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16-Jan-2025
Financial Express
The negotiations on a free trade agreement between India and the UK are expected to resume in early February, after months of pause due to the general election in the UK, a senior official said.
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16-Jan-2025
The Standard
The recent signing of a comprehensive economic partnership agreement between Kenya and the United Arab Emirates heralds a significant shift in economic relations that could position Kenya as a central player in Africa’s trade landscape.
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16-Jan-2025
Korea Times
South Korea and China have resumed talks to expand their existing free trade agreement. The focus of the 10th round of negotiations is to include the service and investment sectors, building upon the initial FTA implemented in 2015.
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16-Jan-2025
Global Times
China has expanded its network of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) to 23 with 30 countries/regions. Recent agreements feature broader scope, including negative lists for services and investment, and provisions for the digital economy.
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15-Jan-2025
USTR
The Office of the United States Trade Representative released model negotiating texts in furtherance of the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal of building a more resilient global trading system.
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15-Jan-2025
AFTINET
This explainer sheds light on how Clive Palmer is using Investor-State Dispute Settlement provisions in trade agreements to claim up to $420 billion from the Australian government.
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15-Jan-2025
The Star
Kenya and the UAE have signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, a historic deal aimed at easing market access for Kenyan products into the Gulf state.
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15-Jan-2025
Business Standard
Despite nine intense rounds of negotiations over two-and-a-half years, progress on the proposed free trade agreement negotiations between India and the European Union is now on a slow track over fundamental differences.
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15-Jan-2025
Business Standard
The UK government told Parliament that the Free Trade Agreement talks with India have been relaunched to deliver a joint ambition of taking the bilateral relationship to even greater heights.
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15-Jan-2025
The Parliament Magazine
As the Micula Case heads to the ECJ, it presents a pivotal moment for the intersection of EU law and international arbitration.
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15-Jan-2025
The Guardian
Taiwan is actively seeking closer ties and investment opportunities in Nigeria, but faces potential obstacles related to investment security and a lack of sustained high-level engagement from the Nigerian side.
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15-Jan-2025
NDTV Profit
India and Oman are in the fifth round of negotiations for a CEPA. While bilateral trade has recently declined, the agreement seeks to reduce or eliminate customs duties and ease trade norms to promote trade in goods, services, and investments. India already has a similar agreement with the UAE.
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15-Jan-2025
The National News
Malaysia and the UAE are strengthening their economic ties through a newly signed CEPA, which aims to boost trade and investment between the two nations. The CEPA is expected to further facilitate this growth by reducing tariffs and improving market access.
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14-Jan-2025
Khaosod
The Thailand-EFTA Free Trade Agreement, scheduled for January 23, 2025, will connect Thai businesses with four wealthy European markets – Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein.
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14-Jan-2025
New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s free trade deal and investment treaty with the United Arab Emirates have been signed.
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14-Jan-2025
CDR
The global beer brewing giant has filed an ICSID challenge to the Peruvian tax authority’s attempts to recover an outstanding tax bill and its refusal to allow refunds.
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13-Jan-2025
The Financial Express
Bangladesh has formed a high-powered working group to prepare for negotiations with Japan on an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). This move follows a joint study and aims to secure duty-free market access to Japan after Bangladesh graduates from Least Developed Country (LDC) status in 2026.
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10-Jan-2025
EFTA
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10-Jan-2025
Pearls and Irritations
Clive Palmer’s latest claims join a growing global list of ISDS claims by fossil fuel companies defined by the UN and the OECD as threats to the global climate transition.
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10-Jan-2025
Kazinform
Since the agreement comes into force, Singapore is to rescind all the existing tariffs on imports and will be obliged not to apply tariff and non-tariff trade restrictions.
