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The more the merrier in Indo-Pacific
29-Sep-2020     Bangkok Post
As of last week, there are at least 8 distinctive cooperative frameworks relating to the Indo-Pacific region, which reflects the region's growing economic and strategic importance within the rapidly-changing international stage.
US seeks to stop Kenya’s digital taxation plans in FTA deal
28-Sep-2020     Kahawa Tungu
Kenya’s plans to tax digital services could hit a brick wall following its negotiations for a free trade deal with the US.
KURUM company sues Albanian state, seeks EUR 100 mln
28-Sep-2020     Albanian Daily News
KURUM company sued Albania at the International Court of Arbitration asking EUR 100 mln for termination of the contract of the container terminal in Durresi Harbor.
Tehran, Kuala Lumpur getting closer to sign PTA
28-Sep-2020     Tehran Times
After nearly four years of negotiations, Iran and Malaysia are getting closer to the signing of a long-awaited preferential trade agreement.
Brexit trade deal: So near and yet so far
28-Sep-2020     BBC
The key sticking points in trade talks remain stubbornly the same: fishing rights, competition regulations and the governance of any eventual agreement.
Vodafone  ruling may set precedent  for other cases
28-Sep-2020     livemint
Vodafone Group Plc’s big win against the Indian government could set a precedent for similar arbitration cases, including the one initiated by Cairn Energy Plc.
Vietnam's EU trade deal fails to inspire COVID-hit neighbors
28-Sep-2020     Nikkei Asian Review
Southeast Asian countries facing the daunting challenge of kick-starting economic recoveries from COVID-19 are showing little interest in a step that could help -- fast-tracking free trade talks with the European Union.
Mining companies stand to win from Peru-China FTA that neglects environment
28-Sep-2020     Dialogo Chino
Ten years after the entry into force of the Peru-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA), officials from both countries are in stuck a slow renegotiation process in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Vodafone wins international arbitration against India in $2 billion tax case
25-Sep-2020     Reuters
Vodafone won an international arbitration case against the Indian government, ending one of the most high-profile disputes in the country involving a $2 billion tax claim.
CETA deal has delivered lopsided trade flows: CAFTA
25-Sep-2020     Real Agriculture
Canadian exporters are fed up with the EU using non-tariff trade barriers, red tape, and protectionist measures to keep Canadian products out of the Union.