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India inks free trade deal with UAE, eyeing $100bn in trade
23-Feb-2022 Nikkei Asia
India and the United Arab Emirates signed a comprehensive economic partnership agreement that promises to nearly double trade between the two nations to $100 billion in the next five years.
A Koched-up NAFTA lawsuit
22-Feb-2022 CCPA
Koch claims that Ontario’s abrupt cancellation of its cap-and-trade system in 2018 violated the NAFTA Chapter 11 minimum standard of treatment and expropriation clauses.
EU will have to wait for East Africa regional bloc trade pact
22-Feb-2022 RFI
Signing the long-awaited economic partnership agreement with the East African Community (EAC) regional bloc remains off the agenda, according to the Tanzanian Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade.
India, UAE sign comprehensive trade pact
21-Feb-2022 The Hindu
India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a bilateral “comprehensive” trade pact on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed investment from the Gulf country into Jammu and Kashmir and said the initiative would open new routes for regional trade and connectivity and advance “collective interests” of India, Israel, the UAE and the United States.
Philippines follows suit after NZ rejects Myanmar’s inclusion in world’s largest trade pact
21-Feb-2022 Stuff
Philippines Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jnr told his Southeast Asian counterparts in a Thursday meeting in Cambodia that the Philippines would not accept Myanmar’s accession to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a 15-nation free trade agreement that went into effect January 1.
Toxic mine to re-open after Australian gold miner sues Thai Government
15-Feb-2022 AFTINET
Environmental defenders in Thailand have slammed a decision by the Thai Government to reinstate formerly revoked mining licenses following a lengthy legal battle in an international arbitration tribunal.
UAE, Indonesia say trade deal could be signed next month
15-Feb-2022 Reuters
The United Arab Emirates and Indonesia are close to finalising a trade and investment deal after months of negotiations and could sign an agreement in March, officials from the two sides said.
Qatar faces $6 billion arbitration claim linked to ruling family member
15-Feb-2022 Forbes
The Qatari government is facing a $6 billion international arbitration claim stemming from a case against a member of the country’s ruling family.
Hormone-treated beef from Canada to flood UK food chain under CPTPP deal, British farmers warn
15-Feb-2022 City AM
According to the National Farmers Union, the deal would “severely undermine British farmers” and lower the quality of meet sold across the UK.
Turkey and UAE launch free trade deal talks
15-Feb-2022 Middle East Eye
Ankara and Abu Dhabi sign unprecedented declaration to begin free trade talks during a visit by Erdogan.
Parliamentary committee recommends that UK and Taiwan should join the CPTPP, but not China
14-Feb-2022 AFTINET
Australian trade committee recommends that Australia support the applications of the UK and Taiwan, but places conditions on support for China’s accession.
PH, UAE finalizing investment protection deal
14-Feb-2022 Manila Bulletin
The Philippines and United Arab Emirates are finalizing an investment agreement and will also launch Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) discussions.
Tunisia envoy hope for finalization of Pak-Tunisia proposed PTA
14-Feb-2022 APP
There have been several rounds of negotiation between the two countries on finalizing the PTA, and also an exchange of potential trade lists between the two countries.
China to further open services sector
14-Feb-2022 China Daily
China’s commitments under RCEP will will usher in a new era of liberalization in the country’s services industry.
Indonesia, Sri Lanka agree to push for PTA negotiations
14-Feb-2022 Tempo.co
Indonesian Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Trade Minister have agreed to push for immediate negotiations on Preferential Trade Agreement between the two countries.
India, Australia set to finalize mini FTA
11-Feb-2022 Live Mint
India and Australia will be finalizing a mini free trade agreement (FTA) in the next 30 days, Union minister Piyush Goyal said in a post ministerial meeting address in New Delhi.
Negotiations on India-UAE CCPA complete; could be signed soon: UAE
11-Feb-2022 Business Standard
India and the UAE have agreed on all the elements of the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and it could be signed very soon, the ambassador of the Gulf nation said.
Iran seeks preferential trade deal with Oman: Minister
10-Feb-2022 Press TV
Iran’s minister of trade says the government will pursue an agreement with Oman to allow preferential trade with the Arab country to start in the near future.
Business lobby urges Biden to negotiate digital trade agreement
10-Feb-2022 Bloomberg
The US Chamber of Commerce identifies a group of countries, including Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Taiwan, the UK and ASEAN.
India is in discussion with ASEAN to start FTA review: Patel
10-Feb-2022 The Times of India
India is in discussion with the 10-nation bloc ASEAN for initiating the review of the free-trade agreement in goods between the two regions to seek more market access for domestic products.