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10 key takeaways on the India NZ FTA

The resulting agreement is a short-term political trophy because it was negotiated under a shield of secrecy and spun by supporters before anyone had access to the text. Now we can analyse the detail, the downsides of the deal are laid bare.

The IP laws that stop disenshittification

Laws included in trade deals protect US companies’ rent extraction schemes and stop us from fixing or improving our own devices — from phones and tractors to insulin pumps. Repealing them will save billions and hit Trump’s donor class.
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Bangladesh moves to sign FTA with S Korea

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said Bangladesh is moving forward with discussions to sign a Free Trade Agreement with South Korea to boost exports and strengthen bilateral trade ties.

EU pushes for investment pacts in landmark India free trade deal

The EU’s Ambassador to India, Herve Delphin, has called for an investment liberalisation chapter in the new EU-India FTA and the finalisation of a separate investment protection pact, terming them "unfinished business" for the landmark deal.

How Asia negotiated with Washington while Bangladesh lost out

The US Supreme Court’s decision did not end U.S. trade pressure—it merely reshaped it. What was once a patchwork of negotiated exclusivity has been replaced by a universal, unrelenting tariff regime. Asian nations now face a new reality: no deal is safe, no concession is final, and strategic certainty remains out of reach. The US isn’t just reducing tariffs—it’s reengineering Asia’s economic integration into a strategic tool.

Regional conflict has not derailed EU-UAE trade talks, envoy says

Regional conflict has not derailed efforts to forge closer trade ties but has in fact signalled the need to accelerate a free-trade agreement. EU–UAE free-trade talks have accelerated, with hopes to conclude the bloc’s first Gulf agreement after six negotiation rounds in one year.
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