February 21, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
It is embarrassing - Canada signed the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (the ICSID or the Washington Convention) on December 15, 2006 and passed legislation granting...
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October 25, 2009By: Andrew Hudson
According to a media release of 25 October 2009 from the Australian Trade Minister, it has been agreed that the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement will come into force on 1 January 2010 following discussion between...
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August 23, 2009By: Susan Kohn Ross
The Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment Act, TRADE Act, H.R. 3012, mandates review of all international trade agreements currently in force, establishes new standards and requirements for future trade...
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June 28, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On June 28, 2009, Canada's International Trade Minister, Stockwell Day, announced that Canada and Jordan have signed a free trade agreement. In addition, Canada and Jordan signed Labour and Environmental Cooperation Agreements...
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May 16, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On May 8, 2009, Canada's International Trade Minister, Stockwell Day, announced that Canada and the Czech Republic has signed an updated Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPA) (Canada's version of...
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May 16, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On May 8, 2009, Canada's International Trade Minister, Stockwell Day, announced that Canada and Romania has signed an updated Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPA) (Canada's version of a bilateral...
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May 05, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On may 5, 2009, Canada's International Trade Minister, Stockwell Day, announced that Canad and Latvia has signed an updated Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPA) (Canada's version of a bilateral investment...
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April 28, 2009By: Andrew Hudson
On 20 April 2009, the Australian Government's Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) (see www.efic.gov.au) released it second Global Readiness Index Report (Index) (see www.efic.gov.au/gri/report)
The Index...
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April 17, 2009By: Andrew Hudson
In August 2008, there were announcements that Australia and New Zealand had struck a deal to establish a Free Trade Agreement with the ASEAN nations ("AANZFTA"). We issued an update which can be found on our website.
In...
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April 11, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Canada's Minister of International Trade is in China on a trade mission. Minister Stockwell Day said "I am here [in China] to demonstrate that Canada views China as a key economic partner."
The focus is on two-way...
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April 07, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Canada's International Trade Minister, Stockwell day, is travelling to China (and japan) for a visit between April 8-17, 2009. Minister Day will be travelling to Shenyang, Beijing, Beichuan, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Hong...
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March 18, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On March 18, 2009, Canada's Minister of International Trade, the Honourable Stockwell Day, and the United Arab Emirates Minister of Economy, Sultan Saeed Nasser Al Mansoori, signed an agreement on...
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February 09, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Canada and Madagascar concluded negotiations for a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) in August 2008. This bilateral FIPA will enhance Canadian investors’ confidence when considering investment...
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February 03, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
During the 2008 U.S. Elections, Canadians and Mexicans learned via campaign rhetoric that President Obama wants to renegotiate NAFTA Chapter 11 due to the inclusion of the investor-to-State dispute settlement mechanism. If...
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February 02, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Canada's Ambassador to the United States, Michael Wilson, has written a letter to Senator Harry Reid and Senator Mitch McConnell, the respective leaders of the Democrats and Republicans in the Senate, asking the Senators to...
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January 04, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On December 9, 2008, a Canadian mining company, Pacific Rim Mining Corp., using its Nevada-based subsidiary Pac Rim Cayman LLC, filed a Notice of Intent under the investment provisions of the CAFTA-DR (that is the...
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