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EU, Mercosur see little trade deal progress at inter-region summit
17-Jul-2023 Yahoo
Next week’s summit of leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean is unlikely to unlock a proposed EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, officials from both sides said.
Britain formally joins TPP in first expansion of Pacific trade pact
17-Jul-2023 Kyodo
Britain officially joined a major trans-Pacific trade pact at a signing ceremony in New Zealand, marking the first expansion of the accord since its entry into force in 2018 and bringing the bloc to cover 15 percent of global gross domestic product.
CPTPP to discuss Taiwan, China joining trade pact
17-Jul-2023 Taipei Times
Some member nations support reviewing applications on a first-come-first-served basis, while others say they can be looked at simultaneously
China, Nicaragua hard at work on free trade agreement: Ministry
17-Jul-2023 Ecns
China will strive to complete negotiations on a free trade agreement with Nicaragua by the end of July, the Ministry of Commerce said.
I-EU CEPA negotiations: NOT for the people
17-Jul-2023 Indonesia for Global Justice
The protection of human rights, social justice, and a sustainable environment, particularly for the Indonesian people, are threatened by the Indonesia-EU CEPA negotiations in their current form, so Indonesian civil society organized an action to demand that the European Commission and the Government of Indonesia immediately halt them.
Japan, GCC to resume FTA talks
17-Jul-2023 Nippon.com
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General Jasem al-Budaiwi Sunday agreed that the two sides will start talks aimed at resuming negotiations on a free trade agreement next year.
Five issues must be resolved to complete IEU-CEPA negotiations: govt
17-Jul-2023 Antara News
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has listed five strategic issues that need to be resolved promptly to complete the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA) negotiations by the end of 2023.
India & UK look to close FTA talks on five chapters with contentious issues
17-Jul-2023 Indian Express
India and the UK are looking to close negotiations over five chapters dealing with contentious issues such as digital trade, environment and labour in the ongoing free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations.
Kenya-EU Economic Partnership Agreement: a closer look reveals limited progress
13-Jul-2023 bilaterals.org
The journey of EPAs continues to unfold, with each chapter revealing new complexities and challenges. As negotiations progress, it remains crucial to monitor the evolving dynamics and their implications for trade relations between the EU and its partner countries.
India, EU disagree over dispute settlement in proposed investment protection pact
13-Jul-2023 The Hindu BusinessLine
New Delhi insists on ’exhaustion of local remedies’ clause but Brussels wants investor court system.
Top diplomat says China, ASEAN pushing ahead with free trade area talks
13-Jul-2023 Yahoo
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are pushing ahead with talks on a third version of a free trade agreement at an ASEAN summit in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi said.
India and GCC revitalize economic partnership: Resuming Free Trade Agreement negotiations
13-Jul-2023 Financial Express
Building upon the progress made, last year in November, India and the GCC countries expressed their commitment to pursuing a FTA and resumed negotiations.
EU-Latin America summit will be an environmental car crash
13-Jul-2023 EU Observer
Civil society organisations, indigenous and social movements across Latin America are already mobilising to raise their voices during the summit against these harmful trade deals.
India, EFTA agree for early conclusion of talks for free trade agreement
13-Jul-2023 Devdiscourse
India and the four-nation bloc EFTA have agreed for early conclusion of negotiations for a free trade agreement, which aims at increasing economic ties between the countries, the commerce ministry said.
Europe and the ‘new Washington consensus’
13-Jul-2023 Global Policy Watch
US National Security Advisor promoted a ‘new Washington consensus’ in a speech, which fits very well in the current debate in Brussels on economic and trade policy.
Rockhopper Exploration takes step closer to settlement in Italy dispute
13-Jul-2023 Proactive
The latest development was a decision on 11 July to lift a provisional stay of enforcement.
Goyal, Badenoch hold ‘frank discussions’ on difficult issues of India-UK FTA
13-Jul-2023 The Hindu Business Line
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and UK Secretary of State for Trade Kemi Badenoch achieved “considerable progress’’ during their frank discussions on various difficult issues related to the proposed India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Despite AfCFTA, Nigeria’s intra-African trade down 12%
12-Jul-2023 The Niche
Nigeria’s intra-African trade value dipped 11.95 per cent year-on-year (YoY) from N956.93 billion in the first quarter of 2022 (Q1 2022) to N842.6 billion in Q1 2023, despite operation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) since 2021.
South Africa government officials head to US to save AGOA trade deal
12-Jul-2023 ZAWYA
A South African government delegation will embark on a charm offensive in the US this week aiming to defuse tensions with the African nation’s second-biggest trading partner over foreign policy and retain its preferential access to American markets.
New report shows how EU seafood extractivism will continue its complicity in the colonial occupation of Western Sahara
12-Jul-2023 Canary Workers’ Co-op
An unlawful fisheries agreement is coming to an end, but a new report shows how the EU seafood industry will continue to be complicit in Morocco’s colonial occupation of Western Sahara. It’s doing this via importing octopus.