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Policymakers, businesses stress D-8 PTA implementation
1-Aug-2022 New Age
Policymakers and business leaders on Tuesday emphasised the implementation of a preferential trade agreement the member countries of the Developing-8 (D-8) signed to facilitate trade and investments among the eight countries.
Uruguay-China FTA negotiations raise tensions over Mercosur’s future
29-Jul-2022 Dialogo Chino
The recent Mercosur summit revealed strains in the bloc. As Uruguay moves for a free trade agreement with China, other members discuss consequences and call for unity.
Joint UK and Indian civil society statement on the proposed Free Trade Agreement
29-Jul-2022 Traidcraft Exchange
We, as organisations representing Indian and UK civil society, call on the Indian and UK Governments to rethink the Free Trade Agreement currently being negotiated.
KCA, a Reno Nevada based mining company, suspended gold mine in Guatemala
28-Jul-2022 Sierra Nevada Ally
However, locals feel latent tension that the imminent consultation process or the arbitration suit could revive earlier threats, violence, and legal persecution from company employees and contractors.
Bangladesh moves to join RCEP
28-Jul-2022 The Daily Star
An inter-ministerial meeting agreed that the county will join the RCEP. Bangladesh may send a formal letter expressing interest to join the trade bloc if there is political agreement within the country.
Turkey offers duty relief on 261 tariff lines
28-Jul-2022 The Express Tribune
Turkey has offered concessions to Islamabad on 261 tariff lines, which include key items of Pakistan’s export interest from both the agriculture and industrial sectors.
FTA awaits Aussie ratification
28-Jul-2022 Mint
The India-Australia interim free trade agreement, which should have come into effect by mid-June, still awaits ratification following regime change in Canberra.
Government set to ram through Australia trade deal defying public cries for scrutiny
28-Jul-2022 Global Justice Now
New polling reveals only one-fifth (21%) of UK public are satisfied with the current parliamentary process of scrutiny for the UK-Australia trade deal.
ECT: “ecocide” treaty puts Member States and EU Commission at odds
27-Jul-2022 Investigate Europe
European governments are still considering withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty, despite the EU Commission’s efforts to modernise the controversial pact, documents leaked to Investigate Europe reveal.
Brazil’s Lula ready to reopen EU-Mercosur pact if he wins election, aide says
27-Jul-2022 Reuters
Brazilian presidential election frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva favors reopening talks on a stalled European Union trade deal with South American trade bloc Mercosur to add provisions on environmental protection, human rights and technology.
Korea calls for digital pact with ASEAN under FTA framework
27-Jul-2022 The Korea Times
Korea suggested a new agreement on digital technology and systems with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries under their free trade pact in a move to further bolster bilateral economic ties, Seoul’s trade ministry said.
Germany bails out Uniper with multi-billion euro package
26-Jul-2022 Energy Voice
Germany has agreed to buy a stake in Uniper. The deal is subject to Uniper withdrawing a lawsuit against the Netherlands in connection with the Energy Charter Treaty.
Te Pāti Māori to oppose UK free trade deal
26-Jul-2022 Scoop
Te Pāti Māori will oppose the United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Legislation Bill, a trade deal which shut Māori out of negotiations, and that fails to protect Māori rights and interests.
Colombia UK post-Brexit bilateral trade agreement goes into force
26-Jul-2022 Finance Colombia
After completing government protocols, Colombia and the United Kingdom put into force the trade agreement signed in May 2019.
EAC common market scorecard falls short of expectations
26-Jul-2022 The East African
Currently, trade between partners is at 20 percent, lower than the expectations of leaders at the time of the launch. EAC members are trading more with countries outside the bloc than partner states..
Congress could consider CAFTA-DR changes
26-Jul-2022 ST&R
A recent report lays out several changes that lawmakers could consider to the CAFTA-DR free trade agreement between the US and six Latin American countries, but as yet there is no clear path forward on any such measures in Congress.
EU launches new legal moves against UK over N. Ireland
25-Jul-2022 France 24
The European Commission launched four new legal proceedings against Britain over London’s failure to implement Brexit divorce terms to govern trade with Northern Ireland.
US to host virtual meeting on Tuesday of Indo-Pacific trade, economic ministers
25-Jul-2022 Reuters
President Joe Biden, who launched the IPEF in May on a trip to Tokyo, wants to use it as a way to raise environmental, labor and other standards across Asia.
100+ civil society groups ask White House for transparency in IPEF deal
25-Jul-2022 Public Citizen
Public, congressional input is essential to prevent another TPP.
China, Nicaragua begin talks for FTA; textile trade may get boost
25-Jul-2022 Fibre2Fashion
China and Nicaragua are moving ahead for a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) and have formally established a bilateral intergovernmental economic and trade cooperation mechanism.