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14-Feb-2023
Modern Ghana
Ahead of the African Union Summit of Heads of Government and State slated to discuss African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), leading African women and girl specialists have raised concerns on the impact the pact may have on women and girls who trade across borders.
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14-Feb-2023
Morocco World News
The French government has touted trade cooperation with Morocco amid diplomatic tension affecting the Rabat-Paris bilateral ties.
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14-Feb-2023
Standard Media
While women dominate small scale traders who ply their trade across national borders in Africa, there are many who thrive doing cross border trade via illegal routes.
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14-Feb-2023
The Star
Kenya and the United States have concluded the first round of Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) that will form a basis for future bilateral engagements.
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13-Feb-2023
Foreign Policy in Focus
A new manifesto critiques the "clean energy" transitions of the Global North and offers an alternative vision from the Global South.
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13-Feb-2023
MercoPress
Under Argentina’s pro-tempore presidency, Mercosur will try to clinch a Free Trade Agreement with Singapore, according to Foreign Ministry sources.
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13-Feb-2023
The Express Tribune
Kazakhstan plans to sign a Transit Trade Agreement with Pakistan to provide a legal framework for businesses alongside an agreement between banks of both countries to develop cooperation in the banking sector.
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13-Feb-2023
AP
It has been nearly two years since the United States began pressing Mexico over labor rights violations by using rapid dispute resolution methods contained in the USMCA but workers and union organizers are mixed on the results.
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13-Feb-2023
South China Morning Post
The election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as president of Brazil has raised the possibility of a free-trade deal between China and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur).
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13-Feb-2023
Mining.com
The minister noted the parties will continue negotiating within the framework of a free trade agreement between Canada and Panama and international arbitration rules.
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13-Feb-2023
The Guardian
Secret international court system enables fossil fuel firms to sue governments for lost future profits.
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13-Feb-2023
Euractiv
Bern said it will not join the European Union’s proposed mass exit from a controversial energy investment protection treaty, sparking fears that fossil fuel companies will use Switzerland as a rear base to keep suing governments over climate action.
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13-Feb-2023
Tempo
Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Timor Leste Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak agreed on a number of commitments. One of the commitments was related to the establishment of a bilateral investment treaty.
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13-Feb-2023
Live Mint
The European Union has suggested that India liberalize its capital account restrictions as part of a comprehensive free trade agreement being discussed with New Delhi, according to the text of the latest negotiations.
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13-Feb-2023
Global Times
China is willing to accelerate comprehensive FTA negotiations with Nicaragua, promoting bilateral development in deepening mutually beneficial cooperation.
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9-Feb-2023
Bangkok Post
Thailand and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to form a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
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9-Feb-2023
Reuters
Britain’s trade minister begins a two-day visit to Mexico, targeting a bilateral trade deal as well as Britain’s accession to a Pacific trading association.
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9-Feb-2023
South China Morning Post
A bilateral free-trade agreement will be the “logical next step” for Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates to boost investment ties, the city’s leader has said during his visit to Dubai.
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9-Feb-2023
Capital News
The United States and Kenya will hold an in-person round of conceptual discussions under their Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) in Washington, DC, from February 6-10, 2023.
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9-Feb-2023
China Daily
The first round of consultations on the 3.0 version of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area negotiations was launched between China and the bloc, according to China’s Ministry of Commerce.