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21-Apr-2023
Balkan Insight
Despite warnings that it could deter investment, Albania is pushing ahead with plans to establish a local commercial court to replace the World Bank-funded international arbitration body.
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21-Apr-2023
Greenpeace
A Greenpeace Germany study of Brazilian limes sold in the EU has found residues of several pesticides, some of them banned for use in Europe.
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21-Apr-2023
Reuters
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said Indo-Pacific Economic Framework trade negotiations are progressing "at a very quick pace" and she expects results from the talks as early as by the end of the year.
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21-Apr-2023
Interfax
The Government of Ukraine will soon make a decision on Ukraine’s application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, Deputy Economy Minister, Trade Representative of Ukraine said.
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20-Apr-2023
Russia Briefing
Trade meetings with China, Brazil and India are paving the way for a rapid increase in Russia-BRICS trade and underpinning its strengths
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20-Apr-2023
Nikkei Asia
Bangladesh is discussing free trade agreements with 11 countries, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, as the South Asian country seeks new means to promote exports once preferential tariff exemptions expire in three years.
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20-Apr-2023
The Gleaner
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 was the third anniversary of the establishment, as a full international organisation, of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS).
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20-Apr-2023
Cape Business News
Does the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) present an opportunity for South Africa (SA) to further expand its agricultural exports into the continent, or is it just a pipe dream?
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19-Apr-2023
The Cable
Makthar Diop, the managing director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), says the Africa Free Trade Continental Agreement (AfCFTA) is becoming a lot of talk, and may not become a reality if laws and regulations are not fixed.
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19-Apr-2023
The American Prospect
Trade advisers get special access to agreements and can comment on them before they are made public. More than 4 out of 5 advisers represent corporations.
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19-Apr-2023
AI Now
International trade agreements, typically negotiated in secret and without public deliberation, could prematurely deter or undercut ongoing efforts to regulate the tech industry.
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19-Apr-2023
Rethink Trade
The bottom-line is that the USMCA and related TPP digital rules that represent the agenda promoted by Big Tech interests must not become the model or starting text for future agreements.
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19-Apr-2023
The American Prospect
An amazing research paper unearths how the tech industry invented the concept of digital trade and sold it to government officials.
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19-Apr-2023
Reuters
British trade minister Nigel Huddleston signed a trade deal with the US state of Oklahoma in Washington.
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19-Apr-2023
The Indian Express
The minister said he will hold discussions with the Indian side regarding an FTA between the two countries, negotiations for which have been going on for over a decade.
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19-Apr-2023
TNI
The impacts of investment protection regimes on the public services sector in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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19-Apr-2023
Jakarta Globe
Indonesia once again called for the conclusion of the lengthy negotiations on its trade pact with the European Union (EU). President Joko Widodo raised the subject of the long-awaited Indonesia-EU Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) when receiving a visit from Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala.
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19-Apr-2023
The Diplomat
Jakarta is committed to promoting free trade through PTA, but it is also keen to protect some domestic industries, such as garment manufacturing, from low-cost import competition due to their importance to the economy.
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19-Apr-2023
ABS CBN News
The Philippines is eyeing a free trade deal with the United States while waiting for the renewal of its eligibility to the US GSP (Generalized System of Preferences) program which expired in 2020, a trade official said.
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18-Apr-2023
The Hindu BusinessLine
India and Russia are discussing a free trade agreement and a bilateral investment protection agreement.
