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Kenya-US trade treaty likely to stifle local manufacturing- KAM
2-Mar-2020 The Star
The US has a stronger manufacturing sector meaning their products are likely to be more competitive than the locally produced commodities.
Liz Truss kick-starts UK-US trade talks
2-Mar-2020 UK Government
The UK is publishing its negotiating objectives for a free trade agreement with the United States, with talks expected to begin this month.
UK-US FTA: UK negotiating objectives (Mar 2020)
2-Mar-2020 UK Government
What US business wants from a UK deal
28-Feb-2020 Politico
Lighthizer will hold preparatory talks with Truss ahead of formal negotiations on a US-UK free trade agreement.
Tricky trade ties
28-Feb-2020 The Hitavada
India have to determine its way forward in this situation. Trump is focused on opening Indian markets for the imports of US agricultural products. India have to decide what we will ask in return from the US.
Public fear Trump trade deal food standards
27-Feb-2020 The Ecologist
Most people are worried about meat quality standards being lowered in a future trade deal with the United States, a new survey suggests.
Pakistan seeks direct US market access
27-Feb-2020 International The News
Pakistan said said US should convene meeting of Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) to move forward for result oriented progress.
Coronavirus: China ‘fully expected’ to meet trade deal terms despite Covid-19 outbreak, top US officials say
26-Feb-2020 South China Morning Post
US trade representative and Agriculture Secretary signed a letter praising China’s progress on trade deal. They did not mention coronavirus outbreak but said China ‘fully expected’ to meet terms.
There’s nothing “mini” about the US plan to unravel Europe’s precautionary principle
26-Feb-2020 IATP
US trade negotiators, Agriculture Secretary, and American farm interests have all been crystal clear: the precautionary principle must go, and now is the time to finally axe it.
First leg of India-US trade deal likely in 3 months
26-Feb-2020 Economic Times
The first leg of the India-US trade deal will largely be about tariff concessions on goods and would be concluded in around three months.
Can a US-India trade deal permanently alter the way Indians access medicines?
25-Feb-2020 The Wire
US-India IP engagements since 2006 have served the interests of the US through systematic undermining of the legislative safeguards in the Indian Patents Act.
A trade deal with Trump could hurt our farmers
25-Feb-2020 NewsClickin
Benny Kuruvilla from ’Focus On The Global South’ sits down for a discussion with Prof. Biswajit Dhar on a potential trade deal between India and US.
Embracing technology to feed a growing world
25-Feb-2020 Euractiv
It is time for America and Europe to embrace innovation and technology in a safe, sustainable agriculture, says US Secretary of Agriculture.
EU demands UK keep chlorinated chicken ban to get trade deal
25-Feb-2020 The Guardian
Clause in negotiating mandate for Michel Barnier will create hurdle to US-UK deal.
Protest condemning free trade agreement between India and US
25-Feb-2020 City Today
A protest was staged to condemn the free trade agreement between India and United States of America in the fields of animal husbandry, poultry and other sectors.
Brexit: EU and US trade deals ’at risk’ if UK reneges on Northern Ireland pledges
24-Feb-2020 The Guardian
Concerns raised after reports UK negotiating team told to devise plans to ‘get around’ protocol in withdrawal agreement
Civil society groups oppose India-US MoU on intellectual property rights
24-Feb-2020 Business Today
Civil society groups want the contents of the MoU to be made public before its finalisation to ensure that India resists US demands to influence the implementation of India’s IP legislations.
A note to Kenya on its trade talks with the US: There is strength in numbers
22-Feb-2020 The East African
The FTA initiative should be seen in the context of the Trump administration’s determination to pursue bilateral deals to enhance reciprocity and American gains.
US statement at the EU trade policy review
21-Feb-2020 US Mission to International Organizations in Geneva
The US is troubled by the EU’s non-tariff barriers that impede the use of modern agricultural tools and technologies such as biotechnology, veterinary drugs and pathogen reduction treatments.
India, US ink pact on intellectual property rights
20-Feb-2020 Economic Times
India and the US have signed an agreement on intellectual property rights (IPR) ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit. The Cabinet Wednesday approved an MoU with the US on the issue of IPRs.