-
8-May-2024
The Post
New Zealand is set to begin renegotiating its free trade agreement with China, focusing on further liberalizing services trade. While seeking deeper trade ties with China, New Zealand also aims to maintain security partnerships with traditional allies like Australia and the US.
-
7-May-2024
Gulf Business
New Zealand and the UAE will begin negotiations over a free trade agreement, the Pacific nation’s trade minister said.
-
6-May-2024
The National
The UAE aims to conclude more Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements (CEPAS) with African countries as the Arab world’s second largest economy continues to boost its trade ties globally.
-
6-May-2024
Jacobin
Companies have long used international treaties to try to prevent Global South countries from asserting economic sovereignty. In recent decades, corporations have used such laws to stymie European governments’ attempts to tackle the climate crisis.
-
6-May-2024
Gutzy Asia
There are many downsides for Singaporeans that are never mentioned. For consumers, the clause on Intellectual Property Rights has been the most damaging.
-
3-May-2024
Public Citizen
For half a century, the ISDS system has allowed multinational corporations to run off with billions of taxpayers dollars while allowing them to undermine environmental standards, public health protections, financial regulations, and other sound policies throughout the world.
-
3-May-2024
The Australian Financial Review
The Productivity Commission has concluded that letting China into the trans-Pacific free trade pact would deliver negligible economic benefit for Australia, a finding that won’t help Beijing’s bid to join the club.
-
3-May-2024
Middle East Eye
Turkey and Israel have a free trade agreement that has been in effect since 1997.
-
2-May-2024
European Coordination Via Campesina
For farmers on the ground, FTAs and the WTO rules only serve to drive down prices as far as possible, with no regard for the costs to the wellbeing and health of farmers and citizens, nor the impact on climate and biodiversity.
-
2-May-2024
Peoples Dispatch
It is no coincidence that just five days before the amendments were announced, India signed a Free Trade Agreement with the European Free Trade Association.
-
2-May-2024
Mint
The negotiations may not restart anytime soon unless political issues between both countries find a resolution.
-
2-May-2024
Agriland
The European Commission has said that EU exports to New Zealand could grow by up to €4.5 billion annually as a new trade agreement enters into force.
-
2-May-2024
Daily Trust
Taiwan urges Nigeria to renew their 1991 investment protection agreement to foster a safer investment climate between both nations. With Taiwan’s trade totaling $1bn in 2022, the country aims to expand its presence in areas such as technology, education, and agriculture.
-
2-May-2024
Ecns.cn
The free trade agreement (FTA) between China and Ecuador will be effective from May 1, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Monday, aiming to further unleash the potential of trade and investment cooperation between the two countries.
-
2-May-2024
The Hindu Business Line
India’s Mines Ministry is pushing for critical minerals’ inclusion in India-Chile FTA talks, focusing on copper and lithium. By partnering with Chile, a key player in the global Lithium Triangle, India aims to reduce mineral import dependence and strengthen its commitment to renewable energy.
-
2-May-2024
Philstar Global
The Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are set to begin talks for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) next week, with the completion of negotiations eyed within the year.
-
2-May-2024
Antara News
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto conveyed Indonesia’s interest in joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) during a meeting with United Kingdom (UK) Minister of State for Indo-Pacific.
-
1-May-2024
Mining Watch
Surging violence surrounding Canadian mining projects in Ecuador should raise red flags for the Canadian government as it commences trade talks with the Ecuadorian government.
-
30-Apr-2024
-
30-Apr-2024
Reuters
The United Arab Emirates and Kenya have concluded a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA), UAE Minister of Foreign Trade Thani Al Zeyoudi said on Friday.
