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13-Dec-2022 The Financial Express
Bangladesh, Japan to conduct feasibility study for signing FTA
Bangladesh and Japan jointly announced the launching of a feasibility study on the future signing of a Free Trade Agreement. -
13-Dec-2022 AJOT
Amendment in the US-Japan beef trade agreement to begin January 1, 2023
On June 2, 2022, the United States and Japan signed the Protocol to revise the beef safeguard mechanism under the USJTA which amends the beef safeguard trigger level with a new, three-trigger safeguard mechanism. -
13-Dec-2022 BelTA
Belarus, UAE discuss possible agreement on free trade in services
The Economy Ministry of Belarus and the Ministry of Economy of the United Arab Emirates have held online technical consultations to discuss the possibility of concluding an agreement on free trade in services and investment. -
12-Dec-2022 Madhyam
Assessing India’s free trade agreements
The unambiguous conclusion that can be arrived at based on the analysis provided in this paper is that these FTAs have not been beneficial to India. -
12-Dec-2022 Ngā Toki Whakarururanga
NTW on IPEF for Brisbane 10 Dec 2022
Māori communities will be impacted upon by almost every pillar of IPEF. We will therefore be monitoring closely and exercising influence over all those elements. -
12-Dec-2022 Al Jazeera
China, Saudi Arabia cement ties with deals including Huawei
Chinese President Xi Jinping hails ‘new era’ in relationship with Gulf as he meets Saudi crown prince, king. -
12-Dec-2022 Turkish Minute
Int’l tribunal refuses to award damages to Turkish businessman over confiscation of companies
Turkish businessman Hamdi Akın İpek has lost a legal claim of $7 billion in damages he filed against the Turkish government at the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes . -
12-Dec-2022 Reuters
Britain eyes trade agreements with California, Utah
Britain inked an agreement aimed at boosting trade and investment with South Carolina, its third such deal with a US state, and is seeking similar deals with California and Utah. -
12-Dec-2022 Euractiv
EU, Chile conclude negotiations on new trade agreement
Twenty years after their first free trade agreement concluded, Chile and the EU concluded negotiations on a new, more far-reaching “Advanced Framework Agreement” that slashes most tariffs. -
12-Dec-2022 Xinhua
Iran, EAEU finalize talks on free trade of over 7,500 commodities: Iranian official
Iran announced the finalization of negotiations between the Islamic republic and the Eurasian Economic Union on bilateral free trade of over more than 7,500 commodity items. -
12-Dec-2022 The Conversation
What is the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, about to be negotiated in Brisbane?
Australia is about to play host to negotiators from 14 countries involved in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework over six days in Brisbane. -
12-Dec-2022 The Jerusalem Post
UAE, Israeli ratify comprehensive economic partnership agreement
The governments of the United Arab Emirates and Israel ratified their comprehensive economic partnership agreement, UAE minister of state for foreign trade said. -
12-Dec-2022 Reuters
US lawmakers call for action over Mexico’s GM corn ban
A group of bipartisan US lawmakers called on Trade Representative to start consultations under the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement over Mexico’s ban on genetically modified corn and the herbicide glyphosate. -
12-Dec-2022 Euractiv
The Energy Charter Treaty is on life support with little chance of revival
After the withdrawal of eight EU member states, the European Commission has little prospect of reviving stalled talks to modernise the 1998 Energy Charter Treaty. -
11-Dec-2022
Civil society/NGO contacts for IPEF ministerial, Brisbane, Australia, December 12-15, 2022
IPEF looks nothing other than these new age ’spheres of political influence’ that replace cold war alliances. Calling it ’not a typical trade deal’ is at one level just a spin with free trade agreements written all over the initiative. -
9-Dec-2022 The Express Tribune
Govt, Barrick Gold settlement agreement ’legal’ in Reko Diq project: SC
The Supreme Court declared that the settlement agreement between Canadian mining company Barrick Gold and the government of Pakistan in the Reko Diq mining project is legal. -
9-Dec-2022 Agenda.ge
Georgia, UAE hold second round of comprehensive economic cooperation talks
Georgia and the United Arab Emirates have held the second round of negotiations on a comprehensive economic cooperation agreement between the countries as part of a visit of Georgian officials, in Dubai. -
9-Dec-2022 Euractiv
EU to introduce targets for raw materials self-sufficiency
Existing EU free-trade deals with Canada, Japan and Vietnam contain provisions about raw materials. And there are ongoing talks about including a raw materials chapter in trade agreements with Chile and Australia. -
9-Dec-2022 Forum for Trade Justice
EU-India free trade deal will undermine India’s development
Ongoing FTA negotiations will adversely impact farmers, fishers, patients, traders and impinge on a progressive digital industrialisation strategy. -
9-Dec-2022 Republic World
Israel Ambassador Naor Gilon says, ’India-Israel to finalise FTA soon’
Israel’s Ambassador to India, Naor Gilon, indicated that Israel is planning to kick start dialogue regarding the India-Israel Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations soon.