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23-Apr-2025
Fortune
President Donald Trump said he plans to be “very nice” to China in any trade talks and that tariffs will drop if the two countries can reach a deal, a sign he may be backing down from his tough stance on Beijing amid market volatility.
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22-Apr-2025
Reuters
South Korea’s acting president Han Duck-soo expects this week’s trade talks with the United States to pave the way for a mutually beneficial outcome.
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22-Apr-2025
Tripura Chronicle
Protests against free trade agreements in agriculture, fisheries, and dairy took center stage across the Sonamura subdivision.
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22-Apr-2025
The Financial Express
Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are set to hold the first round of negotiation on the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) soon.
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22-Apr-2025
Hindustan Times
The US seeks preferential access for farm goods in a trade deal with India, while India insists on fair treatment for its developing economy.
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22-Apr-2025
BBC
India and the US are making progress in negotiating a bilateral trade deal, the countries said after a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice-President JD Vance in Delhi.
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22-Apr-2025
Sana
“We expressed Turkey’s willingness to negotiate a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with Syria in the new phase and our readiness for these negotiations,” said Turkish Trade Minister.
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22-Apr-2025
CNBCTV18
Negotiations for the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) are in their final stages after 14 rounds since January 2022, with no further full talks expected. Key issues remain in the related Bilateral Investment Treaty, particularly dispute resolution mechanisms.
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22-Apr-2025
Korea Herald
South Korea and Thailand are conducting their fifth round of negotiations this week in Bangkok to finalize an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) aimed at deepening trade and investment ties. The talks, led by senior trade officials from both countries, cover 13 key areas including goods, services, investment, intellectual property, and sustainable development.
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22-Apr-2025
Business Times
The upgraded ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA) came into force on April 21, creating a trade area of over 703 million people with a combined GDP of more than US$5.6 trillion.
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21-Apr-2025
Antara News
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto and Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov discussed advancing a free trade agreement with Eurasian countries, aiming for finalization during Prabowo’s visit to St. Petersburg later this year.
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21-Apr-2025
Antara News
Government of Indonesia urged the EU to adopt a pragmatic approach considering differing economic levels to finalize negotiations by 2025. Indonesia’s growing trade surplus with the EU highlights strong export performance, particularly in palm oil and minerals.
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18-Apr-2025
Reuters
Kyiv and Washington signed a memorandum as an initial step towards clinching an agreement on developing mineral resources in Ukraine.
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18-Apr-2025
BBC
"There will be a trade deal, 100%," Trump said, "but it will be a fair deal", while Meloni said she was "sure" they could reach an agreement, later adding that her aim was to "make the West great again".
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18-Apr-2025
Euronews
Ukrainian firm Naftogaz says it has been given the green light to pursue $5bn euro in compensation from the Russian state through the French courts.
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18-Apr-2025
Yonhap
South Korea has decided not to appeal a Singaporean court’s rejection of its lawsuit seeking to annul an investor-state dispute settlement.
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17-Apr-2025
Business Daily
US President Donald Trump’s administration has signalled its intention to restart talks for a comprehensive trade agreement with Kenya, insisting a deal will inform negotiations with other African countries as the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) expires.
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17-Apr-2025
The Nation
Nigeria has gazetted its Provisional Schedule of Tariff Concessions (PSTCs) under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), marking a major milestone in the country’s commitment to regional integration and trade facilitation across Africa.
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17-Apr-2025
AZERNEWS
The European Union (EU) has expressed its intention to expand multilateral cooperation with the island nation of Mauritius, located in East Africa, Azernews reports.
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17-Apr-2025
The North Africa Post
African economies are pivoting strategies in response to renewed U.S. tariffs, leadership transitions, and escalating regional conflicts, forcing a recalibration of trade relationships across the continent.
