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India-UK FTA talks may conclude as early as September
India is aiming to close negotiations in the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) as early as September, when the next round of negotiations is scheduled to take place between the two countries during the trade and investment working group meeting.
Taiwan, Britain to start trade talks
Taiwan and the UK are to begin official-level talks on an Enhanced Trade Partnership (ETP) in three key areas with the aim of signing a memorandum of understanding.
India, UK concludes 11th round of FTA talks; next meeting in coming months
India and the UK have held detailed draft treaty text discussions in nine policy areas in the just concluded eleventh round of Free Trade Agreement talks. The commerce and industry ministry said that technical discussions were held across nine policy areas over 42 separate sessions.
New UK trade deal ’rewards environmental destruction’, warns WWF 
The environmental dangers represented by the CPTPP are profound for both food production and for encouraging practices linked with deforestation.
Britain says it will start talks with Turkiye on new free trade deal
Britain said it intends to start talks with Turkiye over refreshing their bilateral free trade deal, with a view to including services and the digital sector in any future agreement.
Britain formally joins TPP in first expansion of Pacific trade pact
Britain officially joined a major trans-Pacific trade pact at a signing ceremony in New Zealand, marking the first expansion of the accord since its entry into force in 2018 and bringing the bloc to cover 15 percent of global gross domestic product.
India & UK look to close FTA talks on five chapters with contentious issues
India and the UK are looking to close negotiations over five chapters dealing with contentious issues such as digital trade, environment and labour in the ongoing free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations.
Goyal, Badenoch hold ‘frank discussions’ on difficult issues of India-UK FTA
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and UK Secretary of State for Trade Kemi Badenoch achieved “considerable progress’’ during their frank discussions on various difficult issues related to the proposed India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Environmental group challenges Government over Australia trade deal
NGO Feedback has filed an application for a judicial review of the UK’s Australian free trade agreement over its inadequate assessment of the environmental impact, claiming that it undermines the UK’s commitment to tackle climate change.
UK should quit ‘climate-wrecking’ energy treaty, say official advisers
Climate Change Committee recommends leaving energy charter treaty, which critics say is ‘weaponised’ by fossil fuel firms.
Saudi commerce minister chairs preparation meeting for GCC-UK trade talks
The fourth round will be held in two sessions; remote as well as in-person meetings in London.
India-UK FTA nears completion, services sector in focus to boost trade, investments
Half of the chapters negotiated in the pact have been concluded, UK’s Minister for International Trade said.
British minister: UK-India trade deal should have strong investment protections
Britain’s investment minister said he would like to see strong investment protections in any future trade deal with India, and that the two countries could work more closely together on financial services even without a trade pact.
India, UK seek equal treatment for services companies in FTA: Official
India and the UK are seeking equal treatment in each other’s market for their respective companies engaged in the services sector under the proposed free trade agreement, which is under negotiations.
Negotiations on Maldives-UK free trade agreement to commence
The government of Maldives has welcomed the announcement by the government of the United Kingdom, to commence negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement between the two countries.
’High ambitions’ for UK-GCC free trade agreement talks
The primary objective in the trade negotiations with the GCC is to have “an ambitious and comprehensive agreement,” said the British Trade Commissioner to the Middle East and Pakistan.
UK appeals court rejects pro-Polisario lawsuit against agreement with Morocco
The London Court of Appeals rejected on Thursday the appeal request of pro-Polisario NGO WSC against the Morocco-UK Association Agreement.
UK’s post-Brexit trade deals with Australia and New Zealand kick in
The UK’s post-Brexit trade deals with Australia and New Zealand have come into force, a moment lauded by the government as “historic” despite critics arguing they give away “far too much for far too little”.
A new trade deal delivers cheaper Australian beef and British sweets – but does little to avert dangerous global warming
A free trade agreement between Australia and the United Kingdom begins on Wednesday. It does relatively little to tackle climate change.
British Secretary of State emphasizes progress in GCC-UK free trade agreement negotiations
Kemi Badenoch, the recently appointed British Secretary of State for Business and Trade, has expressed optimism about the ongoing negotiations for a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-UK free trade agreement.