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Can Africa’s new free trade treaty boost business on the continent?
19-Feb-2024 Aljazeera
African leaders will this weekend gather in Addis Ababa for the annual summit of the African Union (AU) to discuss key business issues, including plans to make Africa a global economic powerhouse.
Battle for biodiversity: AfCFTA’s Intellectual Property Protocol unveiled
19-Feb-2024 Foodtank
The African Union is finalizing the draft protocol on intellectual property rights to the agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
UK Lawmakers Slam ‘Lack of Clarity’ on Major Trade Deal Benefits
19-Feb-2024 Bloomberg
British lawmakers said the benefits of the UK’s accession to a major trans-Pacific trading bloc are unclear
India on verge of inking FTA with EU as 7th round of talks underway
19-Feb-2024 Firstpost
India-EU FTA seventh round talks is expected to focus on services and investments, building on earlier talks that covered goods and public procurement
Algerian president counters Morocco’s Sahel offer with free trade zones
16-Feb-2024 Yabiladi
In a move seen as a response to Morocco’s initiative facilitating Atlantic access for Sahel states, Algerian President announced plans for free trade zones with both Niger and Mali. This announcement comes amidst Algeria’s efforts to maintain its influence in the region.
Spain and Ireland call for ’urgent review’ of EU-Israel agreement over war in Gaza
15-Feb-2024 Euronews
Prime ministers Pedro Sánchez and Leo Varadkar have asked the European Commission to "undertake an urgent review" of the EU-Israel agreement in light of the war in Gaza and the worsening humanitarian crisis.
Environmental groups say government’s plans breach free trade agreement
14-Feb-2024 RNZ
A coalition of environment groups says New Zealand is breaching its free trade deal with the United Kingdom by rolling back environmental laws.
Thorny clause in ripening India-European Free Trade Association deal may hit generic drug industry
14-Feb-2024 The Hindu
The clause in the draft free trade agreement text could delay access to affordable, generic versions of patented drugs in India by a minimum of six years, according to documents.
Nigeria, UK to sign enhanced trade investment partnership agreement on Tuesday
14-Feb-2024 Arise News
Governments of Nigeria and the United Kingdom will, on Tuesday, sign the Enhanced Trade Investment Partnership (ETIP) Agreement to not just boost its trade volume but also reduce market access and regulatory barriers discouraging people from investing in either of both nations.
AfCFTA: Digital trade protocol (draft, Feb 2024)
14-Feb-2024
Govt signs bilateral investment treaty with UAE to promote investments
14-Feb-2024 Business Standard
India and the UAE signed the Bilateral Investment Treaty, which will be a key enabler for further promoting investments in both countries.
Farmers’ Protest: Why are farmers demanding India’s withdrawal from WTO?
14-Feb-2024 DNA
Farmers started protesting with a new set of demands including India’s withdrawal from the World Trade Organization and scrapping all Free Trade Agreements.
EU-Mercosur unlikely to be finalised before the EU elections
14-Feb-2024 Euractiv
It is highly unlikely that the hotly-contested EU-Mercosur free trade agreement will be concluded before the EU elections in June, French and German MPs familiar with the matter said.
Spain suggests simplifying CAP, strengthening Mercosur ‘mirror clauses’
14-Feb-2024 Euractiv
Spain will present a proposal to strengthen mirror clauses in free trade agreements, such as the EU-Mercosur deal.
Sign on to the letter calling for the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement
14-Feb-2024
Designing for Success: Key Elements of Modern Corporate Office Architecture
14-Feb-2024
Suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement!
14-Feb-2024
In light of the deaths and suffering endured by the Palestinian people, a number of civil society organisations came together to draft a letter to European Union decision makers seeking the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
‘Litigation terrorism’: the obscure tool that corporations are using against green laws
13-Feb-2024 The Guardian
Investor-State Dispute Settlements are legal, huge and often hush-hush – and fossil fuel firms and others are using them to hold the planet to ransom.
Kuwait’s Agility gets favourable verdict on $380m Iraq funds
13-Feb-2024 Gulf News
The Kuwaiti company Agility gets another opportunity to reclaim its legacy investment in an Iraqi telecom firm. The charges brought by Agility relate to more than $380 million in diverted funds.
Modernisation of the EFTA–Chile free trade agreement conclusion of negotiations
13-Feb-2024 EFTA
A chapter-by-chapter factsheet by the EFTA Secretariat.