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14-Oct-2021 Outlook India
FTA talks with UAE, Australia going full steam ahead: Goyal
Negotiations for the proposed free trade agreements (FTAs) with the UAE and Australia are "going full steam ahead" and officials of both the sides are working on the deadlines to conclude the talks, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said. -
14-Oct-2021 Reuters
Britain sees Tran-Pacific trade deal next year, no date yet for US accord
Britain does not know when it might get a full trade deal with the United States but is hoping to join a Trans-Pacific trade partnership next year, British trade minister said. -
14-Oct-2021 Euractiv
South Korean trade minister calls for closer ties with the EU
Eleven years after the EU and South Korea signed a free trade agreement, South Korean Trade Minister is seeking to modernise it by including investment protection and new technologies. -
14-Oct-2021 Reuters
UAE, South Korea to launch free trade talks
The United Arab Emirates and South Korea on Thursday agreed to start negotiations on a bilateral trade deal targeting a broad expansion of economic ties. -
14-Oct-2021 Malay Mail
Miti: Malaysia in the process of amending Acts in order to ratify RCEP
The Malaysia government is currently refining the draft amendments to three Acts as it moves towards ratifying the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). -
14-Oct-2021 The Print
Trade imbalances, then pandemic — why Modi govt changed strategy on free trade agreements
Disproportionate imports & exports as well as foreign investors’ China Plus One strategy may have pushed the Modi govt to adopt a new strategy towards FTAs, say analysts. -
14-Oct-2021 Business Standard
India ready for negotiations of comprehensive economic pact with Bangladesh, says Envoy
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami has said that the proposed CEPA between two countries is a "win-win" situation and India is ready for negotiations as early as January 2022. -
13-Oct-2021 AFTINET
Colombia: Environmental defenders criticise ISDS tribunal decision favouring Canadian mining giant
While the tribunal has yet to make a decision about compensation to be paid, Eco Oro Minerals is claiming nearly $700 USD million. -
13-Oct-2021 The East African
Tariffs, rules of origin new hurdles to Africa’s trade area
A meeting held at the AfCFTA headquarters in Accra found that without these provisions no trade can take place. -
13-Oct-2021 The Star
Kenya-US trade talks stall as Biden administration reviews pact
Kenya’s trade deal with the US might not be concluded in the next two years, fresh details show. -
13-Oct-2021 The Monitor
The false hopes and empty promises of investment treaty modernization
A Canadian company’s successful challenge to a precautionary mining ban in Colombia shows how little investor–state dispute panels care about the right to regulate. -
13-Oct-2021
WTO plurilateral ecommerce draft consolidated revised text
Some WTO Members are negotiating rules on ecommerce. This is the revised version of the draft consolidated text as of 8 September 2021. -
12-Oct-2021 The HIndu
India calls for IPR waiver in WTO, dismantling trade barriers in global fight against pandemic
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday called for a waiver of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and dismantling new trade barriers in the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. -
12-Oct-2021 The Star
Kenya, Indonesia bridge trade gap
With the opening of a Kenyan embassy in Jakarta, Kenya and Indonesia are seeking to enhance trade ties. -
12-Oct-2021 Hindustan Times
India set to ink key trade deals by next year
The India government has set aggressive timelines for the agreements – formalisation of a CEPA with the UAE by early 2022, a FTA with the UK by next year, and an interim trade deal with Australia by December. -
12-Oct-2021 The Scoop
Brunei becomes sixth country to ratify RCEP
Brunei has ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the world’s largest free trade agreement, almost one year after signing the 15-nation pact. -
12-Oct-2021 Reuters
Taiwan asks Australia to support regional trade bid
A Taiwan official has asked Australia to support its bid to join the CPTPP pan-Pacific trade pact, which China opposes, saying Taiwan can boost high technology trade flows and demand for Australian minerals. -
12-Oct-2021 Outlook
India agrees to provide USD 200 million line of credit to support development projects in Kyrgyzstan
Indian External Affairs Minister said that one area that needs a concerted push from both sides is bilateral trade and investments. -
12-Oct-2021 Business Standard
Piyush Goyal pushes for stronger trade ties at G20 ministerial meet
India is trying to ink FTAs with Australia, UK, EU, and UAE. India will take forward the FTA talks with Canada and accelerate existing FTA review with South Korea. -
12-Oct-2021 Muscat Daily
India looks to sign FTA with Oman
India is looking to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with Oman along with a number of other countries, the country’s Commerce and Industry minister said.