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4-Jun-2021
Nikkei Asia
Wednesday’s decision to begin talks on having the U.K. join the Trans-Pacific Partnership has refocused attention on the 11-member trade agreement’s expansion plans, as China puts out unofficial feelers about getting on board.
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4-Jun-2021
The Jakarta Post
The Indo-Pacific region will be the new “center of gravity” for the 21st century, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell exclaimed, as he kicked off his visit to Jakarta this week amid lasting tensions on palm oil.
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4-Jun-2021
The Korea Herald
South Korea on Tuesday held the sixth round of free trade talks with a group of South American countries, after around a year of hiatus amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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4-Jun-2021
The Financial Express
Bangladesh and Australia are in discussion to sign a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) as the two countries want to take the relations to a new height shifting from development assistance to trade and investment.
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4-Jun-2021
Hindustan Times
After languishing for nearly four years, India and Canadian negotiators have resumed discussions towards a possible trade pact.
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4-Jun-2021
Belta
The negotiations on a full-fledged free trade zone between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Iran are set to start in the near future.
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4-Jun-2021
UNB
Bangladesh has adopted policy for executing bilateral agreements on free and preferential trade with different countries, says Finance Minister.
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4-Jun-2021
Colombo Page
Pakistan and Sri Lanka are exploring ways to enhance the bilateral trade under the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries.
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4-Jun-2021
Bloomberg
The new deal is likely to include digital trade, added access to agricultural markets, and services.
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4-Jun-2021
Nikkei Asia
The 11 members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership decided Wednesday to start negotiations for Britain’s entry into the regional free trade agreement, a Japanese minister said.
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3-Jun-2021
Energy Charter
Nigeria has completed all three of its accession reports but the Energy Charter Conference placed restrictions on ECT accession finalization procedures, placing Nigeria’s accession path into a state of pause.
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3-Jun-2021
Reuters
Ecuador has 60 days to make the payment and has already contacted Perenco to start negotiations. In 2020, the country inked a $6.5 billion emergency deal with the IMF.
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3-Jun-2021
Reuters
Britain and Australia held another round of talks to progress a free trade deal, the British envoy said, as both countries seek to strike an agreement in mid-June.
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3-Jun-2021
Quartz
Nafta did not improve the lot of most Mexican workers. But like many agreements that reduce tariffs and other obstacles to trade, Nafta was intended to boost the rights of workers in Mexico.
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3-Jun-2021
South China Morning Post
In this competition over standards, whichever nation first strikes a trilateral deal with technology leaders Japan and South Korea will secure a strategic chokepoint in the digital architecture of Asia.
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3-Jun-2021
The Federal
India and the UK are closing in on a free trade pact, in preparation for which they might strike an interim deal, according to media reports.
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2-Jun-2021
The teams at GRAIN and bilaterals.org are extremely sad to share the news that we have lost a great comrade and friend, Aziz Choudry, one of the founders of bilaterals.org. Read the full tribute in his honour here.
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2-Jun-2021
UrduPoint
Negotiations continue between Mongolia and the Eurasian Economic Commission on the possibility of concluding an agreement on a free trade area.
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2-Jun-2021
The Jerusalem Post
Israel plans to open an economic attaché office in Abu Dhabi to attract foreign investment and boost economic relations with Gulf states and the broader Arab world
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2-Jun-2021
BBC
Opposition among UK farmers is growing towards a trade deal close to being concluded with Australia. They say there are no meaningful safeguards in place to stop farmers being undercut by cheap imports.
