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Honduras signs the ICSID Convention
10-Mar-2026 ICSID
The President of the Republic of Honduras today signed the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States, also known as the ICSID Convention.
Eni confirms deal with Nigeria to split OPL 245 oilfield into four licences
10-Mar-2026 CNBC Africa
The agreement includes the “mutually satisfactory settlement” of all claims related to OPL 245 and the termination of an international arbitration procedure, the Italian energy major said.
Farmers rally in New Delhi against US trade concessions
10-Mar-2026 Sri Lanka Guardian
Hundreds of farmers and industrial workers gathered in India’s capital to protest what they described as government concessions to the United States in ongoing trade discussions.
Drug-related homicides increased in Mexico after NAFTA
10-Mar-2026 University of Cologne
Following the implementation of the NAFTA free trade agreement, more people lost their lives in violence along key drug trafficking routes to the USA than in previous years
Mexico set to discuss USMCA trade pact with Canada
10-Mar-2026 Devdiscourse
Mexico plans to initiate discussions with Canada in early May about reviewing the USMCA trade pact, according to Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard.
Seychelles partner with AfCFTA to develop digital trade hub
9-Mar-2026 Wearetech.africa
The AfCFTA Secretariat, Quest Ghana Limited, and the Seychelles government signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the archipelago as a digital trade hub. The initiative focuses on integrating Seychellois businesses into Africa’s digital value chains.
AfCFTA secretary general urges Central African Republic to complete tariff gazetting for full market access
9-Mar-2026 BFT online
The gazetting of tariff offers represents a critical transition point in AfCFTA implementation. While ratification of the Agreement establishes a country’s legal commitment to the continental free trade area, it is the gazetting of tariff schedules that translates that commitment into actionable market access.
AGRA, Continental Free Trade Area agree to boost intra-african agricultural trade
9-Mar-2026 Nile Post
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to unlock intra-African trade and reinforce agri-food systems corridors.
Canada calls discussions with US on USMCA ’constructive’
9-Mar-2026 Reuters
Canada and the US held a "constructive" discussion on the review of the North American free trade pact, the office of the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade said.
French blockade looms over Commission’s plan to fast-track trade deals in English
9-Mar-2026 Euronews
The European Commission plans to accelerate trade deal ratification by circulating only English versions for approval by EU governments and the European Parliament Paris is set to oppose the move if it goes ahead.
UAE Zambia partnership Agreement: comprehensive economic framework analysis
6-Mar-2026 Discovery Alert
The UAE Zambia CEPA reflects deeper structural alignments in resource availability, capital flows, and strategic economic positioning. Understanding the mineral exploration importance becomes crucial when examining such partnerships, especially given Zambia’s substantial mineral endowments.
African trade ministers agree on common position before WTO MC14 in Yaoundé
6-Mar-2026 GhanaWeb
African trade ministers have adopted a unified continental position on World Trade Organisation matters ahead of the organisation’s 14th Ministerial Conference, emphasising the mutually reinforcing relationship between multilateralism and regional integration as essential to advancing Africa’s economic interests.
Angola invests $636m in border corridor to formalise trade under AfCFTA
6-Mar-2026 Finance in Africa
Angola has stepped up its regional trade ambitions with a $636 million investment in a new border trade corridor designed to tighten customs oversight and formalise commerce with the DRC. The project positions Luvo as a strategic node under the AfCFTA, which seeks to lower trade barriers and deepen intra-African commerce.
Fast-tracking the UAE-Ecuador BIT: Executive decrees, constitutional limits, and democratic resistance to ISDS
6-Mar-2026 CCSI
What makes this BIT remarkable is how it is being forced through despite clear constitutional text and two recent referenda rejecting ISDS.
Is Bangladesh under diplomatic and psychological pressure over trade deal with US?
6-Mar-2026 Prothomalo
Bangladesh should request time for review, monitor the ongoing legal uncertainties, highlight the limitations of its economic capacity, and most importantly inform the United States that the agreement will be reassessed and revised through the national parliament.
Pakistan advances PTA with Eurasian Economic Union and $1 billion Russia trade deal
6-Mar-2026 Times of Islamabad
Pakistani Ambassador to Russia Faisal Niaz Tirmizi has announced the imminent launch of negotiations for a Preferential Trade Agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union and the Russian Federation.
Canada signing agreement with EU to enhance free trade deal
6-Mar-2026 CBC
Trade ministers from Canada and the European Union are set to sign on to a series of improvements to their bilateral trade agreement. Negotiations to add digital trade provisions begin Thursday.
US, Mexico to launch review process of USMCA trade pact week of March 16
6-Mar-2026 Reuters
US and Mexican negotiators will hold bilateral discussions starting the week ​of March 16 as part of the joint ‌review of the United States–Mexico–Canada trade agreement, the US Trade Representative’s office said.
Japan, UAE conclude free trade negotiations
6-Mar-2026 Nippon
Japan and the United Arab Emirates have concluded negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement for free trade, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said.
DNP+ and MSF welcome the removal of harmful IP provisions in EU-India FTA , but call for continued vigilance
6-Mar-2026 Médecins Sans Frontières
Delhi Network of Positive People (DNP+) and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) notes positively that the intellectual Property (IP) chapter of this trade deal largely preserves India’s public health safeguards and does not include any harmful provisions that go beyond the World Trade Organization’s TRIPS agreement, such as data exclusivity or patent term extensions.