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Mexico: follow Honduras or Ecuador?
15-Mar-2024 La Jornada
The question for the next government is: will it continue the neoliberal model under the FTAs ​​and BITs that pledge our sovereignty in courts like the ICSID?
‘Significant strides’ made on IPEF, on to implementation: US commerce chief Raimondo
15-Mar-2024 The Straits Times
United States President Joe Biden’s signature economic initiative in the Asia-Pacific has made “significant strides” in the past two years and is now moving into the implementation phase, said US Commerce Secretary.
UK and Turkey open talks on new post-Brexit trade deal
15-Mar-2024 The Independent
The UK is looking to boost its services industry with a ‘modernised’ trade deal with Turkey.
Thailand-EU free trade pact on track for completion in 2025, Thai PM says
14-Mar-2024 The Diplomat
Thailand expects to complete its negotiations over a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union by the end of next year, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said during a state visit to France.
Over 200 European organisations urge immediate suspension of the EU-Israel association agreement amidst Gaza crisis
14-Mar-2024 Comhlamh
About 200 European civil society groups, presented a petition to the EU Commission, the EU Council, and the European Parliament, calling for the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
Sign the petition to stop investors like Clive Palmer from suing our government for billions over climate change policies
14-Mar-2024 AFTINET
Some international trade agreements allow foreign investors to sue the Australian government if a change in law or policy reduces their profits, even if the change protects public health or the environment.
Open letter: Suspending trade agreements and negotiations in response to the ICJ ruling on Gaza
13-Mar-2024 Global Justice Now
UK groups call on the UK government to suspend trade privileges, agreements and negotiations with Israel.
50,000 people say another world is possible
13-Mar-2024 Local Futures
Together with GRAIN, Local Futures organized the aforementioned workshop ‘Resisting Free Trade Agreements in South Asia’, which brought together activists from South Asian countries to confront the massive proliferation of free trade agreements
US-PH FTA to be discussed after trade mission — Biden’s Export Council
13-Mar-2024 GMA
A potential free trade agreement between the Philippines and the United States will be brought to the table once the delegation of American business leaders, assembled by US President Joe Biden, comes back to America.
UK signs trade pact with Texas in effort to boost green industry
13-Mar-2024 Yahoo
The UK has signed a new trade pact with Texas, the second-largest state in the US, in an effort to boost cooperation in green energy, aerospace and advanced technologies.
Japan to start talks with Bangladesh on free trade pact: gov’t
13-Mar-2024 Kyodo
Japan will start negotiations with Bangladesh toward signing a bilateral free trade agreement as part of efforts to boost economic cooperation with the South Asian nation, the government said.
French parliament split ahead of EU-Canada trade agreement vote
13-Mar-2024 Euractiv
French parliamentarians are sharply divided on whether or not to ratify the EU-Canada free trade agreement, following farming protestors’ heavy condemnation of trade measures that they argue create unfair competition.
Indonesia and Malaysia explore ASEAN-Egypt free trade agreements
13-Mar-2024 RMOL
Egyptian, Malaysian, and Indonesian trade officials met to discuss efforts to explore an ASEAN-EEgypt free trade agreement, as Egypt has long been a business partner for ASEAN countries.
Mercosur ‘ready’ to resume FTA talks with Japan, Paraguay foreign minister says
13-Mar-2024 The Japan Times
After a seven-year hiatus, Japan and Mercosur — Latin America’s largest trading bloc — plan to resume talks next month to decide whether to launch formal negotiations on a major, bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), according to Paraguay’s top diplomat.
Investor–state dispute settlement and fossil fuels: What role for a carveout?
12-Mar-2024 IISD
The proposal of a carveout emerges as a targeted damage control measure to address the recognized and urgent problem that ISDS poses to climate action.
Ecuador’s "shock doctrine" referendum on ISDS
12-Mar-2024 Trade and Investment Research Project
The Ecuadorian President is using the cover of internal conflict to bring investor-state dispute settlement back to Ecuador, in what a former Constitutional Court member calls a "democratic disaster."
Thailand expects to complete free trade talks with EU next year, PM says
12-Mar-2024 Yahoo
Thailand expects to complete negotiations over a free trade agreement with the European Union in 2025, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said.
Update: Progress on 6 Thai FTAs now under negotiation
12-Mar-2024 The Nation
Thailand is negotiating 11 free trade agreements, including five related to upgrading existing FTAs along with developing six new FTAs as the kingdom aims to expand trade and investment with key trading partner countries near and distant.
India-EU still diverge on key issues as EFTA deal goes through
12-Mar-2024 The Indian Express
The Indian Express has earlier reported that several export items to the EU have suffered due to technical barriers. Indian tea exports for instance have suffered from stiff maximum residue level requirements in the EU.
UK team heads back to London with Round 14 of FTA talks still open
11-Mar-2024 Business Standard
The understanding is that the fourteenth round of negotiations remains “open and progress continues” but the team did not get what was needed to close all the outstanding issues.