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25-Jun-2025
Yonhap News Agency
South Korea and China have kicked off a fresh round of follow-up negotiations aimed at expanding their bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) to include services and investment.
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25-Jun-2025
ScandAsia
Malaysia has signed a wide-ranging economic partnership agreement with the four member states of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA): Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
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24-Jun-2025
The reporter
The European Union has launched a six million Euro project geared towards kickstarting Ethiopia’s belated participation in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
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24-Jun-2025
BBC
Mali and Russia have signed a series of agreements aimed at expanding mutual trade and strengthening economic ties.
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24-Jun-2025
ENA
The last validation workshop of Ethiopia’s African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Implementation Strategy was conducted today with a view to finalizing the roadmap for the country’s engagement with the free trade area.
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24-Jun-2025
FTA Watch
Thai civil society organizations expressing serious concerns about the ongoing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between Thailand and the European Union (EU), highlight potential negative impacts on agriculture, food security, environment, labor rights, public health, and other social issues.
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24-Jun-2025
Journal of International Economic Law
The advent of digital and data-driven business models has heightened the risks of tax base erosion and evasion, adversely affecting revenue generation, economic recovery, and advancement of tax justice in African economies. We develop a framework examining how trade rules on services, electronic transmissions, and digital products shape the ability of African countries to tax their digital economies.
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24-Jun-2025
Global Digital Justice Forum
An international digital trade regime should respect and enable the fiscal sovereignty of all countries, including the right to tax cross-border digital services.
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24-Jun-2025
CNBC TV18
With nine rounds of renegotiation already having taken place for the ASEAN FTA review, sources pointed out that all offensive and defensive interests of the industry are being taken into account for FTAs with complementary economies.
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24-Jun-2025
The Guardian
The EU has said “there are indications” that Israel is in breach of human rights obligations over its conduct in Gaza, but stopped short of calling for immediate sanctions.
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23-Jun-2025
Yonhap
Korean President and Malaysian Prime Minister agreed to work together to expand bilateral cooperation in a "mutually beneficial and substantive" manner, including efforts to conclude a free trade pact.
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23-Jun-2025
Human Rights Watch
The European Union should immediately suspend its trade agreement with Israel as long as Israel’s atrocity crimes persist, Human Rights Watch and over 110 organizations and trade unions said in a joint statement.
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23-Jun-2025
Interfax
Russia and Myanmar have concluded an agreement on the promotion and mutual protection of investments.
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23-Jun-2025
Reuters
Vietnam and the United States held an online round of negotiations on a new trade deal on Thursday night, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said.
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23-Jun-2025
Euractiv
EU agriculture ministers meet next week, but the controversial trade deal is still opposed by France and Poland.
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23-Jun-2025
Philstar Global
The Philippines and the European Union are set to hold the next round of talks for a free trade agreement (FTA) in October following last week’s negotiations.
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23-Jun-2025
The Korea Herald
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer acknowledged the need to upgrade the Korea-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) during their meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada.
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23-Jun-2025
Financial Express
India and Canada revive FTA talks, eyeing collaboration on critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, and rare earths. As India diversifies from China, Canada’s rich reserves and ESG-compliant supply offer strategic opportunities for EV, solar, and tech sectors through joint ventures and trade pacts.
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23-Jun-2025
Tempo English
Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Indonesia and Canada has been finalized and is ready for signing. Canadian Ambassador Jess Dutton announced that after a legal review, the agreement will soon undergo ratification by both countries with full implementation expected in 2026.
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23-Jun-2025
Kuensel Online
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Kingdom of Bhutan and the Kingdom of Thailand is expected to be implemented by January 2026.
