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Indonesia, EU seal trade deal, hope to offset Trump tariffs
24-Sep-2025 Reuters
Indonesia and the European Union concluded a free trade agreement on Tuesday after nine years of talks, with both aiming to boost exports and investment and to offset the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Asean-Korea Free Trade Agreement to be upgraded, says Zafrul
24-Sep-2025 The Star
The Asean-Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA) will be upgraded and its scope is being finalised, says Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
Philippines wants to conclude FTA talks with EU by mid-2026
24-Sep-2025 Philstar
The Philippines is looking to conclude negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) by the middle of next year, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
EU-Vietnam trade agreement has failed to promote rights
24-Sep-2025 Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch and other groups repeatedly warned EU officials about Vietnam’s rights record before the EVFTA was ratified. Since then, \Vietnam has not only failed to undertake any significant reforms but intensified its systematic repression of basic freedoms.
Vietnam PM seeks new trade deals to counter US tariff impact
24-Sep-2025 Reuters
Vietnam’s prime minister said Hanoi was pursuing new trade deals this year to mitigate the impact of tariffs imposed on its goods by the United States, its largest market.
Latest round of India-EU FTA talks see limited progress, ’better clarity’ on industrial, farm goods
24-Sep-2025 Money Control
The thirteenth round of talks between India and the European Union for the proposed trade deal has seen little progress in sensitive sectors such as automotives and agricultural products, though both sides have cited better clarity on their market access demands for industrial and farm goods.
Algeria–EU: arbitrating a historical imbalance
24-Sep-2025 RLS
In July 2025, the European Union officially initiated a dispute settlement procedure against Algeria within the framework of their association agreement. This move follows several years of commercial tensions, especially over imports, investments, and Algeria’s industrial strategy. Behind this legal dispute lies a deeper questioning of the asymmetric relations between Europe and its southern neighbors.
LDC graduation and FTAs will shape Bangladesh’s future: Great caution is needed
23-Sep-2025
Bangladesh is rushing to conclude a large number of bilateral free trade agreements. It will have to make massive concessions in areas critical to its development and future.
EU seeks new trade talks with Morocco - Western Sahara included
23-Sep-2025 WSRW
Nearly a year after the EU Court struck down the EU-Morocco trade agreement for including occupied Western Sahara, Brussels appears ready to test the limits of international law once again.
Exxon and Shell sue the Netherlands in secret tribunals for closing Europe’s biggest gas field
19-Sep-2025 Drilled
Following billions in profits and over a thousand gas extraction-related earthquakes, the oil and gas giants filed claims against the Dutch state in four separate investor-state disputes concerning compensation for home damages and the permanent closure of the Groningen gas field.
Economy Ministry: Georgia and China engage in negotiations to amend free trade agreement
19-Sep-2025 1tv.ge
The agreement has been modernised in areas such as electronic commerce, technical barriers to trade, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, and investment promotion.
Canada and Mexico agree to deepen ties amid Trump trade war
19-Sep-2025 BBC
Canada and Mexico have agreed to deepen ties, vowing closer cooperation on trade and security, as both countries grapple with rising economic pressure from the US.
The BRICS are the new defenders of free trade, the WTO, the IMF and the World Bank
19-Sep-2025 CADTM
China, supported by other members, is multiplying free trade agreements and promoting capitalist globalisation based on free trade, even as the former powers of the North are now turning towards protectionism.
Gas company accuses Tanzania over project breakdown
18-Sep-2025 Africain law and business
Tanzania will have to defend allegations that it is trying to force a foreign energy company out of a USD 1.2 billion gas production project.
ASEAN, China signal commitment to rules-based trade with ACFTA 3.0
18-Sep-2025 Bernama
ASEAN Secretary General Dr Kao Kim Hourn said the upgrade would mark a new chapter in the partnership with technology and innovation at the centre of the cooperation.
India & Eurasia to launch FTA talks
18-Sep-2025 The Economic Times
India and the five-nation Eurasian Economic Union are set to start discussions for a free trade agreement from November.
African manufacturers in last-ditch bid to extend US trade programme
18-Sep-2025 Reuters
African manufacturers are lobbying US Congress to grant a last-ditch extension of one or two years to a duty-free trade programme due to expire at the end of September, a Kenyan factory owner involved in the campaign said.
European Commission calls for freezing of free trade with Israel over Gaza
18-Sep-2025 The Guardian
The EU executive has called for a suspension of free trade with Israel and sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
EU, Indonesia to sign trade pact next week in Bali, Indonesian minister says
18-Sep-2025 Reuters
The European Union (EU) and Indonesia have finalised a trade agreement to be signed next week in Bali island, a senior minister from the Southeast Asian nation said. The signing will occur on September 23, Indonesia’s senior economic minister Airlangga Hartarto told Reuters.
Bangladeshi government angling for free trade with EU
18-Sep-2025 Vietnam News
Bangladesh is seeking to sign free trade agreements with the European Union and other major trading partners to retain preferential access after graduating from the least-developed country category in November next year.