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Gulf countries look east and west for trade agreements
2-Jun-2025 Semafor
The GCC is looking east and west for free trade agreements and foreign investments to drive non-oil revenue.
India, Chile conclude first round of talks for wider FTA
2-Jun-2025 Business World
India and Chile have completed the first round of negotiations for a proposed comprehensive free trade agreement, the Department of Commerce said.
PTA, one of main documents signed by Iran, Oman recently
2-Jun-2025 Tehran Times
Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization referred to the details of trade documents and agreements recently signed between Iran and Oman, and mentioned preferential trade agreement as one of the most important.
Trump says Pakistani representatives coming to US next week for trade talks
2-Jun-2025 Reuters
US President Donald Trump said representatives from Pakistan are coming to the United States next week as the South Asian country seeks to make a deal on tariffs.
UAE-Serbia CEPA officially comes into force
2-Jun-2025 Gulf Today
The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Serbia has officially come into force.
Protecting foreign investments in clean energy projects from regulatory changes
2-Jun-2025 E3G
By protecting fossil fuel investments, investment treaties with ISDS are undermining the global energy transition. This briefing explores three alternative tools that may protect foreign investors from regulatory changes.
India-Oman free trade pact may be signed soon: Piyush Goyal
2-Jun-2025 The Assam Tribune
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has indicated that India is likely to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with Oman soon, as the talks between the two countries are making headway.
JBS profits from EU-Mercosur deal
30-May-2025 Greenpeace
EU-Mercosur trade deal set to boost profits for world’s biggest meat company – at the expense of sustainable food systems.
UK seeks to accelerate implementation of US trade agreement - FT
30-May-2025 Investing.com
Britain is pressing the United States to speed up the implementation of a trade agreement announced earlier this month, amid uncertainty over when tariff cuts for UK carmakers and steel producers will take effect.
Trump’s tariffs ruled illegal: Will this end US trade war?
30-May-2025 Al Jazeera
A US federal court has blocked some of Donald Trump’s tariffs after a lawsuit argued the president had exceeded his authority. A lot of governments will wait and see what happens now.
Trump tariff declared unlawful; India must reassess US trade deal: GTRI
30-May-2025 The Economic Times
After a federal court of the United States struck down a reciprocal tariff announced by US President Donald Trump, the Global Trade Research Initiative said that India should proceed cautiously in its ongoing Free Trade Agreement negotiations with the US.
Future US-Australia trade relations demand a broad, principled response from government
30-May-2025 Australian Institute of International Affairs
Australia should continue to reject bilateral concessions and should work with other countries in our region and elsewhere to support a more transparent and equitable multilateral trade system as an alternative to both US divide and rule tactics, and to flawed neoliberalism.
US officials to visit India next week for talks on interim trade pact: Official
30-May-2025 Deccan Herald
The visit gains importance as India and the US are likely to agree on an interim trade agreement by the end of June, with New Delhi pushing for full exemption from the 26 per cent reciprocal tariff on domestic goods.
Dismay as UK prepares to sign ‘values-free’ £1.6bn trade deal with Gulf states
30-May-2025 The Guardian
Trade unions and human rights organisations fear environment and human rights being pushed aside.
UAE, EU hold talks on trade agreement
30-May-2025 ARN
The UAE and European Union have held talks on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement that will deepen trade ties and open opportunities for investment and innovation.
Optimistic I-EAEU FTA talks will conclude this year: minister
30-May-2025 ANTARA News
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto expressed optimism that the Indonesia-Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement (I-EAEU FTA), will be finalized this year, as most key issues have been resolved and the agreement is in its finalization stage.
Don’t trade away farmers’ rights: reject UPOV in EFTA-Malaysia agreement
30-May-2025 Sahabat Alam Malaysia
CSOs in Malaysia write a letter to expresses serious concerns about the potential inclusion of UPOV 1991 in the Malaysia-European Free Trade Association Economic Partnership Agreement (MEEPA), warning that it could undermine Malaysia’s existing plant variety protection law, harm farmers’ rights, and restrict seed sovereignty.
Anwar: Asean, GCC set to launch FTA talks, aiming for stronger trade ties
28-May-2025 Malay Mail
Prime Minister and Asean 2025 Chair, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, announced today that the 10-member bloc plans to launch free trade agreement negotiations with the oil-rich Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
Court registers US$10b ConocoPhillips award against Venezuela
28-May-2025 Newsday
US oil giant ConocoPhillips has been permitted to register an over US$10 billion arbitration award against Venezuela in Trinidad and Tobago for the expropriation of its oil assets by the South American country nearly two decades ago.
Ending the era of investor-state dispute settlement
28-May-2025 Global Development Policy Center
To accomplish the removal of ISDS efficiently, G7 countries, or some subset of them, could lead the development of a plurilateral agreement to alter all IIAs amongst the parties that sign up to it.