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20-Jan-2025
The Nation Thailand
The 11th round of ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement (ACAFTA) negotiations took place in Bangkok from January 15-17. Discussions focused on various sectors, including sanitary measures, trade barriers, services, investment, and intellectual property.
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20-Jan-2025
The Nation Thailand
Thailand will sign a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The agreement, approved by the Thai Cabinet, covers trade with Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein.
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20-Jan-2025
Financial Express
Oman has requested a review of some concessions made during free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with India, causing a delay in the pact’s signing. While negotiations concluded in March 2024, Oman’s request, focusing on areas like cigarettes and liquor (of minimal interest to India), has prompted further discussions.
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20-Jan-2025
Live Mint
Indian Commerce Minister and European Trade Commissioner met to discuss expediting the India-EU FTA, signals a renewed push to advance negotiations on the India-EU FTA, a pact that has faced hurdles over the years due to differences on issues such as market access, tariff reductions and regulatory alignment.
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20-Jan-2025
Economy Next
Sri Lanka and China have agreed to resume efforts to finalize a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) after a six-year delay due to disagreements over tariff timelines, the percentage of tariff lines, and review periods.
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20-Jan-2025
Manila Times
The European Union (EU) and the Philippines will resume free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations in Manila next month, following an initial round in October 2024. Negotiations, paused in 2017 due to EU concerns over human rights, are targeted for completion by 2026.
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19-Jan-2025
Kluwer Arbitration Blog
The envisaged provisional application of the modernised ECT will allow a “coalition of willing” States to apply the modernised ECT as of 3 September 2025.
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19-Jan-2025
Eurasia Business News
Russia is currently appealing to block the enforcement of a nearly $60 billion arbitration award related to the Yukos Oil Company case.
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18-Jan-2025
Euractiv
The EU has concluded negotiations with Mexico on an updated trade agreement, the European Commission announced in a press release.
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17-Jan-2025
Green Left
The deal reinforces the same pattern seen since the initial colonisation of Latin America, which is the pillaging of primary resources by mostly foreign interests that are then converted into higher-value industrial products to be sold for a monumental profit.
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17-Jan-2025
NHK
Taiwanese President called on representatives of Japanese companies to urge the Japanese government to sign an EPA with Taiwan as soon as possible.
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17-Jan-2025
América Economía
The new interpretative note on the investment chapter of the FTA seeks to avoid legal abuses and protect the sovereignty of both countries without affecting incentives for foreign investment.
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17-Jan-2025
USTR
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16-Jan-2025
Reuters
A bipartisan group of US senators called on US Trade Representative to stop negotiations with Mexico, Canada and Colombia that they say would weaken investor protections in some US free trade deals during the Biden administration’s final days.
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16-Jan-2025
Financial Express
The negotiations on a free trade agreement between India and the UK are expected to resume in early February, after months of pause due to the general election in the UK, a senior official said.
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16-Jan-2025
The Standard
The recent signing of a comprehensive economic partnership agreement between Kenya and the United Arab Emirates heralds a significant shift in economic relations that could position Kenya as a central player in Africa’s trade landscape.
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16-Jan-2025
Korea Times
South Korea and China have resumed talks to expand their existing free trade agreement. The focus of the 10th round of negotiations is to include the service and investment sectors, building upon the initial FTA implemented in 2015.
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16-Jan-2025
Global Times
China has expanded its network of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) to 23 with 30 countries/regions. Recent agreements feature broader scope, including negative lists for services and investment, and provisions for the digital economy.
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15-Jan-2025
USTR
The Office of the United States Trade Representative released model negotiating texts in furtherance of the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal of building a more resilient global trading system.
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15-Jan-2025
AFTINET
This explainer sheds light on how Clive Palmer is using Investor-State Dispute Settlement provisions in trade agreements to claim up to $420 billion from the Australian government.
