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Czech Republic faces international arbitration
8-Dec-2016     Prague Daily Monitor
Aircraftleasing Meier & Fischer has initiated international arbitration proceedings, asking compensation in the amount of USD 125.17m.
German utilities win compensation for nuclear phaseout
8-Dec-2016     DW
Germany's highest court has ruled in favor of three power companies in a dispute over a government decision to phase out nuclear energy. Vattenfall is also suing at the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
Multinationals launch 50 lawsuits worth $31b against Asian nations
8-Dec-2016     ABC News
A new report finds that corporations have launched 50 lawsuits, worth at least $US31 billion, using secret international arbitration tribunals against 11 countries in the Asian region.
Churchill Mining's $1bn claim against Indonesia struck off
7-Dec-2016     Digital Look
A tribunal has struck out a claim by Churchill Mining for damages after Indonesia’s government revoked its licence for a coal project.
TPP may be dead – but its impact lingers
7-Dec-2016     IP Watch
Threats to affordable access to medicines continue unabated
India and Brazil conclude negotiations of Bilateral Investment Treaty
7-Dec-2016     Lexology
The conclusion of negotiations between India and Brazil culminating in a near-final treaty between the two nations.
EEU, Iran move closer to establishing free trade zone
7-Dec-2016     Pan Armenian
Iran is one of the first countries the EEU wants to establish a free trade zone with, says Eurasian Economic Commission Chairman.
India, EU free trade pact talks stumble as bilateral investment treaties are set to lapse
7-Dec-2016     The Hindu
New Delhi wants to re-negotiate all existing investment agreements
'New agreement to make the most of Jordan-US FTA'
7-Dec-2016     Jordan Times
An agreement will be signed on how to maximise benefits from the Jordan-US Free Trade Agreement
Australia pursues trade agenda in Asia
7-Dec-2016     SBS
Australia Trade Minister is in Jakarta for talks over the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
RCEP talks speed up amid TPP failure
7-Dec-2016     The Jakarta Post
Amid the collapse of the United States-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact, trade officials from 10 Southeast Asian countries and six key partners started on Tuesday talks on a rival deal with new urgency.
The Indian government needs to answer crucial questions on the RCEP
7-Dec-2016     Forum Against FTAs
Why is the Indian government signing the RCEP agreement, which allows foreign investors to sue governments, threatens access to life-saving medicines and puts at risk seed sovereignty?
Transition official: Trump will not rip up NAFTA
6-Dec-2016     The Hill
“I don’t think we’re looking to rip up NAFTA as much as we are looking to right-size it and make it fairer,” says senior advisor on the Trump transition team
On World AIDS Day, threat to access to medicines looms large
6-Dec-2016     The Jakarta Post
As trade negotiators from 16 countries gather in Indonesia to deliberate the terms of trade agreement — the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement (RCEP), access to low-cost generic medicines is under grave threat.
Scrapping TPP won't make a lick of difference
6-Dec-2016     ABC
The problem with free trade deals is they rarely are about trade. In fact, trade usually is a side issue. And the TPP was a classic case in point.