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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.
Canada’s Alberta province files trade challenge over scrapped Keystone XL pipeline
10-Feb-2022 Reuters
The Canadian province of Alberta formally initiated a trade challenge to recover its investment in the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which was scrapped in 2021 after the United States cancelled a key permit.
RCEP deferment: An opportunity to re-think trade policy
10-Feb-2022 Business Mirror
The Senate bowed to the wishes of over 100 peasant organizations and 200 mayors of municipalities engaged in organic farm production. The senators deferred to May the chamber’s decision on whether to ratify or not the RCEP.
RCEP: why benefits from the world’s largest trade pact may not be as clear-cut as they seem
10-Feb-2022 South China Morning Post
More than a month after the world’s largest trade pact came into force, questions remain over its practical application and potential benefits for small businesses, the e-commerce sector and workers.
UK will be told to lift ban on hormone-treated beef to join key trade bloc, leaked memo suggests
9-Feb-2022 The Independent
Canada asked some probing questions and stated this will be an important issue for Canada in judging the UK’s compliance with CPTPP.
Australian trade minister Dan Tehan to visit India to push interim trade deal
9-Feb-2022 Hindustan Times
Australian trade minister Dan Tehan will travel to India this week for talks with his counterpart Piyush Goyal to push efforts to finalise an interim trade deal.
With elections looming, France reins in open EU trade policy
9-Feb-2022 Reuters
France, facing a presidential election in weeks, has halted moves to clear an EU trade deal with Mexico which would allow in 20,000 tonnes of beef imports and wants to make it tougher to access the bloc’s markets, diplomats say.
UAE signs agreement on mutual promotion and protection of investments with Mozambique
9-Feb-2022 Emirates News Agency
The agreement protects both nations’ investments from all non-commercial risks, covers transfer of profits and revenues, and facilitates resolving disputes.
S. Korea, Britain agree to launch talks on FTA revision
9-Feb-2022 Yonhap News Agency
South Korea and Britain have agreed to launch talks this year to upgrade their free trade deal in a move to deepen ties in digital trade and other new issues.
Taiwan lifts ban on Fukushima food in push to join trade bloc
9-Feb-2022 Bloomberg
Taiwan lifted its ban on most food imports from areas around the Fukushima nuclear power plant, removing an irritant in the bilateral relationship and making it easier for Japan’s government to support Taiwan joining an Asia-Pacific trade deal.