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Singapore backs Beijing's CPTPP bid, Chinese ministry says
18-Oct-2021     Nikkei Asia
Singapore has welcomed China's application to join the CPTPP trade agreement, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
EU-UK talks, fishing threat kick Brexit back into high gear
18-Oct-2021     AP
Sticking points over Northern Ireland and French fishing remain, coming almost a year after a deal on a free trade agreement was supposed to have officially sealed the separation between the EU and the UK.
Another Turkish firm moves ICSID against Pakistan
18-Oct-2021     The Express Tribune
Turkish construction company Bayindir filed a claim under the 1995 Turkey-Pakistan bilateral investment treaty at the ICSID on October 12.
The EU’s path to trade sustainability
15-Oct-2021     Euractiv
As public support for EU free trade deals is waning, civil society groups are hoping to help tighten the bloc’s standards on trade sustainability as part of an ongoing consultation.
India to start talks for three more free trade agreements: Piyush Goyal
15-Oct-2021     Financial Express
While Goyal didn’t name these economies, he said talks with them will be over and above India’s current negotiations with Australia, the UK, the UAE and the EU for free trade agreements (FTAs).
States must stop prioritizing investment over human rights – UN experts
15-Oct-2021     OHCHR
UN experts today called on States to ensure that international investment agreements do not provide a “safe harbour” for investors to abuse the human rights of individuals and communities.
Investor-state arbitration and the 'next generation' of investment treaties
15-Oct-2021     Lexology
Investor–state arbitration has grown over the years to become one of the most dynamic and controversial features of international investment law.
Chile sees ‘long line’ of nations looking to join digital partnership initiative
15-Oct-2021     bnamericas
Chile sees growing interest from several nations in joining the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement, an international treaty brokered last year by the country and fellow APEC members New Zealand and Singapore.
UK trade deals should prioritise economic growth over environmental protections - leaked govt document
15-Oct-2021     Sky
The document says it can be very difficult to trade with some countries that do not necessarily support saving the environment but the government says ministers are not considering the advice.
Modernisation of the association agreement between the European Union and Chile
15-Oct-2021     Anna Cavazzini
30+ MEPs on the EU Commission to not conclude negotiations of the EU-Chile trade deal before Chile's constitutional process is over.