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In Africa, Biden finds a free trade zone he can embrace
12-Aug-2021     Nikkei Asia
Eager to tap into a promising market while burnishing his administration's credentials on free trade now that rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership looks as distant as ever, U.S. President Joe Biden appears ready to engage a new free trade zone in Africa.
India will fast track trade deals with six nations: Commerce Secretary
12-Aug-2021     Business Standard
India will fast-track free trade agreements (FTAs) with at least six nations — including the UAE, the UK, Australia, Canada, and the EU.
South Korea/Mercosur round of trade talks at the end of the month
12-Aug-2021     Merco Press
South Korea wants to advance with trade negotiations with Mercosur. Discussions started back in 2018 and at the end of the month, a seventh-round is slated to take place.
US reaches deal with Mexican auto parts factory in USMCA labor complaint
11-Aug-2021     Reuters
Mexican auto parts company Tridonex agreed to ensure worker rights, pay severance and back wages to dismissed employees to settle an early labor rights complaint under the new North American trade deal.
The Irish Spanish Solar sues Spain in the ICSID for the cut in premiums to renewables
9-Aug-2021     Market Research Telecast
Spanish Solar demands compensation from the Spanish Government for having cut the premiums for the use of energy once the investments have been made.
Deep-sea salvage firm uses NAFTA to fight Mexican environmental rules
9-Aug-2021     The Maritime Executive
A lawsuit filed against the Mexican government for denying a permit for seabed mining has put a spotlight on the lack of international rules for such practices.
Australia and India: A time to refocus on trade talks
9-Aug-2021     The Interpreter
In a drastically changed geopolitical scenario, developments in the Indo-Pacific, have brought Australia and India closer together as Comprehensive Strategic Partners.
BoI to sign treaties as per its new template
9-Aug-2021     Business Recorder
The Board of Investment (BoI) is all set to sign treaties with foreign countries in line with the new Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) template, which was approved by Prime Minister Imran Khan last week, sources said.
Protecting human and environmental rights in international investment agreements
9-Aug-2021     East Asia Forum
Human rights experts are particularly concerned about the asymmetric nature of the system and a lack of investors’ human rights obligations. Together with high ISDS costs and arbitral awards, they undermine states’ ability to realise economic, social, cultural and environmental rights.
Thailand and EU resume free trade agreement negotiations
9-Aug-2021     Illinois News Today
Thailand and the European Union (EU) have agreed to resume negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) seven years after the collapse of negotiations in 2014 after a military coup in Thailand.