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Britain sees Tran-Pacific trade deal next year, no date yet for US accord
14-Oct-2021 Reuters
Britain does not know when it might get a full trade deal with the United States but is hoping to join a Trans-Pacific trade partnership next year, British trade minister said.
India set to ink key trade deals by next year
12-Oct-2021 Hindustan Times
The India government has set aggressive timelines for the agreements – formalisation of a CEPA with the UAE by early 2022, a FTA with the UK by next year, and an interim trade deal with Australia by December.
UK, Gulf nations negotiate free trade deal
11-Oct-2021 The Express Tribune
Britain wants comprehensive agreement that breaks down trade barriers
Countries race to join CPTPP
5-Oct-2021 Rural News Group
Chinese Taipei is the latest of three countries seeking to join the CPTPP – the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership.
UK wants trade and security pact with India: Britain’s new Foreign Secretary Liz Truss
4-Oct-2021 Live Mint
Britain wants to strike agreements covering trade and security with India and other democratic countries in the strategic Indo-Pacific region to challenge the influence of authoritarian states, UK’s new Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said.
AfCFTA Secretariat signs landmark agreement with UK Government
28-Sep-2021 Dennislaw News
The African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Kingdom Government to formalise shared commitment to the success of the agreement.
Unlocking a new era: India–UK Early Harvest Trade Deal
23-Sep-2021 ORF Online
India and the United Kingdom aim to launch the negotiations on a FTA, with both parties agreeing to an Early Harvest Agreement by March 2022, allowing both to establish selective gains in commodities and services.
The UK has committed to making Africa’s landmark trade agreement successful
17-Sep-2021 Quartz Africa
James Duddridge, the UK’s minister for Africa, signed a memorandum of understanding with Wamkele Mene, the secretary-general of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) secretariat.
Piyush Goyal, Liz Truss talks to decide next steps for UK-India trade deal
13-Sep-2021 The Economic Times
International Trade Secretary Liz truss will speak with Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal to discuss timelines and next steps to launching negotiations for a UK-India trade deal.
Ministry of Trade justifies agreement that gives EU 80 percent access to Ghanaian market
13-Sep-2021 Business Ghana
The Ministry of Trade and Industry says it will not allow Ghana to become a dumping ground for goods from the UK following the Ghana-UK.
UAE targets new Kenya trade deal
13-Sep-2021 Business Daily
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) plans to sign a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with Kenya to consolidate its position as a gateway for global trade and investment.
UK secretly dropped climate promises for trade deal with Australia, leaked emails show
8-Sep-2021 The Independent
Australia pressured the UK not to include binding clauses on the Paris Agreement.
Cairn accepts $1 billion refund offer, to drop cases against India within days: CEO
7-Sep-2021 Mint
Cairn Energy will drop litigations to seize Indian properties in countries ranging from France to the US, within a couple of days of getting a $1 billion refund resulting from the scrapping of a retrospective tax law.
India, UK agree to be ambitious on services deal in FTA negotiations
3-Sep-2021 Business Standard
India and the United Kingdom expressed their commitment to working out a free trade agreement and said the two countries would be ambitious while negotiating on services in the deal.
Government bars unions from ‘seat at the table’ in trade talks
2-Sep-2021 The Independent
UK Prime Minister and the trade department are blocking trade unions from sensitive trade talks despite unions’ offers to sign confidentiality agreements, according to leading labour representatives.
Timeline shifts for UK-NZ free trade deal
2-Sep-2021 RNZ
A free trade deal with the UK is taking longer than both sides had hoped.
First meeting for UK’s CPTPP inclusion to be held in a month, Japan minister says
1-Sep-2021 Reuters
Member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) agreed to hold within a month a first meeting with Britain to discuss its inclusion in the trade deal.
UK-New Zealand trade pact ‘expected in days’ affecting meat, wine and jobs
30-Aug-2021 The Independent
The UK is on the brink of signing a trade agreement with New Zealand which is expected to mirror Britain’s controversial deal with Australia over agricultural imports.
UK aims to conclude Pacific trade group talks next year - FT
30-Aug-2021 Reuters
Britain aims to conclude negotiations to join the trans-Pacific trade group by the end of 2022, said International Trade Secretary Liz Truss.
China Is the biggest winner from Africa’s new free trade bloc
28-Aug-2021 Foreign Policy
AfCFTA was supposed to usher in a new era of continental trade and economic growth—but Beijing’s not letting that happen.