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Lula stalls EU-Mercosur talks, prepares counter-proposal
3-Jul-2023 Euractiv
Mercosur countries cancelled trade talks with the EU meant to be held in Buenos Aires starting 29-30 June in what was seen as an attempt by Brazil’s President to buy time and present a counter-proposal to the bloc’s most recent demands.
Australia, EU trade ministers spoke as hopes of free trade deal rise
3-Jul-2023 Reuters
Australian and European Union trade ministers spoke, as optimism builds that sticking points over a free trade agreement can be overcome with more negotiation.
China to ease economic and trade rules to aid CPTPP pact bid, amid scepticism over reform commitment
3-Jul-2023 South China Morning Post
China has unveiled new measures to help its bid to join the CPTPP as Beijing presses on with its goal to reach the standards of the 11-nation deal, despite the thresholds for entry deemed by some members to be too high for the world’s second-largest economy.
EU-Mercosur trade deal threatens Indigenous lands, activist says
30-Jun-2023 Reuters
A planned free trade deal between the European Union and South American bloc Mercosur risks increasing demand for farm produce from Brazil at the expense of Indigenous people’s land and rights, a leading activist said.
PH, India to commence bilateral trade deal negotiations
30-Jun-2023 PNA
The Philippine and Indian governments have agreed to begin the negotiations on a bilateral preferential trade agreement, which will reduce and eliminate tariffs on various goods.
EU to propose exit from Energy Charter Treaty over climate concerns
30-Jun-2023 Reuters
The European Commission is readying a proposal for EU countries to jointly quit an international energy treaty, after some governments already pledged to leave over climate concerns.
Belarus, China plan to sign trade in services agreement by 2023 year-end
30-Jun-2023 BelTA
Belarus and China are planning to sign an investment service agreement by the end of the year, BelTA learned from the press service of the Economy Ministry of Belarus.
Proposed EU-India FTA
30-Jun-2023 Heinrich Böll Stiftung
Can India protect its development objectives by signing a free trade agreement with an unequal partner with different ambitions?
Stand with the people of Honduras against corporate greed
30-Jun-2023 Public Citizen
We stand in solidarity with the people of Honduras and condemn US company Próspera’s $11 billion case against the will of the people.
Australia-EU free trade deal ‘approaching end-game’, Brussels says
29-Jun-2023 The Australian Financial Review
Australia’s free trade deal with the European Union is “approaching the end-game”, according to Brussels’ most senior negotiator, but it still looks touch-and-go whether the two sides can land a deal by a mid-July deadline.
EU-Kenya EPA text (June 2023)
29-Jun-2023 European Commission
Sri Lanka seeks entry into RCEP trade deal
29-Jun-2023 Xinhua
Sri Lanka has launched a fact-finding mission to explore avenues for an early entry into the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership free trade agreement, a statement from the foreign ministry said .
Philippine trade minister hopes for EU free trade agreement before 2028
29-Jun-2023 Euractiv
As the Philippines is nearing the status of an upper-middle income country, which would see it lose preferential treatment in EU trade policy, it is trying to seal trade relations with the EU by means of a free trade agreement with the bloc.
Iran, Pakistan to begin free trade talks in September
29-Jun-2023 Tasmin News
Iran and Pakistan will start direct talks for a free trade deal in September, according to a senior Iranian trade official who said an agreement may be possible until the end of the Iranian calendar year in March 2024.
Canada’s options for intervening in the Keystone XL CUSMA lawsuit
29-Jun-2023 CCPA
This briefing paper explores what that prioritization might look like, and proposes a number of concrete paths forward for the Canadian government.
Trade: US trade policies a new form of “colonialism”?
29-Jun-2023 SUNS
The US policies in global trade appear somewhat like “old wine in new bottles,” with some semantic sophistry. It appears that “the more things change the more they remain the same” as regards the new forms of colonialism.
Public sector in Africa told not to be excited yet about AfCFTA’s progress
28-Jun-2023 Ghana Business News
Mr David Ofosu-Dorte, Senior Partner, AB and David Africa, has urged African public sector players not to be too excited yet about the African Continental Free Trade Area’s (AfCFTA) progress.
Regional NGOs warn Kenya on EU trade deal
28-Jun-2023 The Independent
Eastern and Southern African trade promotion organisations are asking Kenya to withdraw from its recent agreement with the European Union to implement the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
The EAC: A customs union that isn’t.
28-Jun-2023 The Citizen
Negotiations between the EU and EAC to establish an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) have revealed, very clearly, that the EAC is not a genuine customs union.
India plans to revive trade deal with SACU
28-Jun-2023 Mint
Amid declining merchandise exports due to demand slowdown in the west, India is placing renewed focus on striking a trade deal with a union of five countries of Southern Africa.