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9-Dec-2025
Politico
The next big milestone on the way to the mandatory review of USMCA in 2026 is a report that USTR is required to send to key congressional committees by early January.
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9-Dec-2025
European Trade Justice Coalition
Economic sanctions against Russia are now being challenged by Russian oligarchs and companies in private tribunals using a mechanism written into investment treaties.
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8-Dec-2025
Reuters
The Swiss government has adopted a draft negotiating mandate for a trade agreement with the United States.
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8-Dec-2025
Arab News
Qatar and Uruguay signed two economic agreements aimed at strengthening investment flows and eliminating double taxation as Doha moves to expand its network of international trade partners.
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8-Dec-2025
RNZ
The Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus will be renewed for another five years, after a meeting of ministers in the Solomon Islands last weekend.
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8-Dec-2025
Global Times
China and the relevant Pacific Island countries agreed to carry out flexible and pragmatic negotiations on specific issues such as trade in goods and services, investment, rules, and practical cooperation.
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8-Dec-2025
Foodwatch
In mid-December, EU governments will decide whether to move ahead with the controversial EU–Mercosur trade deal. It risks increasing low-standard imports, putting farmers under more pressure, and weakening health and environmental protections.
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8-Dec-2025
Business Recorder
The prime minister may describe the Pakistan-GCC Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as being in its “final stages”, but the real question is whether the country knows what to do with trade agreements at all.
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8-Dec-2025
ANI News
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri noted that PM Modi and President Putin discussed fast-tracking the India-EAEU Free Trade Agreement (EAEU: Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan) to address India’s trade deficit. Terms of reference were finalized during EAM S. Jaishankar’s November Moscow visit.
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8-Dec-2025
Hindustan Times
While Bangladesh Commerce Adviser enthusiastically touted a potential FTA with Thailand as a game-changer for maritime and logistics connectivity—aiming to supercharge bilateral trade and investment—such optimism warrants scrutiny amid Bangladesh’s persistent economic hurdles like infrastructure bottlenecks and regulatory red tape.
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6-Dec-2025
Türkiye Today
Trade Minister Omer Bolat announced that Türkiye and member states took “important and concrete steps” toward strengthening and expanding the D-8 Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) during his visit to Egypt.
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5-Dec-2025
UNCTAD
Arbitral decisions under national investment laws remain far less studied than the extensive jurisprudence on treaty-based investor–State dispute settlement (ISDS) cases.
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5-Dec-2025
Financial Express
The new CEPA will be negotiated from the start and would not be a continuation of the discussions held in the past.
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5-Dec-2025
Taiwan Today
The agreement includes more comprehensive regulations spanning duty-free cross-border electronic transmission, transnational data transmission, paperless trade, personal data.
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5-Dec-2025
CTV
US President Donald Trump could decide next year to withdraw from the Canada-United States-Mexico trade agreement , Politico reported, citing US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
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4-Dec-2025
Sudans Post
According to a statement from the Ministry of Trade, the deal was concluded during a landmark bilateral meeting between Minister Atong and the Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources. Officials described the discussions as “particularly productive,” marking a significant step toward deepening economic ties between the two nations.
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4-Dec-2025
Reuters
Kenya will appeal against a regional court ruling that halted a trade deal with the European Union, Trade Minister Lee Kinyanjui said on Wednesday, adding the ruling imperils $1.56 billion worth of annual exports to the EU.
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4-Dec-2025
Reuters
The 184 investors filed an arbitration request with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, or ICSID, claiming Switzerland violated a free trade agreement with Japan when wiping out the bonds in March 2023.
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4-Dec-2025
Business Standard
India and the European Union (EU) to finalize the revamped India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by the end of 2025. Of the 23 chapters under negotiation, 11 have been completed, with key discussions ongoing in areas such as market access for cars, steel, services, investment, and technical trade barriers.
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4-Dec-2025
Globes
Tariffs on Israeli exports to the US will be cut from the proposed 15% but will not be uniform for all industries.
