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Investor-state dispute settlements: a hidden handbrake on climate action
30-Nov-2023     IIED
To achieve the Paris Agreement’s climate goals, states must move away from fossil fuels. But investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) — a system that enables companies to take states to international arbitration — can increase the cost of this transition.
Spain and Brazil leaders to discuss EU-Mercosur deal at COP - sources
30-Nov-2023     Reuters
Spanish Prime Minister and Brazilian President will meet at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai to discuss the conclusion of negotiations on a long-awaited trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur.
WTO investment facilitation for development text (final draft, Jul 2023)
30-Nov-2023    
Somalia embraces the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), validates its national strategy
30-Nov-2023     Zawya
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Somalia embraces AFCFTA in a meeting convened in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), of its African Continental Free Trade Area national implementation strategy.
30 countries to begin trading under AfCFTA next year - Senior Advisor
28-Nov-2023     Ghanaweb
Thirty countries in Africa will begin trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) next year as part of measures to implement the Af­CFTA agreement, senior advisor to the Secretary-General of the AfCFTA, Peter Joy Serwornoo, has stated.
EU-New Zealand trade pact gets Brussels’ final green light
28-Nov-2023     Euractiv
Brussels gave the final green light for an EU-New Zealand trade deal that, while mutually lowering barriers for both markets, highlights the recent failure of EU-Australia negotiations.
EU lawmakers approve New Zealand trade deal to end hiatus
28-Nov-2023     Reuters
The European Parliament approved the European Union's free trade agreement with New Zealand, its first endorsement of such a deal in more than three years.
Malaysia, Indonesia seek allies in EU deforestation row
28-Nov-2023     DW
Malaysia and Indonesia want to bring other Southeast Asian countries on their side amid ongoing disputes with the European Union over environmental and deforestation regulations that are set to take effect in late 2024, with the two nations worried about the regulations' impact on the region's agriculture exports.
EU free trade deal scoping talks seen completed by Dec.
28-Nov-2023     Business World Online
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said that the free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and the Philippines is currently at the “scoping stage,” which is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Indonesia wants to wrap up trade pact talks with EU before elections
28-Nov-2023     Jakarta Globe
A senior minister recently said that Indonesia should substantially wrap up the negotiations of its trade pact with the European Union (EU) before the elections.