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UK negotiates a post-Brexit EPA with Cameroon
14-May-2019 Business in Cameroon
The validation of a report on the trade impact of the bilateral Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Cameroon and the United Kingdom is the first step before the actual start of negotiations.
Pelosi warns there will be no US-U.K. trade deal if Brexit harms the Irish peace accord
17-Apr-2019 Washington Post
"If there were to be any weakening of the Good Friday accords, there would be no chance whatsoever, a nonstarter, for a US-U.K. trade agreement," said US House Speaker
TT signs UK trade agreement
1-Apr-2019 Newsday
One week after nine Cariforum countries signed an agreement with the United Kingdom to maintain preferential trade agreements if and when the UK leaves the European Union, Trinidad and Tobago also signed on to the agreement.
Brexit: Rolled-over UK free trade deals ’are incomplete’
29-Mar-2019 BBC
As a member of the EU, the UK is part of 40 trade deals which the EU has with other countries. As of 28 March, only eight rolled-over agreements have been signed.
Egypt - British Petroceltic files arbitration case against EGPC
26-Mar-2019 MENAFN
British Petroceltic announced filing an arbitration case against the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) at the World Bank Group’s ICSID.
UK will be forced to accept US food standards in a Brexit trade deal with Trump, warns former trade chief
25-Mar-2019 Business Insider
The UK will be forced to accept US demands for the UK to change its food safety standards if it enters into a post-Brexit trade deal with the Trump administration
UK secures post-Brexit trade deal with group of Caribbean countries
25-Mar-2019 The Guardian
Push to tie up rollover deals now covers about one third of UK’s £117bn annual trade.
ICSID arbitration Churchill v Republic of Indonesia: Annulment proceedings dismissed
20-Mar-2019 Churchill Mining
The annulment committee has dismissed Churchill’s application for annulment of the award for the dispute arising out of the revocation of the mining licenses that made up the East Kutai Coal Project in East Kalimantan.
Sacu, Mozambique fail to reach agreement to cushion Brexit impact
19-Mar-2019 Business Report
Issue with “cumulation,” which relates to certificates of origin required by exporters to both regions and differences in relation to timeframes for the continued recognition of sanitary and phytosanitary import requirements are not resolved.
UK reaches post-Brexit trade agreement with Iceland and Norway
19-Mar-2019 Reuters
Britain reached an a deal with Iceland and Norway to allow trade to continue unchanged if it leaves the European Union without a deal
SACU, Mozambique make progress on impending Brexit
15-Mar-2019 Tralac
Substantial progress has made to conclude a Roll-Over Economic Partnership Agreement between SACU, Mozambique and the UK.
Post-Brexit: What’s holding up a trade arrangement between SA and the UK?
14-Mar-2019 Fin24
The SA government has been working in the background to ensure that trade arrangements with the UK and EU are uninterrupted while the UK exits from the EU.
Lydian International submits notices to the Government of Armenia under bilateral investment protection treaties
12-Mar-2019 Proactiveinvestors
The company said illegal blockades have prevented access to the Amulsar gold project since late June 2018.
US ambassador defends farming record on chicken and beef
7-Mar-2019 BBC
The UK should accept American meat as part of a post-Brexit trade deal, says US ambassador to the UK .
Concern over food safety as US seeks greater access to UK markets
1-Mar-2019 The Guardian
US sets out aims for post-Brexit trade deal amid fears about chicken and beef standards.
US-UK FTA: Summary of specific negotiating objectives (US, Feb 2019)
1-Mar-2019 Office of the US Trade Representative
As released by the Office of the US Trade Representative
Revealed: How dark money is winning ‘the Brexit influencing game’
23-Feb-2019 Open Democracy
Documents show the “unfettered” access to ministers and senior politicians enjoyed by secretive think tanks that are “marching the country” to a no-deal Brexit and radical free-trade deals.
We cannot allow Liam Fox’s post-Brexit trade plans to go unscrutinised
22-Feb-2019 The Guardian
Trade deals containing clauses that threaten human rights are being debated in parliament – they must be defeated
Much to fear from post-Brexit trade deals with ISDS mechanisms
21-Feb-2019 The Guardian
Investor-state dispute settlement is a threat to human rights, health and the environment, say representatives of trade unions, charities and faith groups.
Japan seeking big concessions from Britain in trade talks
19-Feb-2019 The Guardian
Japan is seeking tougher concessions from Britain in trade talks than it secured from the EU, while negotiations between London and Tokyo are also being slowed by the looming risk of no-deal Brexit.