9-May-2022
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Without adequate rules and the right business incentives to protect workers and communities, trade deals can contribute to a ‘race to the bottom’.
9-May-2022
The Independent
Cattle transported for up to 48 hours without eating and drinking included in post-Brexit deal hailed by Boris Johnson.
5-May-2022
Business Standard
Ukraine and the UK have legally enshrined the abolition of import duties and tariff quotas in bilateral trade by signing an agreement.
5-May-2022
Ascent Resources
Amendments to the mining law in Slovenia which prohibit the use of any hydraulic stimulation in mining exploitation constitute further breaches of the protections established by the BIT and the ECT.
29-Apr-2022
Evening Standard
The UK wants tariff-free trade - now less than half the £35 billion in bilateral trade with Switzerland - to cover its ‘superpower’ services sector.
26-Apr-2022
Middle East Eye
Without conditionality on human rights or a mechanism for accountability, how can an enhanced trading relationship be understood by Israel as anything other than support for its violations and war crimes?
22-Apr-2022
Business Standard
After a long hiatus, India has resumed its engagement with trade pacts. To what extent do these deals weigh on economic considerations? More importantly, how similar are they to strategic alliances?
22-Apr-2022
Business Standard
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said his country hoped to complete a free trade agreement (FTA) with India by the year-end.
21-Apr-2022
Institute of Export
The planned agreements will not be legally binding or cut tariffs, UK trade minister said.
12-Apr-2022
Hindustan Times
India’s successful free-trade agreements with the UAE and Australia have encouraged the country and the EU to plan three rounds of talks, all within this year to conceptualise a basic frameworks under which the partners will negotiate a comprehensive deal to raise bilateral trade.
30-Mar-2022
The Independent
Post-Brexit agreement contains ‘no safeguards’ for environmental protections or animal welfare, campaigners warn.
29-Mar-2022
UK Government
UK launches programme of up to £35m to support negotiations and implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).