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COMESA Business Council Makes 21 Recommendations On Seed Trade
4-Aug-2020 EABW News
The COMESA Business Council recently convened a webinar on “Unlocking Food Security Through Improved Seed Trade in COMESA” aimed at discussing issues of access to quality and affordable seed and challenges in trade facilitation in the movement of seed across borders amidst COVID-19.
Japanese minister to visit Britain for ’difficult’ talks on trade deal
4-Aug-2020 Reuters
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will visit Britain this week for what he said will be difficult talks with British Trade Minister Liz Truss, with the hope of finding middle ground and concluding a post-Brexit trade deal.
S. Korea, China seek to boost trade amid pandemic
3-Aug-2020 Yonhap News Agency
South Korea and China held a meeting to update and expand the scope of their bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), which took effect around five years ago.
The three ’Elephants in Room’ in EU-India relations
3-Aug-2020 EU Observer
The EU-India virtual summit took place last month with three ’elephants in the room’. The largest elephant was China. Both India and the EU have traditionally followed policies of cooperation with China, but ties have plumbed new depths during the pandemic.
India reviews continuation of trade pact with Asean
3-Aug-2020 The Times of India
The government is reviewing the continuation of the of the free trade agreement (FTA) with Asean n the wake of the trading bloc’s reluctance to address India’s concerns over what it believes are asymmetries in the decade-old treaty.
Japan’s painful choice on RCEP
3-Aug-2020 The Diplomat
There are those in Japan who insist that the RCEP agreement must be signed even without Indian participation. The signing is scheduled for November in Hanoi.
Thai House Committee on CPTPP presses clarification on Thailand official observer status in UPOV
3-Aug-2020 Prachatai
Thai House of Representatives Committee investigating potential impacts of CPTPP heard report from its Subcommittee on Agriculture.
Revised Japan-ASEAN trade deal takes effect
1-Aug-2020 Mainichi
A revised free trade pact between Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations facilitating the cross-border flow of services and investment entered into force on Saturday.
Brazil optimistic about a Mercosur free trade accord with Canada
1-Aug-2020 MercoPress
An estimate by Brazil´s Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) points out that the conclusion of a free trade agreement between Mercosur and Canada has the potential to increase Brazilian export revenues of agricultural products by US$7.8 billion.
Pessimism surges, but many insist African free trade will take off
31-Jul-2020 TRT World
Initially planned to take place on 1 July 2020, the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has been indefinitely postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Argentina nears China hog deal it hopes could turbocharge local pork production
31-Jul-2020 Reuters
Argentina is nearing an initial agreement with China that could pave for the way for potential investments by the Asian giant in local pork production for export, Argentina’s undersecretary of trade and investment promotion told Reuters.
S. Korea holds hearing on potential FTA with Uzbekistan
30-Jul-2020 Korea Herald
South Korea said Thursday it will hold a public hearing on the envisioned free trade pact with Uzbekistan, as the country aims to boost exports in the face of the new coronavirus pandemic.
’Turkey should aim for free trade deal with US’
29-Jul-2020 Anadolu
Ankara should seek a free trade agreement with the US, the head of Turkey’s Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) said on Wednesday.
COVID-19 is an existential threat to SADC
29-Jul-2020 Southern Times
Back in April 2020, just a month after the reality of COVID-19 arrived on our continent, the Southern African Development Community published a document on how best the bloc could confront the pandemic in its nascent stage.
Free trade deal with China finally finalised
29-Jul-2020 Khmer Times
Cambodia has listed around 340 more commodities to export to China under the Cambodia-China bilateral free-trade agreement (FTA), bringing the total to more than 10,000. Most of the products are in agriculture and agro-processing and are in addition to what Cambodia has received from the Asean-China FTA, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Commerce.
New EU ‘trade enforcement officer’ might be ‘game-changer’ on Mercosur
28-Jul-2020 Agriland
The president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA), has said the very first item the newly appointed EU Chief Trade Enforcement Officer (CTEO) must deal with is “multiple aspects of the trade deals permitting the importation of South American beef”.
Japan and UK may forgo dispute settlement system in trade deal
28-Jul-2020 The Japan Times
Japan and the U.K. are studying a plan of not including an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) system in the bilateral trade deal they are currently negotiating.
India will resist China’s economic imperialism
28-Jul-2020 Hindustan Times
By opting out of RCEP, PM Modi had already shown the way. This is an opportunity for the domestic economy.
Atlantic Council Convenes Balkan Summit to Foster Regional Economic Integration
27-Jul-2020 Exit News
The Atlantic Council will convene a Western Balkans Partnership Summit on July 29 focused on the region’s economic integration.
India-US ‘limited’ deal to cover just 15% of trade – Details
27-Jul-2020 Financial Express
India and the US have inched closer towards hammering out a “limited” deal that could cover annual trade of over $13 billion, or roughly 15% of bilateral shipment.