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We have resumed work on India-EU FTA: Prabhu
26-Mar-2018 The Hindu BusinessLine
India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu today indicated the resumption of negotiations of the long-stalled free trade pact between India and the European Union.
Thailand expects some progress on RCEP pact finalisation before July
26-Mar-2018 The Indian Express
Thailand is expecting “some progress” towards finalisation of the long-delayed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) before July as a ministerial-level meeting is likely soon to address many of the pending issues.
SKorea to open auto market wider to US in revised trade deal
26-Mar-2018 Sacramento Bee
South Korea has agreed to further open its auto market to the United States as the two countries prepare to amend their six-year-old trade agreement.
Indonesia calls for unified ASEAN position in RCEP talks
26-Mar-2018 Jakarta Post
Indonesia has called on ASEAN member countries to develop a unified position in negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
Fiji and PNG talk post Brexit trade
26-Mar-2018 Radio NZ
Fiji and Papua New Guinea have held talks with Britain to ensure trade isn’t disrupted post Brexit.
Teamsters raise concerns on Canada-Mercosur trade talks
26-Mar-2018 Cision
The union is concerned that the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership could be used as a model for talks with Mercosur.
Negotiating directives for a Convention establishing a multilateral court for the settlement of investment disputes
25-Mar-2018 European Council
As released by the European Council
An example of regulatory chill
24-Mar-2018 Sold down the Yangtze
The case of Ethyl v. Canada.
South Korea, China, Japan hold new trade talks amid rising protectionism
24-Mar-2018 Yonhap News Agency
South Korea, China and Japan held a new round of trade talks on Friday in Seoul in the latest push to work out differences for a free trade deal amid rising trade protectionism.
Across China: Chinese agricultural firms expand along Belt and Road
24-Mar-2018 Xinhua
As the Belt and Road Initiative pushes ahead, China is encouraging its agricultural firms to expand overseas and promote agricultural trade with countries and regions along the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road.
African Union plans another summit In July for countries unsure about FTA
23-Mar-2018 Malaysian Digest
The African Union is to hold another summit in Mauritania in July when countries with reservations about signing the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement can make their choice.
Zambia says not ready for some protocols of continental free trade agreement
23-Mar-2018 Xinhua
Zambia did not sign the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as it was still conducting internal negotiations on some protocols in the agreement.
TPP on table for UK after Brexit, trade chief Fox says
23-Mar-2018 Nikkei
Britain plans to pursue free trade pacts during transition period
America messed up the idea of free trade
22-Mar-2018 Quartz
US-led multilateral trade agreements have forced poorer foreign countries to honor patents in exchange for the benefits of bringing multi-national corporations—and their factory jobs—abroad.
Lessons from EPA must inform post-cotonou agreement
22-Mar-2018 Modern Ghana
Governments in the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries should use lessons from the Economic Partnership Agreement for the post-Cotonou possible framework, advises Third World Network.
Sporting good industry urges swift ratification of EU- Vietnam FTA
22-Mar-2018 Just Style
The European sporting goods industry has called for the swift ratification of the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement that will see the removal of more than 99% of tariffs on goods traded between the two economies.
Australia, ASEAN leaders pledge commitment to free trade, highlight regional cooperation
22-Mar-2018 International Centre for Trade & Sustainable Development
Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia met in Sydney on 18 March to discuss the next steps for their Strategic Partnership, initiated in 2014, with regional trade agreements, digital trade, and sustainable urbanisation high on the agenda.
US seeks bilateral FTA with Japan
22-Mar-2018 Nikkei Asian Review
Trade representatives suggests Washington wants to start talks after Tokyo finalizes TPP.
Lobbyists want to use Nafta to fast-track Trump’s agenda
22-Mar-2018 Bloomberg
Lobbyists in Washington are using the deal’s rewrite to advance a broad legislative agenda making it easier for US companies to build factories, move cargo and export coal.
Government gung-ho on RCEP. But is Philippines ready for it?
22-Mar-2018 Business Mirror
Manila’s aggressive stance to push the immediate conclusion of the China-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has left local stakeholders—especially exporters and consumers—wondering if the Duterte administration is walking the talk in the form of safety nets and capacity-building programs.