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FTA talks: Treaty to figure prominently during UK’s high-level team visit
21-Aug-2023 Business Standard
Issues pertaining to the proposed bilateral investment treaty being negotiated between India and the UK along with a free trade agreement will figure prominently during the visit of a high-level team from Britain to India.
Russian firm escalates dispute with Canada over seized cargo plane
21-Aug-2023 CBC
Owner of aircraft parked at Toronto’s airport invoking 1989 bilateral investment treaty.
India, Asean decision on review of free trade agreement in goods expected tomorrow
21-Aug-2023 The Economic Times
India has asked for the review of the agreement with an aim to eliminate barriers and misuse of the ASEAN India Trade in Goods Agreement, which came into effect on January 1, 2010.
US escalates trade dispute over GM corn, challenges Mexico’s food sovereignty
18-Aug-2023 IATP
US Trade Representative office’s move to form dispute resolution panel lacks justification according to experts.
Oz identifies 5 mines of lithium, cobalt for India
18-Aug-2023 Times of India
India’s hunt for critical minerals overseas has met with some success with Australian authorities identifying at least five mines of lithium and cobalt for Indian entities.
Georgia, Israel discuss further improving bilateral ties in various fields
18-Aug-2023 Anadolu
Negotiations on Free Trade Agreement to start in 2024, reveals Georgian premier.
Russia includes Morocco in a North African free trade zone project
18-Aug-2023 Atalayar
A few days after the Russia-Africa Summit, Russia has announced that it is working on a free trade agreement with several North African countries, including Morocco.
Thailand signs mini-FTA with Yunnan province in southwest China
18-Aug-2023 Pattaya Mail
Thailand’s Commerce Ministry on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form deeper trade partnerships through a mini free trade agreement (mini-FTA) between Thailand and Yunnan province in southwest China.
EAEU and Egypt held sixth round of negotiations on free trade agreement
18-Aug-2023 Eurasian Economic Commission
The future agreement will create a necessary foundation for expanding cooperation between the Egyptian partners and EAEU enterprises that view Egypt as a gateway to Africa.
Whitman says US-Kenya bilateral trade pact to be concluded by end of year
17-Aug-2023 Capital News
United States Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman has revealed that the US-Kenya bilateral trade agreement is set to be concluded by the end of the year as a pace setter for Africa.
What are the challenges in navigating the India-UK Free Trade Agreement negotiations?
17-Aug-2023 The Hindu BusinessLine
Amiti Sen and Biswajit Dhar discuss the complexities of the India-UK Free Trade Agreement negotiations and the road ahead.
India’s experience with investment treaty disputes and related damages
17-Aug-2023 Madhyam
The experience with investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms has been mixed, with India facing several adverse awards and financial compensation in certain high-profile cases.
US to escalate claim that Mexico corn policy violates trade pact
17-Aug-2023 Yahoo
The United States is preparing to escalate its complaint that Mexico’s ban on genetically modified corn violates the neighbours’ free-trade deal, Bloomberg News said.
Colombian president wants to amend free trade accord with US
17-Aug-2023 RFI
President Gustavo Petro announced that he wants to renegotiate a free trade accord that Colombia has with the United States, the main destination for its exports.
How a dispute over whaling could spur Japan’s exit from US Indo-Pacific trade pact: ‘Kishida has zero leeway’
16-Aug-2023 South China Morning Post
Washington is pressuring Tokyo to accept a passage that’s critical of whaling in the charter for the new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework trade deal.
India looking at FTAs for strategic considerations also, says Commerce Secretary
16-Aug-2023 Outlook India
India is looking at Free Trade Agreements not only from the trade point of view but also keeping in mind the country’s strategic needs, especially with regard to the smooth supply of critical minerals, a top government official said.
Sri Lanka serious on laws to honour deals after diplomatic hiccups with India, Japan, US
15-Aug-2023 Economy Next
Sri Lanka is seriously moving with a new laws which will prevent any of its future governments from backtracking bilateral and multilateral deals signed without the consent of the relevant parties involved
India-UK FTA talks may conclude as early as September
15-Aug-2023 Money Control
India is aiming to close negotiations in the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) as early as September, when the next round of negotiations is scheduled to take place between the two countries during the trade and investment working group meeting.
Lula accuses the EU of disguising protectionist measures as environmental concern
14-Aug-2023 El País
The Brazilian president delivered a message to industrialized nations at a climate summit in Belém, arguing they should ‘pay their part so we can revive part of what was ruined’
EU and the Philippines to start scoping exercise for a free trade agreement
14-Aug-2023 Hellenic Shipping News
The EU and the Philippines will shortly kick off a bilateral ‘scoping process’ to assess to which extent they share a mutual understanding on the future FTA.