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20-Jun-2025 Public Radio of Armenia
Samvel Karapetyan sues France over seized villa on the French Riviera
Russia-based Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan, the owner of Tashir Group, has initiated arbitration proceedings against France at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes -
20-Jun-2025 Reuters
S.Korea trade chief expects talks with US to gather momentum in coming weeks
South Korea’s trade talks with the U.S. faced slow progress due to domestic political upheaval, including leadership changes that created uncertainty. President Lee Jae Myung, who won a snap election in early June 2025, initially signaled no urgency for a U.S. deal during his campaign but has since committed to accelerating negotiations. -
19-Jun-2025 The US Kenya FTA insights
AfCFTA & digital governance
Africa’s AfCFTA quietly adopted a controversial digital trade protocol, mirroring outdated U.S. tech rules that risk undermining data sovereignty and regulatory power. -
19-Jun-2025 Reuters
Morocco to review Turkey trade deal over expanding deficit, sources say
Morocco is planning to review its trade agreement with Turkey and push for more Turkish investment to offset an expanding trade deficit driven largely by Turkish fabric imports. -
19-Jun-2025 European Commission
EU-Mexico FTA: Agreement in principle text (Apr 2018, updated in 2025)
As published by the European Commission. -
19-Jun-2025 Financial Express
India, Canada to resume FTA talks after 21-months pause
India and Canada to resume FTA talks after 21 months, aiming to revive the Early Progress Trade Agreement and move toward a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. -
19-Jun-2025 In These Times
Global trade at gunpoint
Trump is setting up a protection racket to expand corporate power around the world. -
19-Jun-2025 BBC
Scottish farmers worried over imported trade deal meat
Scotland’s meat industry says it is becoming concerned about the "creepage" of imports from countries which have signed trade deals with the UK. -
18-Jun-2025 Mercury
German Chancellor Freidrich Merz asks Anthony Albanese whether he can help speed up Australia-EU free trade agreement
Australia could be on the verge of cementing a free trade deal with multiple major countries, with both parties acknowledging the symbolic significance of the pact. -
18-Jun-2025 Reuters
China willing to further tap potential of free trade agreement with Australia, minister says
China is willing to work with Australia to further tap the potential of their free trade agreement, Commerce Minister Wang Wentao told a forum marking the 10th anniversary of the pact. -
18-Jun-2025 The Guardian
Farmers call for UK animal welfare rules to be upheld in Gulf states deal
PM urged to ensure £1.6bn trade agreement does not undermine industry with influx of lower-welfare meat. -
18-Jun-2025 Euractiv
New import safeguards under discussion to secure Mercosur deal, French agriculture minister says
“Brazil has been very proactive in protecting itself. Why shouldn’t we also have specific safeguard clauses for agricultural products?” Genevard told reporters. -
18-Jun-2025 Daily News Egypt
Madbouly touts tripled trade as Egypt, Serbia finalise free trade deal
Egypt has approved a free trade agreement with Serbia that will gradually eliminate customs duties, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced, noting that bilateral trade has more than tripled to around $300m since 2022. -
18-Jun-2025 21st century chronicle
D-8 preferential trade agreement targets $500 billion in intra-trade by 2030
Amb. Isiaka Imam, Secretary-General, D-8, Organisation for Economic Cooperation, says the organisation is focusing on achieving a target of 500 billion dollars in intra-trade among member countries by 2030. -
18-Jun-2025 The Jakarta Post
I-EU CEPA talks end, but deal won’t take effect before 2027
The negotiations for the Indonesia-EU Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (I-EU CEPA) have concluded, but the agreement is not expected to take effect before 2027. Once fully implemented, the trade deal is projected to Indonesia’s exports to the European Union by up to 50% over the first three years. -
17-Jun-2025 The Japan News
More US rice could reach Japan tariff free, as Tokyo aims to placate Washington
The government may propose increasing duty-free imports of US rice in negotiations over US tariffs, according to government sources. -
17-Jun-2025 BBC
Trump signs order confirming parts of UK-US tariff deal
The deal includes a 10% levy on most UK goods, including cars, and did not address the expected removal of charges on steel imports. The UK has agreed to scrap tariffs on beef. -
17-Jun-2025 Japan Consumers’ Association
Emergency statement: We are firmly opposed to the selling off of agriculture and food in Japan-US trade negotiations
The Japan Consumers Federation is concerned that Japanese agriculture and food safety will be used as bargaining chips and sacrificed in the Japan-US trade negotiations, and has issued the following emergency statement. -
17-Jun-2025 Business Daily
China’s duty-free access offers growth path as Agoa waivers
On June 12, 2025, China announced it would extend duty-free market access to 53 African countries, eliminating tariffs on 98 percent of taxable products originating from these nations. -
17-Jun-2025 Consumers’ Association of Penang
Malaysia – EFTA Economic Partnership Agreement (MEEPA) will jeopardise public health, access to seeds & farmers’ rights
Consumers’ Association of Penang submitted a Memorandum on June 2025 to strongly urge the Malaysian government not to rush to endorse and/or sign the trade deal with EFTA. If a deal is to be signed, such a deal must not contain any TRIPS-plus obligation.