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20-Jan-2025
Turkish Minute
Turkey’s Trade Ministry said that the country is pursuing a free trade agreement with Syria amid mounting criticism over the Syrian government’s recent decision to standardize tariffs.
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20-Jan-2025
BelTA
The countries of the Eurasian Economic Union have completed the procedures necessary for the entry into force of the free trade agreement with Iran.
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20-Jan-2025
Business Day
Kwara Garment Factory in Nigeria plans are underway to leverage the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, and explore export opportunities across Africa.
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20-Jan-2025
Tuoi Tre News
The Norwegian Parliament has expressed positive signals regarding the long-awaited free trade agreement under negotiation since 2012 between Vietnam and the European Free Trade Association, which includes Norway.
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20-Jan-2025
Politico
The prime minister wants talks with the new US president’s team to start in the weeks ahead.
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20-Jan-2025
Euractiv
The agricultural issue once again exposed sharp divisions within political groups in the European Parliament, as EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič faced his first grilling over the EU-Mercosur trade deal since its signing in December.
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20-Jan-2025
The Nation Thailand
The 11th round of ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement (ACAFTA) negotiations took place in Bangkok from January 15-17. Discussions focused on various sectors, including sanitary measures, trade barriers, services, investment, and intellectual property.
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20-Jan-2025
The Nation Thailand
Thailand will sign a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The agreement, approved by the Thai Cabinet, covers trade with Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein.
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20-Jan-2025
Financial Express
Oman has requested a review of some concessions made during free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with India, causing a delay in the pact’s signing. While negotiations concluded in March 2024, Oman’s request, focusing on areas like cigarettes and liquor (of minimal interest to India), has prompted further discussions.
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20-Jan-2025
Live Mint
Indian Commerce Minister and European Trade Commissioner met to discuss expediting the India-EU FTA, signals a renewed push to advance negotiations on the India-EU FTA, a pact that has faced hurdles over the years due to differences on issues such as market access, tariff reductions and regulatory alignment.
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20-Jan-2025
Economy Next
Sri Lanka and China have agreed to resume efforts to finalize a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) after a six-year delay due to disagreements over tariff timelines, the percentage of tariff lines, and review periods.
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20-Jan-2025
Manila Times
The European Union (EU) and the Philippines will resume free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations in Manila next month, following an initial round in October 2024. Negotiations, paused in 2017 due to EU concerns over human rights, are targeted for completion by 2026.
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19-Jan-2025
Kluwer Arbitration Blog
The envisaged provisional application of the modernised ECT will allow a “coalition of willing” States to apply the modernised ECT as of 3 September 2025.
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19-Jan-2025
Eurasia Business News
Russia is currently appealing to block the enforcement of a nearly $60 billion arbitration award related to the Yukos Oil Company case.
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18-Jan-2025
Euractiv
The EU has concluded negotiations with Mexico on an updated trade agreement, the European Commission announced in a press release.
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17-Jan-2025
Green Left
The deal reinforces the same pattern seen since the initial colonisation of Latin America, which is the pillaging of primary resources by mostly foreign interests that are then converted into higher-value industrial products to be sold for a monumental profit.
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17-Jan-2025
NHK
Taiwanese President called on representatives of Japanese companies to urge the Japanese government to sign an EPA with Taiwan as soon as possible.
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17-Jan-2025
América Economía
The new interpretative note on the investment chapter of the FTA seeks to avoid legal abuses and protect the sovereignty of both countries without affecting incentives for foreign investment.
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17-Jan-2025
USTR
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16-Jan-2025
Reuters
A bipartisan group of US senators called on US Trade Representative to stop negotiations with Mexico, Canada and Colombia that they say would weaken investor protections in some US free trade deals during the Biden administration’s final days.
