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Agriculture groups praise CEPA trade deal with Indonesia
The Canadian Meat Council says a new trade agreement between Canada and Indonesia holds significant potential for meat exporters.
Joint statement by 78 business associations on EU-Mercosur free trade agreement negotiations
We call for the swift conclusion of the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement negotiations, a step that is key for preserving our joint competitiveness.
Honduras against the corporate Goliath
An impoverished country resisting foreign investors’ claims.
There are no free lunches in trade deals
How to cut through the PR and understand an agreement.
Japanese firms keen on AfCFTA success
JAPANESE private companies are closely monitoring the development of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), with a senior official revealing this week that the success of the bloc is crucial to their interests.
Seed wars: how UK trade deals threaten global south farmers
Seed laws, often influenced by corporate interests, criminalize traditional farming practices and threaten food security. Farmers worldwide are increasingly restricted from saving and exchanging seeds, leading to a decline in agricultural biodiversity. While international agreements like UPOV and trade deals solidify corporate control including UK trade deals.
Dangote, Flour Mills, Tolaram make first AfCFTA exports
Dangote Group, Flour Mills of Nigeria and Tolaram are among nine companies that made first exports under the African Continental Free Trade Area.
Dangote Refinery opens opportunity for shipping business, AfCFTA
Dangote Refinery is positioning Nigeria for the AfCFTA, which is also creating new trade opportunities between Nigeria and African countries.
The power of sunset clauses put to the test: Can intra-EU BITs be back from the dead?
There appears to remain a growing demand from investors for the creation of a new European investor-State dispute settlement regime, which would provide a permanent neutral forum for the adjudication of their intra-EU claims.
Deep-sea mining: dispute settlements under international investment law
In part three of our series about international deep-sea mining regulation, Louise Woods and Elena Guillet of Vinson & Elkins explore how international investment law could be applied to dispute resolution.