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Canadian legislators urge their French counterparts to reject CETA
17-Jul-2019 RCI
As the French National Assembly gets ready to vote Wednesday on ratifying a landmark free trade deal between Canada and the European Union, a group of Canadian opposition legislators is urging their French counterparts to reject the agreement.
Farm and food groups to Congress: Reject the USMCA
16-Jul-2019 IATP
We urge you to reject the USMCA and instead insist on new trade rules that would serve the interests of family farmers, ranchers, indigenous communities, farm and food chain workers, consumers and our environment in all three nations.
Indonesian delegation to arrive soon for FTA talks
15-Jul-2019 The Express Tribune
Indonesian Ambassador to Pakistan stressed the need for enhancing bilateral relations with Pakistan, particularly in the fields of trade, culture, education and people-to-people contacts.
(2nd LD) S. Korean, Israeli presidents agree to seek early FTA deal
15-Jul-2019 Yonhap News
The presidents of South Korea and Israel agreed to push for an early deal in talks on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) during a summit in Seoul.
Government decides to challenge award
15-Jul-2019 Business Recorder
The Pakistan government has decided to challenge the award ICSID award that includes $4.08 billion penalty and $1.87 billion interest.
Hopeful of addressing India’s concerns in RCEP: Indonesian Trade Minister
15-Jul-2019 The Economic Times
The ASEAN troika led by Indonesia had a “fruitful” and “very frank” dialogue with India on the RCEP and efforts are on to address Delhi’s concerns ahead of a meeting on the proposed trade agreement in China.
EU-Mercosur FTA texts (EU, Jul 2019)
15-Jul-2019 European Commission
As released by the European Commission
Foreign Minister Winston Peters will again travel to the US and is aiming to secure a trade deal
15-Jul-2019 NZ Herald
Foreign Minister Winston Peters is heading to the US to meet with senior Trump administration officials for the second time in just over six months.
Central Africans express mixed reactions to continental free trade area
15-Jul-2019 VOA
Analysts and businesspeople in the six-member Central African Economic and Monetary Community say that although the African Continental Free Trade Area brings hope for pan African trade, they are not sure CEMAC will be fully implemented anytime soon.
The ‘giant sucking sound’ of NAFTA: Ross Perot was ridiculed as alarmist in 1992 but his warning turned out to be prescient
15-Jul-2019 The Conversation
What Americans need is trade between the US and Mexico that benefits people in both countries. To do that, labor rights need to be harmonized to the best standards in North America, not slide to the lowest.
Trade impasse as EU seeks deal with entire EAC bloc
15-Jul-2019 The East African
The EAC negotiated and concluded a bilateral trade agreement with the EU as a bloc, and it must remain as such, say sources at the European Commission.
World Bank body to hear Agility’s dispute with Iraq government
15-Jul-2019 The National
Logistics and warehousing company is seeking to settle by arbitration a $380m dispute.
EU-US trade talks: milestone reached in mutual recognition on pharmaceuticals
15-Jul-2019 The European Sting
The mutual recognition agreement for inspections of manufacturing sites for human medicines in their respective territories can make it faster and less costly for both sides to bring medicines to the market.
EU-Vietnam trade deal prompts concern in Thailand
14-Jul-2019 ASEAN Today
The new EU-Vietnam free trade deal could spark a manufacturing exodus from Thailand to Vietnam. Thailand will likely look to other markets to compensate.
EU-Philippine free trade agreement still on the table
14-Jul-2019 Inquirer Net
The EU Commission or the Council never have adopted any decision to suspend the EU - Philippines FTA negotiation
Dhaka to form body to negotiate signing FTA with Malaysia
14-Jul-2019 The Independent
Bangladesh will form a committee to negotiate signing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Malaysia.
Pakistan fined Rs950 bn in Reko Diq case
14-Jul-2019 The News International
The International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) of World Bank has rendered almost $6 billion (Rs950 billion) award against Pakistan in Reko Diq case.
EU-Mercosur FTA texts (Uruguay, Jul 2019)
12-Jul-2019 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay
As released by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay
Trump’s ’America First’ policy driving other countries to ink trade deals, analysts say
12-Jul-2019 Washington Times
Europe, Asia, Africa rush to nail down accords
Government defeated in Dáil vote on Mercosur trade deal
12-Jul-2019 The Irish Times
The motion condemned the trade agreement, recently agreed between the EU and four South American countries, as “a bad deal for Ireland and for the planet” and mandated the Government to oppose the deal at the Council of Ministers in the future.