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Parliamentary Panel calls for FTA recalibration to optimise trade balances
12-Feb-2024 KNN India
A parliamentary panel urges the Indian government to reassess existing FTAs amid negotiations with the UK and the EU to address trade imbalances. The panel recommends the establishment of FTA facilitation centers for exporters to enhance accessibility and transparency.
UK walks away from trade talks with Canada
26-Jan-2024 CBC
Sticking points include how much access UK producers should have to the Canadian cheese market and harmonisation of food standards.
Kenya blushes as EAC-EU trade agreements clash
24-Jan-2024 Nation
Kenya’s recently completed trade deals have run into stormy waters after Nairobi applied higher import duties on whiskies and wines from the United Kingdom and the European Union (EA) respectively, two jurisdictions with which it signed Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA).
Singapore ratifies UK’s accession to transpacific free trade pact
24-Jan-2024 Business Times
Singapore has formally approved the United Kingdom’s accession to the CPTPP, marking it as the second current member to endorse the UK’s membership following Japan’s approval last year.
S. Korea, Britain launch talks to improve bilateral FTA
23-Jan-2024 Yonhap
South Korea has launched the first round of talks with Britain to discuss ways to improve their bilateral free trade agreement.
Letter: Civil society calls on UK Prime Minister to ensure UK-India free trade agreement does not threaten access to affordable medicines
23-Jan-2024 MSF
MSF and over 50 UK-based civil society organisations and individuals sent this open letter to United Kingdom Prime Minister, urging him to commit that the UK-India Free Trade Agreement will not gut the public health safeguards that are in India’s intellectual property laws.
Majority of India-UK FTA issues either closed or at advanced stage of talks: Official
17-Jan-2024 Financial Express
The discussions on the majority of policy areas in the free trade agreement (FTA) with the UK have either been closed or are in an advanced stage of negotiation.
TUC and unions in Turkey call for trade talks to be suspended
16-Jan-2024 TUC
The TUC and our sister trade union confederations in Türkiye KESK and DISK issued a statement in January 2021 calling for the UK-Türkiye trade agreement signed in 2020 to be suspended due to abuses of labour and human rights in Türkiye.
India-UK FTA: Next round of talks for free trade agreement from Wednesday
10-Jan-2024 Financial Express
These negotiations would focus on complex issues in the areas of goods, services, and investment. Issues that are pending include duty cuts on electric vehicles, whiskey, and the movement of professionals.
Towards ambitious FTAs: A major barrier for broader
9-Jan-2024 Financial Express
India is currently negotiating ambitious free trade agreements with the UK, EU, and Oman, and expanding economic cooperation with Australia. These agreements aim for a higher level of ambition, focusing on tariff reductions for selected items while excluding more sensitive areas.
British minister heads to Turkey ahead of start of trade talks
5-Jan-2024 Reuters
Britain’s trade minister will meet her Turkish counterpart in Istanbul to discuss closer ties, ahead of the expected launch of negotiations on a new free trade deal later this year.
A roundup of free trade deals the UK signed in 2023
22-Dec-2023 City A.M.
While work is still underway on securing deals with the USA and India, among others, in 2023, the Australia and New Zealand deals took effect, the UK signed up to the CPTPP agreement.
Britain and Switzerland agree wide-ranging financial services trade deal
22-Dec-2023 Reuters
Britain and Switzerland signed a wide-ranging financial services deal granting reciprocal market access for their banks, insurers, asset managers and stock exchanges to boost trade and cut compliance costs.
Joe Biden signals he has no interest in signing US-UK trade agreement
19-Dec-2023 The Guardian
Ministers have given up on signing a trade agreement with the US before the next election, after the Biden administration signalled it had no interest in agreeing one.
India UK wrap up 13th round of FTA talks
19-Dec-2023 Financial Express
India and UK have wrapped up the 13th round of negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement and the next round will be held in January.
Enhanced UK-Switzerland FTA negotiations: Update December 2023
15-Dec-2023 UK Government
Update on the third round of negotiations for an enhanced UK-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement.
Poll-year cloud over FTA
13-Dec-2023 Financial Express
India-UK FTA negotiations are bound to be tough with an additional complication that national elections are due in both nations in 2024. This would indeed make talks “difficult” if a deal is not finalised before then.
No 10 team arrives in Delhi to revive talks over free trade deal
11-Dec-2023 The Guardian
UK trade negotiators are in the Indian capital talking to their Indian counterparts as they look to revive a deal that looked a distant prospect just a few months ago.
Free-trade, investment ‘gateway to the EU’
6-Dec-2023 The Australian Financial Review
Australian companies looking for a foothold in both the United Kingdom and European Union markets could take a close look at Northern Ireland, which has unfettered tariff-free access to both.
India, UK seek to wrap up trade talks before busy election year
5-Dec-2023 Yahoo News
India and the UK have begun crunch-time talks to secure a landmark free-trade deal, as leaders on both sides seek to resolve outstanding issues before they face election battles next year.