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10-Feb-2026
The Telegraph
The two countries will also continue negotiations to address remaining issues, including services and investment, labour and government procurement.
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9-Feb-2026
The Japan Times
Indian farmers have expressed concern that New Delhi has made too many concessions to Washington after the two countries brokered a new trade deal that would lower tariffs. Groups called on farmers to join a nationwide protest on Feb. 12.
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9-Feb-2026
Reuters
The United States and India moved closer to a trade pact, releasing an interim framework that would lower tariffs, reshape energy ties and deepen economic cooperation as both countries seek to realign global supply chains.
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9-Feb-2026
DW
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wrapped up a three-day tour of the Gulf region in Abu Dhabi by positioning Germany as a reliable investment partner, and eyeing a central role in a potential EU trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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9-Feb-2026
National Post
Igor Makarov has already waged two unsuccessful Canadian court battles in an attempt to be removed from the sanctions list over Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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9-Feb-2026
Euronews
The EU’s special envoy to the Gulf said it’s high time to get a deal done as Brussels looks to bolster business ties with wealthy Arab nations. Free trade talks have stalled for two decades over political disagreements and conditions for market access.
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9-Feb-2026
Reuters
Brazil is considering pushing for a partial trade agreement between the Mercosur bloc and China for the first time, senior Brazilian government officials said, in what would be a major shift for Latin America’s largest economy.
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9-Feb-2026
Reuters
South Africa said on Friday that its trade minister had signed a framework economic partnership agreement on a visit to China, which it described as a step towards securing duty-free access to the Chinese market for South African exports.
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9-Feb-2026
Reuters
Somaliland expects to reach a trade agreement soon with Israel, the first country to recognise its independence, and is willing to offer rights to valuable mineral deposits as part of a deal, its leader said in an interview with Reuters.
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9-Feb-2026
AZERTAC
Azerbaijan and Morocco are continuing to make progress on the draft agreement “On the Promotion and Mutual Protection of Investments.”
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9-Feb-2026
The Financial Express
India’s aim is to liberalise trade in 80% of the tariff lines and product-specific Rules of Origin in the review of Asean India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) which it hopes will conclude in the next few months.
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9-Feb-2026
The Economic Times
India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will on sign the terms of reference for a free trade agreement (FTA) to start talks for a trade pact. The terms of reference (ToR) define the scope, rules, and framework of a trade deal.
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9-Feb-2026
Asia Times
The "Cotton-for-Garments" agreement between Us and Bangladesh offers tariff-free access for apparel proportional to Bangladesh’s import of US raw cotton, aiming to ease increased competition and higher tariffs from the US and regional competitors.
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9-Feb-2026
The Malaysian Reserve
Malaysia’s government plans to do a cost-benefit analysis of its controversial trade agreement with the US, while warning lawmakers they should keep the accord despite concerns it may hurt the country.
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9-Feb-2026
The Telegraph India
India has finalised eight free trade agreements (FTAs), covering 37 developed countries in the last few years, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said.
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9-Feb-2026
Counter Currents
Despite of EU - India FTA rhetoric of partnership, equality, and shared values, the deal reflects a deep power imbalance rooted in a modern form of colonialism—regulatory imperialism. This agreement is not as a true partnership but as a mechanism of neo-colonial control—one that transforms trade into a tool of discipline, not development.
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7-Feb-2026
Zawya
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Excellency Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, witnessed the signing today of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the two nations.
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6-Feb-2026
UAE Ministry of foreign affairs
On the margins of the World Governments Summit 2026, the two leaders witnessed the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), marking a pivotal step toward unlocking new opportunities for trade, investment, and private-sector collaboration.
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6-Feb-2026
Reuters
In this investment dispute, Berkeley claims that Spain’s actions against its Spanish subsidiary, Berkeley Minera España, and the SalamancAustralia’s Berkeley Energia filed a memorial of claim for about $1.25 billion against Spain at the World Bank’s arbitration tribunal, up from a previous request, over the blocked Salamanca uranium project.
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6-Feb-2026
Reuters
Argentina will give preferential market access to US goods exports as part of a new trade and investment agreement that prohibits barriers to digital trade and enhances cooperation on economic and national security issue.
