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S. Korea to soon decide whether to join CPTPP: finance minister
18-Oct-2021 The Korea Herald
South Korea plans to decide whether to join a mega Asia-Pacific free trade agreement involving 11 nations as early as this month in an effort to diversify its export portfolio, the country’s finance minister has said.
Negotiations likely next year with Bangladesh
18-Oct-2021 Bangkok Post
Thailand expects to begin talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) with Bangladesh next year.
Dan Tehan opens door to British workers to fill pandemic hole
18-Oct-2021 The Sydney Morning Herald
A new free-trade agreement between Canberra and London, due to be finalised within days, will make it easier for people to live and work in both countries.
Cambodia, Korea to sign free trade agreement on October 26
18-Oct-2021 Khmer Times
Cambodia and Korea will sign a free trade agreement on October 26. This is according to Chring Botum Rangsay, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the Republic of Korea.
Israel and UAE nearing free trade agreement
18-Oct-2021 Globes
Israel’s Ambassador to the UAE Amir Hayek told an Israeli business delegation to Abu Dhabi and local business leaders that there will soon be a regional FTA.
Singapore backs Beijing’s CPTPP bid, Chinese ministry says
18-Oct-2021 Nikkei Asia
Singapore has welcomed China’s application to join the CPTPP trade agreement, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
EU-UK talks, fishing threat kick Brexit back into high gear
18-Oct-2021 AP
Sticking points over Northern Ireland and French fishing remain, coming almost a year after a deal on a free trade agreement was supposed to have officially sealed the separation between the EU and the UK.
Another Turkish firm moves ICSID against Pakistan
18-Oct-2021 The Express Tribune
Turkish construction company Bayindir filed a claim under the 1995 Turkey-Pakistan bilateral investment treaty at the ICSID on October 12.
The EU’s path to trade sustainability
15-Oct-2021 Euractiv
As public support for EU free trade deals is waning, civil society groups are hoping to help tighten the bloc’s standards on trade sustainability as part of an ongoing consultation.
India to start talks for three more free trade agreements: Piyush Goyal
15-Oct-2021 Financial Express
While Goyal didn’t name these economies, he said talks with them will be over and above India’s current negotiations with Australia, the UK, the UAE and the EU for free trade agreements (FTAs).
States must stop prioritizing investment over human rights – UN experts
15-Oct-2021 OHCHR
UN experts today called on States to ensure that international investment agreements do not provide a “safe harbour” for investors to abuse the human rights of individuals and communities.
Investor-state arbitration and the ’next generation’ of investment treaties
15-Oct-2021 Lexology
Investor–state arbitration has grown over the years to become one of the most dynamic and controversial features of international investment law.
Chile sees ‘long line’ of nations looking to join digital partnership initiative
15-Oct-2021 bnamericas
Chile sees growing interest from several nations in joining the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement, an international treaty brokered last year by the country and fellow APEC members New Zealand and Singapore.
UK trade deals should prioritise economic growth over environmental protections - leaked govt document
15-Oct-2021 Sky
The document says it can be very difficult to trade with some countries that do not necessarily support saving the environment but the government says ministers are not considering the advice.
Modernisation of the association agreement between the European Union and Chile
15-Oct-2021 Anna Cavazzini
30+ MEPs on the EU Commission to not conclude negotiations of the EU-Chile trade deal before Chile’s constitutional process is over.
Africa-Turkey forum to promote investment and trade under AfCFTA
15-Oct-2021 Eurasia Review
On October 21 to 22, Turkish and African leaders together with corporate business directors, industrialist and investors are meeting under the theme “Deepening Turkey-Africa Strategic Partnership: Trade, Investment, Technology and Logistics”.
Petronas files for arbitration over Sudan’s assets seizure
15-Oct-2021 The Malaysian Reserve
PETROLIAM Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has led a request for arbitration at the International Centre for Settlement of Dispute in the absence of positive development on Sudan’s transitional government’s decision to confiscate the company’s assets in Khartoum, Sudan.
FTA talks with UAE, Australia going full steam ahead: Goyal
14-Oct-2021 Outlook India
Negotiations for the proposed free trade agreements (FTAs) with the UAE and Australia are "going full steam ahead" and officials of both the sides are working on the deadlines to conclude the talks, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said.
Britain sees Tran-Pacific trade deal next year, no date yet for US accord
14-Oct-2021 Reuters
Britain does not know when it might get a full trade deal with the United States but is hoping to join a Trans-Pacific trade partnership next year, British trade minister said.
South Korean trade minister calls for closer ties with the EU
14-Oct-2021 Euractiv
Eleven years after the EU and South Korea signed a free trade agreement, South Korean Trade Minister is seeking to modernise it by including investment protection and new technologies.