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UK intends to join CPTPP, says gov’t policy paper
18-Jun-2020 Xinhua
Britain intends to pursue accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership as a key part of its trade negotiations programme, a government policy paper said.
US-European trade talks stalled over ‘unsafe’ American food
18-Jun-2020 Euractiv
US trade talks with the European Union and Britain have stalled in part due to suspicions of poor American food standards, Washington’s chief negotiator said.
NextEra wins millionaire renewables lawsuit against Spain
18-Jun-2020 The Corner
The ICSID has lifted the suspension on the execution of the €290 million award NextEra obtained a year ago.
RCEP will undermine fight against COVID19 pandemic
18-Jun-2020 APWLD
The 15 governments must consider the adverse impact of the mega FTA and put an end to trade agreements such as RCEP as they only increase protection and power of multinational corporations.
Call to action
18-Jun-2020
ACP-EU post-Cotonou negotiations: Towards the finish line
17-Jun-2020 Jamaica Gleaner
Mobility and migration is proving a difficult issue between the EU, African and Caribbean countries. Development cooperation is yet to be treated in these negotiations.
UK wants to join Pacific trade pact as trade deal with Canada approaches its end
17-Jun-2020 CBC
The British government signalled that it intends to join another trade agreement in which Canada is already a partner: the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership.
UK begins talks with Australia and New Zealand on free trade deal for post-Brexit era
17-Jun-2020 The Guardian
Australian and New Zealand ministers say they are eager to do deals with the UK as their economies emerge from the coronavirus crisis.
Japan completes procedures to amend trade agreement with ASEAN
17-Jun-2020 Vietnam Plus
Japan has completed its legal procedures necessary for the entry into force of the First Protocol to amend the ASEAN-Japan Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP).
Why Kenya must keep an eye on data rules in US trade deal talks
16-Jun-2020 Business Daily
The US aims to establish commitments to ensure Kenya refrains from imposing measures that restrict cross-border data flows and does not require the use of installation of local computing facilities.
With Brexit trade talks at an impasse, Boris Johnson finally engages
16-Jun-2020 New York Times
The British prime minister held talks with European Union leaders and agreed to accelerate negotiations on a future trading relationship to try to avoid a brutal break at the end of December.
S. Korea, Cambodia to launch free trade talks in July
16-Jun-2020 The Korea Herald
South Korea is seeking to launch negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement with Cambodia next month, hoping to increase its economic influence in Southeast Asia.
Second round of US-UK talks kick off today
15-Jun-2020 Politico
The two sides bear down on the goal of signing a deal before the US election — an extremely ambitious deadline that would require negotiations to be substantially complete by early August.
Egypt, UK to sign free trade agreement after Brexit: Trade Minister
15-Jun-2020 MENAFN
Egypt will soon sign a free trade agreement with the UK following the latter’s exit from the EU, commonly known as Brexit, according to Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea.
US trade deal ’could pose greatest risk to UK food since BSE crisis’
15-Jun-2020 Sky News
Consumer group Which? is warning the government not to allow in chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef.
Trade between Iran, India to return to normal in 2 weeks
15-Jun-2020 Tehran Times
The fifth round of the preferential trade agreement talks between Iran and India were held in Iran.
Ambassador: India intends to expand bilateral cooperation with Uzbekistan
15-Jun-2020 MENAFN
India and Uzbekistan are engaged in negotiations for finalizing a preferential trade agreement and a bilateral investment treaty.
EU-Africa relations in a post-COVID world
15-Jun-2020 Euractiv
Negotiators from the Commission and the African, Caribbean and Pacific community confirmed that talks on a trade and political cooperation deal to replace the twenty-year-old Cotonou Agreement were close to completion.
EU failed to consider environmental and social impacts of South American trade deal: complaint
15-Jun-2020 Client Earth
The European Commission has ignored its legal obligation to ensure the trade agreement with the ‘Mercosur’ group of South American countries will not lead to social, economic, environmental degradation and human rights violations.
Collectively to reject the RCEP negotiations in the middle of a pandemic
15-Jun-2020 Hukum Online
Amid the pandemic Covid-19 outbreak with the protocol health of all States, the trade negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is still ongoing. The Government should use the momentum of the pandemic to assess thorough draft related agreements RCEP.