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US, China reaffirm commitment to Phase 1 trade deal in phone call
27-Aug-2020 Reuters
Top US and Chinese trade officials reaffirmed their commitment to a Phase 1 trade deal, which has seen China lagging on its obligations to buy American goods.
Japan and UK to sign equal-to-EU trade deal by September
27-Aug-2020 Nikkei Asian Review
Imports of blue cheese from the UK will be guaranteed a tariff at the same level stipulated in the EU-Japan agreement if the total import amount at the end of the year is below an agreed-to level.
Bridgestone V. Panama
27-Aug-2020 Global Legal Chronicle
The US subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation lost a $20 million plus arbitration claim against the Republic of Panama filed by under the US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement.
India-Philippines talks next month can pave the way for FTA: Official
26-Aug-2020 Outlook
India and the Philippines are set to hold talks on economic aspects in September which can pave the way for a bilateral Free Trade Agreement.
US-Kenya trade and tax developments
26-Aug-2020 Bloomberg
The negotiation of a US-Kenya Free Trade Agreement has spurred interest by prospective US investors, exporters, and importers.The final GILTI, FDII, and BEAT regulations provide the US tax framework for US C corporate investors.
Kuwait- EU trade chief committed to boosting relationship with GCC
26-Aug-2020 MENAFN
The European Union’s Trade Commissioner called for the resumption of the stalled EU-GCC Free Trade Agreement negotiations.
Talks on Asian trade megadeal RCEP resume in COVID shadow
26-Aug-2020 Nikkei Asian Review
The trade ministers of participating in talks on an Asia-wide free trade agreement are set to hold an online meeting, hoping to remove the final obstacles to a deal by the end of the year.
Cabinet to consider RCEP pact in October
26-Aug-2020 Bangkok Post
The Commerce Ministry will ask the cabinet for approval to sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in October, one month ahead of the pact’s official scheduled signing in Vietnam.
Thailand is not ready for the CPTPP
26-Aug-2020 Bangkok Post
In the foreseeable future, Thailand will be shying away from the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The country lacks necessary preparedness and consensus for the high-end free-trade arrangement.
UK could seal Japan trade deal this week despite snag over Liz Truss Stilton demands
25-Aug-2020 PoliticsHome
Britain is still aiming to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with Japan by the end of the month despite Trade Secretary Liz Truss insisting on preferential treatment for Stilton makers in any deal.
Tanzania keen to protect local goods in new trade pact with Britain
25-Aug-2020 The East African
Tanzania is looking to protect its locally-made goods in the trade negotiations with Britain that are underway.
Rwanda pursues two-pronged approach in agreement with UK
25-Aug-2020 The East African
Rwanda has been chairing the EAC negotiations with the UK and is also pursuing a bilateral post-Brexit trade deal with the UK that aims to replicate the European Union’s “Everything but Arms" scheme.
Deadline looms for signing of UK-EAC Brexit trade pact
25-Aug-2020 The East African
With just four months to the expiry of the current agreement, ideological differences among member states are hampering the progress of the bloc’s negotiations.
US and China hold phone call on phase one trade agreement
25-Aug-2020 CNBC
US and Chinese trade negotiators held a phone call about implementing the phase one agreement between the two countries.
Despite Merkel’s “serious doubts,” German industry defends the Mercosur-EU agreement
25-Aug-2020 MercoPress
The Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce defended the agreement as it “could provide the urgently needed boost to the economy, during the current crisis.”
Mining injustice through international arbitration
25-Aug-2020 Earthworks
El Tambor is a controversial gold mining project in Guatemala. After years of local protests and litigation, it was halted in 2016 for lack of prior consultation with Indigenous people.
India should not give concessions in dairy sector to the US: Amul
25-Aug-2020 The Economic Times
India should not give any concessions to the US under any trade deal as subsidised imported milk and other dairy products would kill livelihoods in India especially when the sector is expected to create 11 million jobs in rural households.
Trade Secrets
24-Aug-2020 Global Justice Now
The truth about the US trade deal and how we can stop it.
Juggling crisis
24-Aug-2020 TNI
Latin America’s battle with COVID-19 hampered by investment arbitration cases.
Merkel raises ‘doubts’ over EU-Mercosur trade pact
24-Aug-2020 The News
German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed "significant doubts" over the EU-Mercosur free trade deal on concerns over the devastating deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.