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Why we don’t need an FTA with China
9-Apr-2018 Dawn
Pakistan and China started negotiations on the second phase of the Pak-China FTA in 2011. So far, 10th meetings have been held in this regard. China was not willing to offer Pakistan substantial market access on items of Islamabad’s interest.
No change in India’s position on China’s Belt and Road Initiative: MEA
6-Apr-2018 Hindustan Times
India’s Ministry of External affairs on Thursday said there is no change in its position on China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) or Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the signature connectivity project of President Xi Jinping.
Free trade talks between Indonesia, Australia expected to complete by August
6-Apr-2018 Xinhua
Negotiation of free trade agreements between Indonesia and Australia is expected to be completed by August of this year, Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution said here on Friday.
US needs China more than China needs the US
6-Apr-2018 Bloomberg
Not one to be outdone by any adversary, Donald Trump has upped the ante in a rapidly escalating trade war with China, threatening an additional $100 billion of tariffs on top of the initial round of $50 billion. In doing so, the Trump administration is failing to appreciate a crucial reality: The United States needs China more than China needs the US.
Trump said to soften key NAFTA demand on regional car content, but target may still be hard to reach
6-Apr-2018 Financial Post
The US proposal would distinguish between different NAFTA car parts by grouping them into five categories, some of which would have a lower requirement for North American content or none at all
Why Nigeria didn’t sign Economic Partnership Agreement –Buhari
6-Apr-2018 Punch
The President said he had been reluctant to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement among ECOWAS countries because of the need to protect the economy, especially the industries and small businesses that currently provide jobs for majority of Nigerians.
2018 national trade estimate report on foreign trade barriers
5-Apr-2018 Office of the US Trade Representative
The report highlights significant foreign barriers to US exports.
ISDS: The wild, wild west of international law and arbitration
5-Apr-2018 Curtis
I thought it would be both exciting and challenging to follow clients into this new area of investment claims practice. What I didn’t know was that I was entering the Wild Wild West of international practice.
Could India be the Trump administration’s first FTA?
5-Apr-2018 Agri-Pulse
USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney has been to India twice, each time highlighting the opportunities to improve the trading relationship between the two countries.
Better use of bilateral relations, FTA can boost Indo-Vietnam trade: Envoy
5-Apr-2018 Business Standard
The Vietnamese envoy to India pointed out that trade between India and Vietnam is languishing at around one percent of the total trade done by both countries.
India- EU FTA: Officials to meet next week
5-Apr-2018 Daily Pioneer
Senior officials of India and European Union (EU) will meet in Brussels next week to deliberate upon the long stalled negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement and update each other on their positions, a government official said.
FTA with China to hurt manufacturing sector: traders
5-Apr-2018 The News
In Pakistan, businessmen and investors are expressing concerns over free trade agreement (FTA) with China claiming that would hurt the manufacturing sector.
FTA with China delayed due to industry concerns
5-Apr-2018 Dawn
Pakistan’s federal government has deferred second phase of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China on the demand of the business community.
South Korean trade minister draws line between FTA, currency deal
5-Apr-2018 Yonhap News Agency
A recently revised trade deal between South Korea and the United States and currency policy are separate matters, but Washington’s associating the two may be aimed at highlighting its achievement during the negotiations, Seoul’s trade minister said Thursday.
To counter China’s BRI, India joins US, Japan to boost connectivity in Indo-Pacific
5-Apr-2018 Deccan Herald
India has joined hands with Japan and United States to build infrastructure for promoting connectivity in Indo-Pacific region, ostensibly to counter the Belt and Road initiative of China.
Japan aims revamped TPP at reducing reliance on US: former high-level diplomat
4-Apr-2018 The Japan Times
Donald Trump’s erratic posture on trade is forcing Japanese policymakers to rethink their reliance on the economic and political alliance with the United States, according to a former high-level diplomat from the Office of the US Trade Representative.
How free trade hypocrisies are hurting our world
4-Apr-2018 Greenpeace
Rich countries have made our current trade rules and made sure that these rules suit their needs, providing few means for people in poor countries to protect themselves from aggressive export policies.
Looming deadlines explain why Trump is hurrying for a Nafta deal
4-Apr-2018 Bloomberg
Trump said to want to announce framework Nafta deal next week. Observers say it’s probably too late to pass in this Congress.
Zapatista women inspire the fight against patriarchy
4-Apr-2018 Waging Nonviolence
When the Zapatista National Liberation Army went public, they called NAFTA a death sentence for the indigenous peasants of Mexico
Interview with Ndongo Samba Sylla
4-Apr-2018 bilaterals.org
Dr Ndongo Samba Sylla is an economist, researcher and programme officer at the Office for West Africa at the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. In this interview, he analyses the African Continental Free Trade Area