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#NoRCEP solidarity action!
27-Oct-2020     Action Aid Australia
Action Aid is coordinating a giant photo petition to show leaders the people-powered movement saying #NoRCEP. Will you join us?
China ramps up imports from US as trade deal target looms
27-Oct-2020     Bloomberg
Purchases of soybeans, oil surge in September, data show. China is still lagging its full-year target agreed with US.
Analysis: Will Nigeria yield in oil deal wrestling bout with Shell and Eni?
27-Oct-2020     Finance Uncovered
Eni’s threat to drag Nigeria to an international arbitration hearing appears to be a negotiation tactic to reduce the final bill.
China tensions push India and Taiwan closer together
27-Oct-2020     DW
India is seeing public opinion drastically shift in favor of Taiwan amid growing anti-Beijing sentiments. But will New Delhi risk its Asian rival's wrath for stronger ties with Taipei?
Indonesia expects to sign RCEP in mid-November
27-Oct-2020     The Jakarta Post
Indonesia expects to sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in mid-November as the countries concerned finish negotiating the trade issues.
India, Philippines negotiate on bilateral investment deal
26-Oct-2020     Vietnam Plus
India and the Philippines have begun negotiations on a bilateral investment agreement as they want to further boost their economic ties.
Jersey's BIT with the UAE and reflections on investment treaty practice in non-sovereign autonomous regions
26-Oct-2020     Mondaq
Most recently, Jersey has joined Hong Kong as another non-sovereign entity that negotiates its own BITs. Jersey is set to sign its first BIT with the UAE later this year.
Why India should challenge the Vodafone-India BIT award
26-Oct-2020     Bar and Bench
The scope of consent to arbitration is an important issue that needs to be finally settled - not least because it could have multi-billion dollar implications for India in respect of other cases involving challenges to India’s taxation measures by foreign investors.
S. Korea, China to discuss expanding bilateral FTA scope
26-Oct-2020     Yonhap News Agency
South Korea and China on Monday launched the ninth round of talks with China to bolster ties in the service and investment fields as part of their bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), which went into effect five years ago.
Bad times for ECOWAS
26-Oct-2020     Seneplus
Côte d'Ivoire has hastily signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the UK, which is modelled on the interim EPA the country signed with the European Union.
What next for ISDS Reform at UNCITRAL Working Group III?
23-Oct-2020     TWN
Meaningful reform aligned with sustainable development seems less likely
Finance not fish: The trade deal with Japan focuses on what matters for the City
23-Oct-2020     City AM
Trade talks with the EU remain uncertain, with negotiations focused on issues like fishing that have little bearing for the City. But in the meantime, Japan has given “global Britain” — and particularly the City — something to celebrate.
MEPs urge EU to be ready to dump disputed energy treaty
23-Oct-2020     EU Observer
Cross-party MEPs called on the European Commission to be prepared to withdraw from the controversial Energy Charter Treaty, if negotiations for its modernisation fail.
Japan, UK to sign first post-Brexit bilateral trade deal
23-Oct-2020     DW
Praising the agreement as a "historic moment," both countries are eager to strengthen their economic ties. Tokyo is also hoping the UK will play a stronger role in Indo-Pacific security to contain Chinese expansion.
India pulls out from Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership – Japan considers to do same
23-Oct-2020     The Post India
India’s pullout from the RCEP, like the prior U.S. withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, has made a situation for Japan.