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Turkey approves to amend free trade agreement with Morocco
14-Feb-2020 Albawaba
Morocco has succeeded in convincing Turkey to review a list of Moroccan complaints on a free trade agreement between the countries, said the trade minister.
India offers US dairy, chicken access in bid for elusive trade deal with Trump
14-Feb-2020 Reuters
India has offered to partially open up its poultry and dairy markets in a bid for a limited trade deal during US President Donald Trump’s first official visit.
Australian Trade Minister to visit India this month; to push trade, investment ties
14-Feb-2020 BusinessLine
Australian Trade Minister will meet his Indian counterpart, likely to discuss RCEP and long-pending bilateral trade agreement.
Swiss communists support “STOP Palm Oil” referendum against the FTA with Indonesia
13-Feb-2020 Peoples Dispatch
The Swiss parliament ratified a Free Trade Agreement between the European Free Trade Association and Indonesia, allegedly without addressing the environmental concerns regarding Indonesian palm oil production.
Pakistan and Morocco move forward on bilateral trade talks
13-Feb-2020 Just Style
Pakistan and Morocco have concluded their second round of bilateral talks, including discussions on enhancing trade ties.
ExxonMobil, Canada enter landmark settlement in NAFTA arbitration
13-Feb-2020 Dallas Business Journal
As a long-running dispute between Exxon Mobil Corp. and the government of Canada reached a multimillion-dollar settlement, lawyers for ExxonMobil announced.
Trade deal ignore human rights violations
13-Feb-2020 Star Observer
Indonesia is currently a major perpetrator of human rights abuses against its own minority groups, specifically their LGBTQI community, which makes this partnership questionable in view of Australia’s signature on the UN Human Rights Charter.
EU puts riches over rights in Vietnam trade deal
13-Feb-2020 Asia Times
The EU - Vietnam trade deal has simultaneously been criticized for rewarding a one-party state that is among Asia’s serial human rights abusers while making virtually no demands on Hanoi to improve its record.
Economic diplomacy: Indonesian trade deals and real deals
13-Feb-2020 The Interpreter
Bilateral trade deal sceptics have criticised the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) as more of a strategic public relations document than genuine economic reform.
US refuses to restore trade deal for India
13-Feb-2020 Asia Times
While US President Donald Trump is expected to visit India, trade ties between the two countries remain frosty. India’s hope of reclaiming the benefits under the US Generalized System of Preferences scheme has been quashed.
South Korea to sign RCEP with or without India
13-Feb-2020 Auto Economic Times
South Korea will sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) pact with ASEAN countries, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand in November 2020, irrespective of India’s participation, claims a media report.
UK keen on digital economy partnership with Singapore
13-Feb-2020 Straits Times
Britain is looking at the digital economy as an area to strengthen its relationship with Singapore as both sides negotiate a new post-Brexit trade deal.
Canada using CETA to attack European food safety rules, new documents reveal
12-Feb-2020 Council of Canadians
New documents reveal that Canadian regulators have been using the agreement to weaken European food safety regulations.
EU adopts Vietnam trade deals despite human rights concerns
12-Feb-2020 AP
European lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved free trade and investment deals between the EU and Vietnam, despite concerns about the human rights situation in the country.
Dutch politicians divided on free trade agreement with Canada
12-Feb-2020 Talk Finance
The Lower House of Dutch Parliament is debating CETA. A storm of criticism has arisen against CETA since 2017, from politicians, economists and environmental organizations to part of SMEs and small farmers’ organizations.
US, Ecuador ’very close’ to concluding free trade agreement - White House
12-Feb-2020 Urdu Point
The United States and Ecuador are close to concluding a free trade agreement. US President is scheduled to meet with Ecuadorian counterpart at the White House on Wednesday (12 February).
As Trump takes aim at EU trade, European officials brace for fight
12-Feb-2020 Reuters
A scaled-down deal could include European apples and pears, US seafood, and food safety standards.
A new approach on investment
12-Feb-2020 The Hindu
A US-India trade deal will have historic significance, especially if it ushers in a period of strong collaboration to advance a shared bilateral trade agenda and effectively resolves troubles as they arise.
Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement enters into force
12-Feb-2020 Mirage News
The Australian minerals industry has access to new export markets and investment opportunities with the Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement (PAFTA) entering into force today.
The EU-Indonesia FTA sustainable impact assessment report and why it is so hard to find
12-Feb-2020 bilaterals.org
The sustainable impact assessment report of the free trade agreement between the European Union and Indonesia is not easy to find. Yet some of its findings are quite worrying.