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Financial services an exciting aspect of UK-India FTA, says Rishi Sunak
4-Jul-2022 The Hindu
The British Indian Minister welcomes the opening up of the Indian insurance market.
Peru’s ambassador to China: “The FTA with China is becoming obsolete”
4-Jul-2022 Dialogo Chino
Peru’s ambassador to China says Peru should strengthen bilateral relations and trade, and need to update its free trade agreement with China.
Biden’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is a paradigm shift
4-Jul-2022 Foreign Policy
The United States can no longer afford to buy geopolitical allies with market access.
EU FTA & Tiriti O Waitangi: “More of the same”
4-Jul-2022 Scoop
The free trade agreement between New Zealand and the European Union fails to meet the standards we expect of the government under Te Tiriti o Waitangi in terms of both process and outcome.
UAE, Indonesia sign free trade agreement
4-Jul-2022 Middle East Monitor
Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates signed a free trade agreement, strengthening economic ties between Southeast Asia’s largest economy and the major oil producer Gulf state.
Thailand expects free trade agreement with EFTA in 2 years
4-Jul-2022 The Nation Thailand
The Commerce Ministry expects to reach a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) members within two years after negotiations were launched last week.
Civil society calls upon EU and Indonesia to respect the rights of Indonesia’s famers
4-Jul-2022 Indonesia for Global Justice
Close to 90 NGOs and farmers’ organisations from Indonesia, the EU and around the world sent open letters to the EU Commission and the Indonesian government today, calling on them to refrain from any clause that restrict farmers’ rights in a future free trade agreement.
Government: Cut the spin and give a truthful assessment of the EU deal
1-Jul-2022 Scoop
There is much more at stake here than just agriculture, with several chapters seeming to impose restrictions on New Zealand laws and how the government can regulate.
EU and New Zealand secure free trade agreement
1-Jul-2022 Stuff
New Zealand and the European Union have secured a highly anticipated trade deal, through last-minute negotiations.
‘Investor-State Dispute Settlement’ as a new avenue for climate change litigation
30-Jun-2022 LSE
Climate-related ISDS indicate a real risk that significant resources and energy may be diverted away from climate action, impacting the popularity of pro-climate policymaking among both policymakers and the public.
British MPs may delay Australia trade deal after minister’s no-show
30-Jun-2022 The Sydney Morning Herald
The ratification is looking unlikely after the British parliament’s commons trade committee told MPs they should delay ratifying the agreement after a late-night snub by the Trade Secretary.
Trade discussions ’stalled’ over climate
29-Jun-2022 Hawkesbury Gazette
Negotiations for a "critical" trade deal with the European Union have "stalled" over perceptions Australia isn’t "fair dinkum" on climate change action, and due to a fractured relationship with France.
AfCFTA suffers setback as Benin Republic slams CFA9m on Nigeria-bound transit cargoes
28-Jun-2022 Leadership
The agreement was brokered by the African Union (AU) and was signed by 44 of its 55 member states in Kigali, Rwanda on March 21, 2018. The only country still not to sign the agreement is Eritrea, which has a largely closed economy.
ECOWAS regional experts meet on the draft Ecowas common schedule of specific commitments on trade in services for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
28-Jun-2022 Ecowas
To date, a total of forty-three (43) African countries are State Parties to the Agreement of the AfCFTA, including twelve (12) ECOWAS Member States.
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28-Jun-2022
India, UK to hold fifth round of talks on FTA in July
28-Jun-2022 Hindustan Times
India and the UK will hold the fifth round of talks for a free trade agreement in New Delhi in July, with leaders of the two countries having already set a target for concluding the negotiations by October.
India, EU resume negotiations for free trade pact
28-Jun-2022 Outlook
India and the European Union resumed negotiations, after a gap of over eight years, for a comprehensive free trade agreement.
False good news for future EU free trade agreements
27-Jun-2022 European Coordination Via Campesina
ECVC is heavily critical of the lack of ambition shown by the European Commission to tackle only future free trade agreements, meaning the pre-existing FTAs can continue their environmental and social devastation.
Energy treaty update fails to address climate crisis, activists say
27-Jun-2022 The Guardian
1994 agreement allows investors to sue governments for changes in energy policy that harm their profits.
’Mad rush to sign FTAs not in interests of farmers’
27-Jun-2022 Deccan Herald
India is inking a series of Free Trade Agreements but there is criticism from various quarters about it. All India Kisan Sabha Joint Secretary Vijoo Krishnan spoke about what is wrong with FTAs and where the government is erring.