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Bilawal, Norwegian FM for early conclusion of FTA between Pakistan, EFTA
21-Sep-2022 Digital Associated Press of Press Pakistan
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and his Norwegian counterpart Ms. Anniken Huitfeldt Tuesday underlined the importance of early conclusion of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Pakistan and European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
Farmers ’big winners’ of UK trade deal
20-Sep-2022 The Canberra Times
Australia’s agricultural sector would be the big winner of a new free trade deal with the UK, the chief negotiator has declared.
No US trade deal on the horizon, admits Truss as she flies in for Biden meeting
20-Sep-2022 The Guardian
UK PM admits talks are not even taking place and plays down hopes from Brexiters that they could start ‘in the short to medium term’.
Colombian courts must not be undermined by shadowy international tribunals, say campaigners
20-Sep-2022 Institute for Policy Studies
International organizations appeal to Colombia’s highest court over human rights violations at one of the largest open pit coal mines in the world.
Strengthening trade links with our South-East Asian partners
20-Sep-2022 Mirage News
ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand have progressed negotiations to upgrade the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA).
S. Korea, Ecuador hold new round of talks for bilateral trade deal
20-Sep-2022 Yonhap News Agency
South Korea and Ecuador began a seventh round of talks on the formation of a bilateral free trade deal, the trade ministry here said.
Belarus, China eager to sign free trade in services agreement
20-Sep-2022 Belta
Belarus and China are interested in signing an agreement on free trade in services and on making investments.
Seeking a free trade agreement
19-Sep-2022 The Jerusalem Post
Costa Rica’s Minister for External Trade was in Israel this month to examine possibilities of expanding trade relations between his country and Israel.
EU trade deal could be inked by 2024
19-Sep-2022 South Coast Register
Negotiations for a long-lasting free trade deal between Australia and the European Union are on the eve of being finalised, with hopes an agreement will be ratified by 2024.
Iran eyes free trade with SCO member states
19-Sep-2022 Tehran Times
Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization said that President Ebrahim Raisi has stressed the need for establishing Free Trade Agreements with members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Tough negotiations still lie ahead for Africa Continental Free Trade Area
19-Sep-2022 IOL
Tough negotiations are happening behind the scenes between African governments to hammer out differences in their localisation and industrial protection policies in respect of the aims of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which seeks to liberalise trade between the countries.
India-UAE trade agreement becomes effective
19-Sep-2022 Bolly Inside
A free trade agreement between India and the United Arab Emirates came into force on Sunday, allowing duty-free access to UAE markets for domestic exporters in various sectors, including textiles, agriculture, dried fruits, gems and jewellery.
Sri Lanka – India FTA to be revived; Intl Trade Office in Sri Lanka
16-Sep-2022 News First
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that Sri Lanka – India Free Trade Agreement would be revived and upgraded into a comprehensive economic and technological partnership.
FTA negotiations top priority for Ayers in Cambodia
16-Sep-2022 The Mandarin
Australia’s assistant minister for trade Tim Ayres will attend the 45th meeting for ASEAN economic ministers, with main missions to progress a trade and investment relationship with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members.
Kenya seeks temporary trade deal with US before full-fledged pact
16-Sep-2022 Zawya
Kenya is hoping for a temporary trade partnership before establishing a fully-fledged trade deal with the United States, Citizen Digital news portal reported, citing outgoing Trade and Industrialization Cabinet Secretary Betty Maina.
Kenya rattled as Britain rejects new EAC tariffs
16-Sep-2022 The East African
The UK has demanded that Kenya abide by the provisions of the Economic Partnership Agreement and that its exports to Kenya be exempted from the newly raised East African Community tax charges.
Newly released text for modernized Energy Charter Treaty shows too many potential obstacles for climate action
15-Sep-2022 IISD
The text of the agreement in principle to modernize the Energy Charter Treaty leaves unanswered too many crucial questions about the possibility of further fossil fuel carveouts and the exact timing of its entry into force.
What Kenya seeks to unlock in UAE pact
15-Sep-2022 Business Daily Africa
The two countries- (UAE and Kenya) in July launched talks on United Arab Emirates-Kenya Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (UAEK-CEPA) to increase the volume of trade in goods and services and investment.
Chinese firms skip over US tariffs by setting up shop in Mexico
15-Sep-2022 Bloomberg
Thanks to the country’s free-trade pact with the US and Canada, goods from Mexico can travel across the border duty-free, whereas one shipped to the US from China would be hit with a 25% tariff.
Mexico, US close VU Manufacturing complaint in fifth USMCA labor probe
15-Sep-2022 Reuters
Mexico and the United States have resolved the latest in a series of labor complaints under a regional trade pact, saying that workers at auto-parts plant VU Manufacturing in northern Mexico were able to elect the union of their choice.