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27-Jan-2022 Reuters
Singapore, Pacific Alliance countries sign trade agreement
Singapore has signed a free trade agreement with the Pacific Alliance - made up of Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Chile - those governments said on Wednesday, in a deal they said would facilitate trade and closer ties with Asia. -
26-Jan-2022 Climate Home News
UK, Switzerland accused of undermining EU green treaty reforms
Campaigners say the UK and Switzerland are defending fossil fuel interests in Energy Charter Treaty modernisation talks to tempt firms to relocate their HQs. -
26-Jan-2022 Global Times
China, Ecuador explore FTA talks, sign MOU on investment and economic cooperation
China and Ecuador are actively exploring the negotiation of a free trade agreement and have completed a feasibility study on the issue. -
26-Jan-2022 Courthouse News
Probe of how much EU members pay for arbitration gets liftoff
The European Court of Justice backed the EU bloc’s authority to challenge arbitration payments in a dispute between a pair of beverage moguls and the Romanian government. -
26-Jan-2022 African Business
UK-Africa summit closes with millions in ‘misguided’ investment
Grand UK investments in Africa’s green energy transition are more focussed on boosting British exports in an ’unsustainable’ trade relationship,’ development experts say. -
26-Jan-2022 Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
OTE calls for revision of trade agreements disadvantageous to Tunisia
The worsening trade deficit with China and Turkey is contributing to the draining of foreign exchange reserves and seriously threatens local production, according to a review. -
26-Jan-2022 Mint
Cairn says completed all steps of retro tax repeal law, eligible for ₹7,900 cr tax refund
As part of the settlement reached with the Indian government over the levy of back taxes, the company has withdrawn all cases that were brought to collect the tax refund ordered by an international arbitration tribunal. -
25-Jan-2022 Bloomberg
China misses trade deal targets, raising pressure on Biden
The landmark trade deal signed in 2020 between the world’s two largest economies failed to reduce the bilateral trade deficit. -
25-Jan-2022 Agriland
Mercosur deal ‘won’t make significant progress’ under French presidency
The EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement “won’t make significant progress” under the new French presidency of the Council of the EU, according to one Irish MEP. -
24-Jan-2022 bilaterals.org
Trade agreements are colonial tools to control lands, resources and labour, says Canadian activist Stefan Christoff
Interview with Stefan Christoff, media maker, musician and community activist living in Montreal.
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24-Jan-2022 IISD
Investor–state disputes in the fossil fuel industry
The fossil fuel industry is the most litigious industry in the ISDS system by number of cases, accounting for almost 20% of the total known ISDS cases across all sectors. -
24-Jan-2022 Greenpeace
Dangerous man, dangerous deals
Why the EU should not strengthen relations with Bolsonaro. -
24-Jan-2022 Nature
Regional trade agreement burdens global carbon emissions mitigation
Complete tariff elimination among RCEP members would increase the yearly global CO2 emissions from fuel combustion by about 3.1%, doubling the annual average growth rate of global CO2 emissions in the last decade. -
24-Jan-2022 The Financial Express Bangladesh
Dhaka likely to sign PTA with Colombo in April next
Final offer lists of products from both sides will be sent virtually later in January, said a senior official of the commerce ministry in Bangladesh. -
24-Jan-2022 The Straits Times
Taiwan considers lifting ban on Japanese food imports to improve odds of joining CPTPP
Taiwan looks set to lift a long-standing ban on imports of food products from five Japanese prefectures as it seeks to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. -
24-Jan-2022 New Straits Times
RCEP to enter into force on March 18
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world’s largest free trade agreement, will finally be effective for Malaysia on March 18. -
24-Jan-2022 Inquirer Net
Groups, mayors oppose RCEP trade agreement
Over 60 groups of farmers, fishers, workers, civil society organizations and 186 mayors oppose the Senate’s concurrence to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement. -
21-Jan-2022 Bloomberg
Traders eye key trade talks that may boost Mideast oil to Korea
Oil traders are turning their focus to a potential trade agreement between South Korea and some major Persian Gulf producers that may reduce prices of Middle Eastern crude in the months to come. -
21-Jan-2022 Econostrum
Morocco denies a revision of free trade agreements with Tunisia and Egypt
Moroccan Minister of Trade denied the information published according to which Rabat was working on a revision of the free trade agreements (FTA) signed with Tunisia and Egypt. -
21-Jan-2022 Ary News
‘Breakthrough’ as Pakistan, TCC agree over share in Reko Diq case
Pakistan and Tethyan Copper Company (TCC) have agreed over 50 percent shares, likely paving way for averting a multi-billion-dollar fine imposed on Pakistan.