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Poland keen on FTA with Sri Lanka
2-Mar-2020 Sunday Observer
Poland is keen to enter into a Free Trade Agreement with Sri Lanka, but it has to be initiated by the European Union office in Colombo.
Algeria mulls future of agreement with EU
2-Mar-2020 The Arab Weekly
The Algeria-European trade deal opened the Algerian market to EU imports but hurt local farming and manufacturing sectors, Algerian government leaders said.
Africa may only see impact of new free-trade deal after 3 years
2-Mar-2020 Bloomberg
Target for first trade under continent-wide pact is July 1. Tariffs, rules of origin and protocols for services are yet to be agreed on.
Naturgy leaves Egypt, ending its alliance with ENI in Unión Fenosa after almost 8 years of disputes
2-Mar-2020 The Corner
Naturgy has agreed with Eni and Egypt to end their dispute over Unión Fenosa (UFG), in which the Spanish and Italian firms own 50% each.
Liz Truss kick-starts UK-US trade talks
2-Mar-2020 UK Government
The UK is publishing its negotiating objectives for a free trade agreement with the United States, with talks expected to begin this month.
UK-US FTA: UK negotiating objectives (Mar 2020)
2-Mar-2020 UK Government
Appeal in ISDS: Appealing for the host state?
28-Feb-2020 South Centre
The basis of a claim in ISDS is always the applicable international investment agreement. There would always be differences and inconsistencies with an appellate mechanism.
South Africa could lose $4.5bn under new African trade deal
28-Feb-2020 Al Jazeera
The country’s tariff income is at risk under the deal, which requires African member countries to lower or cut tariffs.
What US business wants from a UK deal
28-Feb-2020 Politico
Lighthizer will hold preparatory talks with Truss ahead of formal negotiations on a US-UK free trade agreement.
Brexit: UK negotiating objectives for trade with EU, in a nutshell
28-Feb-2020 The Guardian
UK vision for next phase of Brexit abandons commitments made in October alongside withdrawal agreement.
It is still possible for India, Pakistan to resolve issues: Ranil Wickremesinghe
28-Feb-2020 The Hindu
Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says others can insist that they do so at least to get the SAARC summits moving.
Tricky trade ties
28-Feb-2020 The Hitavada
India have to determine its way forward in this situation. Trump is focused on opening Indian markets for the imports of US agricultural products. India have to decide what we will ask in return from the US.
The European Commission’s palm oil conundrum
28-Feb-2020 East Asia Forum
With new regulatory changes now taking place on the basis of the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) II of 2018, Indonesia and Malaysia are trying to come to terms with the implications for their global palm oil market strategy and domestic production.
Public fear Trump trade deal food standards
27-Feb-2020 The Ecologist
Most people are worried about meat quality standards being lowered in a future trade deal with the United States, a new survey suggests.
Climate change poses risk to Africa’s free trade area: UN official
27-Feb-2020 China.org.cn
The recently-launched Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement faces climate change risks that could prevent the continent from gaining maximum trade benefits from the agreement.
New Zealand for bilateral trade pact with India if New Delhi does not join RCEP
27-Feb-2020 BusinessLine
New Zealand on Thursday said it will look forward to a bilateral trade agreement with India in case New Delhi does not join the China-backed mega trade deal RCEP.
Coronavirus delays maquiladora production
27-Feb-2020 Valley Central
Maquiladoras in Reynosa are responsible for producing hundreds of products used and sold in the United States, with the majority of their parts coming from China.
EU-UK FTA: UK negotiating directives (Feb 2020)
27-Feb-2020 UK Government
Cambodia seeking trade deals with developed nations
27-Feb-2020 The Straits Times
Cambodia is taking steps to negotiate FTAs with South Korea and the Eurasian Economic Union and will sign a trade deal with China.
Pacific shouldering burden in unbalanced PACER-Plus Trade Deal
27-Feb-2020 PANG
The Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are taking on disproportionate binding commitments in exchange for false promises of benefits from the regional free trade deal known as PACER-Plus.