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’Digital sovereignty must be at core of Pacific e-commerce strategy’

8-Jul-2022 Voxy

The Pacific regional e-commerce strategy needs to be revised as it denies Pacific Island Countries their sovereign right to manage their digital domains, including data, a new report has found.

Six reasons NOT to ratify the EU-Mexico Global Agreement

5-Jul-2022 bilaterals.org

Statement of the Mexican, European and international civil society, 4 July 2022

Civil society calls upon EU and Indonesia to respect the rights of Indonesia’s famers

4-Jul-2022 Indonesia for Global Justice

Close to 90 NGOs and farmers’ organisations from Indonesia, the EU and around the world sent open letters to the EU Commission and the Indonesian government today, calling on them to refrain from any clause that restrict farmers’ rights in a future free trade agreement.

Government: Cut the spin and give a truthful assessment of the EU deal

1-Jul-2022 Scoop

There is much more at stake here than just agriculture, with several chapters seeming to impose restrictions on New Zealand laws and how the government can regulate.

False good news for future EU free trade agreements

27-Jun-2022 European Coordination Via Campesina

ECVC is heavily critical of the lack of ambition shown by the European Commission to tackle only future free trade agreements, meaning the pre-existing FTAs can continue their environmental and social devastation.

’Mad rush to sign FTAs not in interests of farmers’

27-Jun-2022 Deccan Herald

India is inking a series of Free Trade Agreements but there is criticism from various quarters about it. All India Kisan Sabha Joint Secretary Vijoo Krishnan spoke about what is wrong with FTAs and where the government is erring.

Taiwan-US trade deal talks to start soon: John Deng

15-Aug-2022 Taipei Times

The Taiwan and US will hopefully reach an agreement before an APEC summit in the US late next year, Taiwan’s chief trade negotiator said.

NEDA pushes RCEP ratification

15-Aug-2022 Philstar Global

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is pushing for the immediate ratification of the RCEP agreement to send a clear signal that the country is open to investments that will help generate more jobs.

Pakistan, Turkey sign Preferential Trade Agreement

13-Aug-2022 The Express Tribune

Pakistan and Turkey on Friday signed the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) aimed at boosting trade in goods between the two countries.

India, UK working intensively to meet Diwali deadline for FTA

13-Aug-2022 The Hindu

India and the UK will continue to work intensively to meet the Diwali deadline at the end of October for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) announced during the India visit of outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a U.K. government statement said.

Switzerland keen on closing free trade agreement talks with India

12-Aug-2022 Fibre2Fashion

Switzerland advocated for the quick completion of negotiations regarding the free trade agreement between the EFTA and India in a recent meeting held between Swiss federal councillor Ueli Maurer and Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi.

Bangladesh for securing SAFTA benefits in CEPA pact with India

8-Aug-2022 The Financial Express

Bangladesh will push for securing the benefits it enjoys under the SAFTA deal when negotiations on Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) start with India soon, officials say.

From the movements

’Digital sovereignty must be at core of Pacific e-commerce strategy’

Six reasons NOT to ratify the EU-Mexico Global Agreement

Civil society calls upon EU and Indonesia to respect the rights of Indonesia’s famers

Government: Cut the spin and give a truthful assessment of the EU deal

False good news for future EU free trade agreements

’Mad rush to sign FTAs not in interests of farmers’

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Taiwan-US trade deal talks to start soon: John Deng

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India, UK working intensively to meet Diwali deadline for FTA

Switzerland keen on closing free trade agreement talks with India

Bangladesh for securing SAFTA benefits in CEPA pact with India

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