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Free trade area and minerals deal: Ukraine’s PM reveals details of talks with Bessent
25-Apr-2025 RBC Ukraine
Ukraine and the United States have agreed to start working on a free trade area between the countries. A minerals deal was also discussed, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced.
Reeves signals UK could lower tariffs on US car imports in bid to secure Trump trade deal
25-Apr-2025 The Independent
UK Chancelor has signalled that she is prepared to slash tariffs on US automobile imports to the UK in a bid to land a trade deal.
US and South Korea had ’very successful’ trade talks, Bessent says
25-Apr-2025 Reuters
The US and South Korea had a "very successful" meeting, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, as the two countries opened trade talks that may even result in some form of renegotiated US-Korea Free Trade Agreement.
Malaysia open to negotiate with US on reducing trade deficit, non-tariff barriers
25-Apr-2025 Reuters
Malaysia is open to negotiate with the United States on non-tariff barriers and reducing its trade deficit and will explore a bilateral trade agreement, its trade ministry said.
France floats resurrecting doomed EU-US trade deal it used to oppose
25-Apr-2025 Politico
French Economy and Finance Minister Eric Lombard said the European Union and the United States should try to conclude a free-trade agreement.
African countries hold talks with US, push for new AGOA deal ahead of september expiry
24-Apr-2025 Kenyans.co.ke
The government on Tuesday signalled its strong interest in renewing the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade agreement with the US, amid rising trade tensions sparked by recent reciprocal tariff orders issued by President Donald Trump.
Trump tariffs: India should shun ‘business as usual’ response
23-Apr-2025 Newsclick
To persist with ‘business as usual’ in the new situation will bring greater suffering to people and even greater subservience to US dictates.
Trump floats cutting China tariffs ‘substantially’ in trade deal
23-Apr-2025 Fortune
President Donald Trump said he plans to be “very nice” to China in any trade talks and that tariffs will drop if the two countries can reach a deal, a sign he may be backing down from his tough stance on Beijing amid market volatility.
South Korea’s acting president Han expects positive outcome from US trade talks
22-Apr-2025 Reuters
South Korea’s acting president Han Duck-soo expects this week’s trade talks with the United States to pave the way for a mutually beneficial outcome.
Protests erupt at Sonamura over free trade agreements
22-Apr-2025 Tripura Chronicle
Protests against free trade agreements in agriculture, fisheries, and dairy took center stage across the Sonamura subdivision.
Farm concessions in focus in India-US trade deal
22-Apr-2025 Hindustan Times
The US seeks preferential access for farm goods in a trade deal with India, while India insists on fair treatment for its developing economy.
Modi and Vance praise progress in trade talks as higher tariffs loom
22-Apr-2025 BBC
India and the US are making progress in negotiating a bilateral trade deal, the countries said after a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice-President JD Vance in Delhi.
Ukraine says pact signed with US is first step towards minerals deal
18-Apr-2025 Reuters
Kyiv and Washington signed a memorandum as an initial step towards clinching an agreement on developing mineral resources in Ukraine.
Trump and Meloni talk up chances of US trade deal with Europe
18-Apr-2025 BBC
"There will be a trade deal, 100%," Trump said, "but it will be a fair deal", while Meloni said she was "sure" they could reach an agreement, later adding that her aim was to "make the West great again".
Trump signals resumption of trade talks with Nairobi
17-Apr-2025 Business Daily
US President Donald Trump’s administration has signalled its intention to restart talks for a comprehensive trade agreement with Kenya, insisting a deal will inform negotiations with other African countries as the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) expires.
Africa adapts to economic headwinds amid tariffs, regional tensions
17-Apr-2025 The North Africa Post
African economies are pivoting strategies in response to renewed U.S. tariffs, leadership transitions, and escalating regional conflicts, forcing a recalibration of trade relationships across the continent.
Trump touts ‘progress’ in Japan trade talks, as uncertainty roils stocks
17-Apr-2025 Al Jazeera
United States President Donald Trump has touted “big progress” in trade talks with Japan after making an unexpected intervention in the negotiations.
’No hormones please, we’re British beef farmers’
17-Apr-2025 BBC
As talk of a trade deal between America and the UK hots up, farmers on this side of the Atlantic have warned ministers not to dilute British food standards, saying the use of hormones in particular cannot be accepted.
International trade crisis: an opportunity to reduce our dependencies rather than create new ones!
16-Apr-2025 European Coordination Via Campesina
To defend agriculture, food and markets in Europe, we must move away from the free trade paradigm and strengthen food sovereignty!
Small countries sit at nexus of tariff trade-offs
16-Apr-2025 Reuters
In response to Trump’s moves, Australian Prime Minister’s government is now trying to revive a free-trade agreement with the European Union and woo countries from Indonesia to India to the United Arab Emirates.