehensive trade pact
17-Nov-2025     Devdiscourse
This Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement aims to enhance trade, including critical minerals essential for electronics, auto, and solar sectors. The ongoing economic collaboration highlights India's strategic focus in the Latin American region.