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The Cairn $1.4 billion award is patently illegal
31-May-2021     NDTV
The arbitral award has condoned the tax avoidance scheme adopted by Cairn Energy.
Experts urge selective protectionism as FTA with Malaysia returns to table
31-May-2021     Dhaka Tribune
As a free trade agreement (FTA) with Malaysia returns to the table, experts fear local companies could lose business to Malaysian ones if duty-free market access is given in sectors where the latter has a competitive advantage.
Taiwan calls on Australia to restart free trade agreement talks
31-May-2021     The Epoch Times
Taiwan wants the Australian government to resume free trade agreement talks after they were halted several times from pressure by Beijing.
Africa will fail to reach free-trade goals without new rules and infrastructure
31-May-2021     Business Day
Policy changes are needed to facilitate the faster and seamless flow of goods and services across borders.
African Continental Free Trade Area: A pipe dream or silver bullet?
31-May-2021     Daily Maverick
Current realities are likely to counter the expectations that the AfCFTA is some kind of silver bullet that will transform Africa, sweeping away decades of embedded dysfunction and challenges.
Tanzanian to ratify free trade area agreement
31-May-2021     The Citizen
The government of Tanzania will ratify the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) between June and October this year.
EU to open negotiations on an agreement on investment facilitation with the Republic of Angola
31-May-2021     2021 Portugal EU
The Council of the European Union today adopted a decision to open negotiations in view of an agreement on investment facilitation with the Republic of Angola.
AfCFTA Secretariat establishes court to resolve trade disputes
31-May-2021     Ghana Web
The AfCFTA Secretariat has established a dispute settlement body, that will function as a full-court with the right mechanisms and structures in place to settle trade disputes.
Denying India its tax revenue is neo-colonialism. Cairn Energy is the new East India Company!
28-May-2021     The Leaflet
The perverse interplay of BITs with double taxation avoidance agreements has been bleeding India from the much-needed tax revenues.
Farmers to protest against Australia tariff-free trade deal
28-May-2021     Farmers Weekly
Fed-up farmers are preparing to stage protests over UK government plans to sign tariff-free trade deals with Australia and other countries, which they fear could lead to a flood of cheap food imports.