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US and Thailand hold Trade and Investment Framework Agreement joint council meeting
The United States and Thailand met under the US-Thailand Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA).
The global economy’s real enemy is geopolitics, not protectionism
What was called ‘free trade’ in the West was only a phase of hyper-globalization that didn’t work equally well for all, while recent inward turns can be taken as a rebalancing of priorities.
Silver Bull secures US$9.5M litigation funding to pursue damages claim against the Mexican government
Silver Bull Resources Inc. has secured funding for its international arbitration proceedings against Mexico under the USMCA and NAFTA.
S. Korea files for cancellation of int'l tribunal's compensation order in Lone Star case
The South Korean government filed an appeal seeking to cancel an international tribunal's order to pay compensation to American private equity firm Lone Star Funds with the firm's sell-off of the now-defunct Korea Exchange Bank.
Biden is turning away from free trade – and that’s a great thing
Trade deals have brought cheaper goods. They’ve also destroyed millions of US jobs and caused US wages to stagnate.
Joint statement of the United States-Mongolia Trade and Investment Council
The United States and Mongolia convened the seventh meeting of the US-Mongolia Trade and Investment Council, established under the US-Mongolia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement.
How the US can enforce an “unenforceable” IPEF
The proposition that the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity will not be enforceable is an illusion.
The US Congress’s role in the IPEF and the possibility of a US “certification” requirement before the IPEF enters into force
Pillar 1 of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity is entitled “Trade” and is expected to have binding and enforceable trade-related commitments.
Canada says will join as third party in US-Mexico dispute over GM corn imports
Canada will participate as a third party in the dispute settlement proceedings between the US and Mexico regarding genetically modified corn in imported tortillas and dough, citing concerns about Mexico's stance on the matter.
US seeks trade panel to resolve labor conflict at Mexican mine
The US government has requested its first dispute-settlement panel invoking labor rules under a North American trade pact, in an effort to resolve a long-running workers' conflict at Grupo Mexico's San Martin mine.