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The potential China-Uruguay trade deal risks fracturing Mercosur
20-Mar-2023 The Diplomat
Montevideo is pushing ahead with FTA talks with China – ignoring warnings from neighbors about possible legal and trade action if Uruguay negotiates outside the bloc.
Clamour against United Kingdom’s free-trade negotiator
20-Mar-2023 The Telegraph
Groups from India and nearly 40 countries express concern about a leaked chapter from the proposed FTA that they say appears to represent ‘a wish list’ of the pharmaceutical industry.
Why Britain joining the CPTPP is clearly not about the economy
20-Mar-2023 South China Morning Post
‘Global Britain’ needs new friends and trading partners as the economic harm from Brexit becomes clear.
Georgia and the UAE strike free-trade deal after just three rounds of talks
20-Mar-2023 Arab News
The UAE and Georgia have agreed a new trade deal which will see the reduction of tariffs and the removal of other barriers as the two countries seek to boost economic ties.
India asks 68 countries to renegotiate bilateral investment pacts, Rajya Sabha told
20-Mar-2023 Times of India
India has issued termination notices to 68 countries for Bilateral Investment Treaties with a request to renegotiate on the basis of the model agreement formulated in 2015.
EAC proposes flexible US market access under AGOA plan
17-Mar-2023 The East African
The East African Community (EAC) wants the US government to make the rules governing access to their market more flexible under the planned renewal of the African Growth Opportunity Act (Agoa).
Preserving NAFTA legacy rights requires immediate action
17-Mar-2023 JDSupra
Investors from the United States, Mexico or Canada in the territory of one of the other two investment hosting states, who may have been adversely affected by the host government’s measures, need to act by the end of March 2023 to preserve NAFTA rights.
US farm, food groups urge Congress to pass authority for new trade deals
17-Mar-2023 Reuters
More than 50 US agriculture and food groups urged Congress to approve new legislation enabling the United States to negotiate more free-trade agreements.
Free trade or just green trade?
16-Mar-2023 Foreign Policy in Focus
Corporations are using trade and investment treaties to handcuff global and national efforts to save the planet. Resistance to the corporate-friendly trade architecture has come from many corners of the globe.
Advocates urge US not to offer ‘Big-Tech-favored terms’ in trade talks
16-Mar-2023 The Washington Post
Consumer advocates are urging the Biden administration to scrub language from a US trade proposal they say could undermine efforts to hold tech giants accountable for their privacy practices, according to a letter shared first with The Technology 202.
India Canada trade deal talks in early April
16-Mar-2023 The Hindu
While the early harvest trade pact being fleshed out now will focus on 10-11 areas, the more comprehensive economic partnership agreement will cover Goods, Services, Rules of Origin as well as Labour, Environment and Digital issues.
Japan, Israel hold first joint research meeting on Economic Partnership Agreement
16-Mar-2023 Arab News
The first meeting of a possible Japan-Israel Economic Partnership Agreement was held online.
The EU is committed to developing the Association Agreement with Algeria
16-Mar-2023 The Maghrebian Economist
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced on Sunday that Brussels is sticking to the association agreement with Algeria.
EU eyes Africa; ’we are grateful’ to Algeria’s gas supply: Borrell
15-Mar-2023 Reuters
The European Union’s representative for foreign affairs and security policy, Josep Borrell, began a visit to Algeria on Sunday, the first of its kind since he took office in December 2019.
Philippines, South Korea free trade deal in final stages
15-Mar-2023 Xinhua
The free trade agreement between the Philippines and South Korea is in the final stages, the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry said on Tuesday.
EU-Malaysia relations at risk over colonial legacy claims
15-Mar-2023 The Indian Express
A billion-dollar lawsuit between the heirs of a historic sultanate and the Malaysian government over land awards signed during the era of British imperialism, threatens to further cloud European relations with the Southeast Asian country.
Indonesia invites India to expedite PTA negotiations
15-Mar-2023 Antara
Indonesian Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan expressed his expectation that Indonesia and India can immediately begin negotiating the bilateral Preferential Trade Agreement, which has been under consideration since 2020.
Dhaka, Bangkok keen to explore FTA prospects to boost bilateral trade
15-Mar-2023 Dhaka Tribune
Bangladesh and Thailand have agreed to seriously explore the prospects of an FTA (free trade agreement) to further enhance the bilateral trade between the two countries.
UK and Canada ‘break impasse’ on Indo-Pacific trade pact
15-Mar-2023 Politico
Britain’s trade chief Kemi Badenoch and her Canadian counterpart Mary Ng settled differences in a move that bodes well for the UK’s post-Brexit hopes of joining a key Indo-Pacific trade bloc.
EU and Thailand relaunch trade negotiations
15-Mar-2023 European Commission
The EU and Thailand announced the relaunch of negotiations for an ambitious, modern and balanced free trade agreement, with sustainability at its core.