White House trade adviser Peter Navarro stated that non-tariff barriers, including food safety regulations, are "orders of magnitude" more important than EU tariff rates.
Days before Donald Trump’s second inauguration, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that he wanted to start negotiations on a trade deal with the United States as soon as possible.
Instead of supporting sustainable development, the agreement has primarily facilitated trade in environmentally harmful goods, and has also failed to introduce effective mechanisms to address sustainability challenges.
Despite criticism of the free trade agreement with the United States, Colombian President Gustavo Petro opted to reassess a series of clauses on investments and arbitration, instead of requesting a complete renegotiation.
USMCA provisions are straight out of Big Tech’s digital trade wishlist, which seeks to pre-empt the ability of governments to introduce regulations that could affect their bottom lines or hold them accountable.
This paper explores the origins of international investment law and their implications for foreign investment protection law and policy in the twenty-first century.
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal meets UK counterpart Jonathan Reynolds to advance India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks. The negotiations, nearing completion, focus on trade, investment, and visa flexibility.
19 categories of products are the focus of the ongoing negotiations. Data storage, Ecommerce, farm products and critical minerals are the key sectors in the discussion.
As a Sri Lankan delegation met US trade representative Jamieson Greer in Washington D.C. to discuss reciprocal tariffs, both sides agreed to continue discussions aimed at finalising a bilateral trade agreement.