4-May-2021
Phnom Penh Post
Recent articles published in The Post – Cambodia’s trade deficit to worsen to $2.3B per year with RCEP, says UNCTAD expert and Cambodia, ASEAN likely to teeter off balance with RCEP – raise a number of concerns about Cambodia’s possible membership of the free trade agreement.
3-May-2021
The HIndu Business Line
The domestic cocoa processing industry is aggrieved that India’s free trade agreements (FTAs) with the ASEAN and other nations are hurting its competitiveness given an inverted duty structure affecting their operations.
3-May-2021
Arabian Business
UK Trade Secretary was in the UAE and Saudi Arabia last month to work on the UK-GCC Joint Trade and Investment Review
3-May-2021
South China Morning Post
The US criticised China for failing to fulfil commitments it made in the “phase one” trade deal a year ago to improve protections for the intellectual property of American companies.
30-Apr-2021
UK Government
The fourth round of Free Trade Agreement negotiations with New Zealand took place virtually between 12-27 April 2021.
30-Apr-2021
Prothom Alo English
Bangladesh and Indonesia on Thursday stressed early signing of Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) within the ambit of which potential export items from both countries would be allowed to enter duty free, reports UNB.
29-Apr-2021
South China Morning Post
Japan’s parliament approved joining the RCEP to aim for it to come into effect from the start of next year. The approval by Japan’s upper house comes after China called for the deal to be ratified to shore up the economy in the Asia-Pacific.
28-Apr-2021
Philippine News Agency
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the Joint Economic Cooperation (JEC) between the Philippines and Chile will commence this year to strengthen trade and investment ties between the two nations.