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3-Jan-2023
The Sun Daily
The European Union (EU) and Malaysia signed the EU-Malaysia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EU-MY PCA) during the inaugural Asean-EU Commemorative Summit in Brussels on Dec 14, 2022
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3-Jan-2023
The Standard
Hong Kong may join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership trade agreement in the coming summer at the earliest. RCEP has started coordinating negotiations on Hong Kong’s application.
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3-Jan-2023
Aliran
Malaysia need to emphasise the high legal costs of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), even when governments win.
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3-Jan-2023
See
France confirmed the decision announced by Macron in October and notified the other signatories of the withdrawal, which will take effect on January 1, 2024.
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2-Jan-2023
Jiji
The Chilean government informed New Zealand, the depository for the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, that it has completed ratification procedures for the free trade pact.
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2-Jan-2023
Yahoo
Costa Rica has told the United States it is interested in joining the North American trade pact between the United States, Mexico and Canada, President Rodrigo Chaves said.
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2-Jan-2023
Euractiv
French livestock farmers have criticised the recently agreed EU-Chile trade agreement, which slashes most tariffs between both trading blocs, as it allows Chile to trade without having to respect the same standards that bind EU member states.
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2-Jan-2023
Lexology
In a settlement agreement, Guatemala agreed to pay approximately US$46 million to Teco Holdings LLC, in order to conclude the investment arbitration that the company filed against Guatemala in November 2010.
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1-Jan-2023
GRAIN
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22-Dec-2022
The Sun
Stakeholders have said the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) has the potential to grow trade value in Nigeria to the tune of $12 billion by 2027.
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22-Dec-2022
People Over Profit
With the pressing issues of rising prices of basic commodities, the declining real wages and purchasing power of workers, and the destruction of local agriculture, the IPEF and its Four Pillars will degrade the lives of the people and the planet.
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21-Dec-2022
The Star
Trade talks between Kenya and the US are back on track with full resumption of in-person meetings after a six-month break following Kenya’ s elections and change of administration.
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21-Dec-2022
US Chamber of Commerce
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Africa Business Center (USAfBC) and the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat (AfCFTA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today to launch a working group to help advance trade and investment between the U.S. and Africa.
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21-Dec-2022
Public Citizen
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21-Dec-2022
Phnom Penh Post
A second round of formal negotiations for the Cambodia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CAM-UAE CEPA) is being held in Phnom Penh.
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21-Dec-2022
Antara News
Indonesia and the European Union (EU) agreed to accelerate the IEU-CEPA negotiations, marked by the successful completion of the substance of financial services arrangements under the services trade framework.
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21-Dec-2022
GMA News Online
President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr. made a pitch for a free trade agreement between the Philippines and the European Union to shore up economic recovery following the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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20-Dec-2022
Business a.m
Countries of West Africa have an uphill task before them on the political and economic fronts. Recent events have proved rather distressing and they clearly signpost greater causes for worries about the sub-region’s future.
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20-Dec-2022
Daily Maverick
Does the US intend to replace Agoa — the African Growth and Opportunity Act — which has benefitted so many SA exporters, with a free trade agreement with the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) when Agoa expires in 2025?
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20-Dec-2022
The East Africa
The US government is exploring ways of renewing a preferential trade programme that gives countries in sub-Saharan Africa preferential access to US markets, allowing them to export products tariff-free.
