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20-Mar-2018 KBS
S. Korea-Mercosur trade talks to begin in 1st half
South Korea and the Southern Common Market, also known as Mercosur, will likely begin negotiations to forge a trade pact in the first half of the year. -
20-Mar-2018 The Korea Times
Korea, China to expand FTA to service and investment
With Korea and China set to start negotiations to expand the scope of their bilateral trade agreement to services and investment this week, experts say it could be a meaningful opening of the door to China’s $1 trillion services market. -
20-Mar-2018 Firstpost
Xi Jinping pledges to expand Belt and Road, says China’s development does not pose threat to any country
Chinese President Xi Jinping struck a strongly nationalistic tone in his closing address on Tuesday to the annual session of the ceremonial parliament, saying China would never allow "one inch" of territory to be separated from it. -
20-Mar-2018 Antara News
Indonesia, Australia strive to complete CEPA
The Governments of Indonesia and Australia are seeking to immediately complete the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) negotiations, as they seek the grounds that hampered the negotiations. -
20-Mar-2018 UNCTAD
Moving past photo ops to make trade policy more gender responsive
Experts at WTO workshop say that pro-women trade policies can boost jobs for women and overall growth – when used with the right domestic policies. -
20-Mar-2018 The EconomicTimes
India has not signed any FTA in last 3 years: Government
India has not signed any free or preferential trade agreement (FTA/PTA) in the last three years, Parliament informed. -
20-Mar-2018 Business Day
FG commences wider consultations on CFTA
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said his government has already commenced wider consultations on the Africa Continental Free Trade Area, CFTA. -
20-Mar-2018 Prensa Latina
Uganda will not sign either African free trade agreement soon
It is not yet clear why Museveni decided to cancel the trip, but local commentators believe that this suggests the deterioration of relations between Kigali and Kampala. -
19-Mar-2018 Bloomberg
US weighs Nafta telecom proposal to end AT&T impasse
Trump’s negotiators had sought to pen in Mexican regulations. Mexico countered with trilateral plan to promote competition. -
19-Mar-2018 Weekly Times
Geographical indications: EU digs in on FTA until label issue resolved
There will be no Australia-European Union free-trade deal unless Europe wins exclusive use of key food and wine names, a top European official has warned. -
19-Mar-2018 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
After Achmea: The need for an EU investment protection regulation
Now that the CJEU decided that investment treaty arbitration based on intra-EU BITs is not compatible with EU law, the focus of attention must shift towards the domestic courts of the Member States as the guardians of protecting the rights of European investors. -
19-Mar-2018 Business Korea
Leveraging FTA with steel tariff: Will US tariffs on S.Korean steel be canceled?
South Korean negotiators, including Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong, are going to stay in Washington D.C. for negotiations regarding steel tariffs. -
19-Mar-2018 Dawn
China FTA nearly done
Pakistan and China have agreed to offer zero per cent duty on 70pc tariff lines to each other under the revised Free Trade Agreement, a move that is expected to add to increasing imbalance in bilateral trade and revenue loss. -
19-Mar-2018 Jakarta Post
Australia hopes Indonesia will join TPP-11
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has expressed hope that Indonesia will one day join the revamped Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), popularly known as TPP-11. -
19-Mar-2018 Indian Express
In talks with Tamil Nadu government to settle issues: Japanese automaker Nissan
The Madras High Court was told that the Tamil Nadu government was holding “talks” with Japanese automaker Nissan, predictably for an amicable settlement. -
19-Mar-2018 Morocco World News
Al Amoudi lodges a complaint against Morocco in Washington, D.C.
Al Amoudi recently filed a complaint against Morocco at the World-bank affiliated ICSID thus ending a series verbal threats the Saudi investor has been brandishing since 2015 against Moroccan investment authorities. -
19-Mar-2018 Yahoo
Nigeria skips African summit in blow to free trade deal
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will not attend the African Union summit in Rwanda because certain key stakeholders in Nigeria indicated that they had not been consulted. -
16-Mar-2018 News Ghana
24 countries and regions enjoys from China’s FTAs
China has inked 16 free trade agreements, or FTAs, with 24 countries and regions so far, forming a network that is rooted in neighboring countries, radiating Belt and Road nations and open to the globe. -
16-Mar-2018 Bloomberg
Oil and gas leaders warn Trump he risks harming their industry
Trump disagrees with executives on Nafta arbitration language. Industry leaders say it provides an essential safety net. -
16-Mar-2018 Reuters
Mexican minister ramps up pressure for speedy NAFTA deal
Mexico’s economy minister urged officials to push for a speedy renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), saying his country and Canada must be ready to go it alone if the United States pulls out.