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26-Mar-2021
The Malaysian Reserve
Malaysia’s goods trade balance will decline by 36% or US$4 billion (RM16.4 billion) per annum, post the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), according to a report by the Global Development Policy Centre of Boston University.
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26-Mar-2021
East Asia Forum
There are several sticking points for new entrants into the CPTPP, especially China.
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25-Mar-2021
UrduPoint
Russia and South Korea have agreed to speed up the talks about a free trade deal covering services and investment, South Korean Foreign Minister said.
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25-Mar-2021
Reuters
China is encouraging the early implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, and members of the Asia-Pacific trade pact aim for it to take effect from Jan. 1, 2022.
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25-Mar-2021
Arab News
China wants to reach a free trade agreement with the GCC states, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on the sidelines of his visit to Riyadh.
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25-Mar-2021
Business Recorder
Pakistan has reportedly decided to scrap most of its existing Bilateral Investment Treaties as these pacts are shrinking the government’s policy space with respect to adopting measures of public interest.
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25-Mar-2021
APWLD
In a virtual press conference held today, new evidence from a UN economist shows that the RCEP, a mega FTA recently signed by ASEAN and five trading partners Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan and South Korea, will negatively impact ASEAN, especially its trade balance.
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25-Mar-2021
Inquirer Net
The Philippines, wants to be part of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), an FTA signed by 11 Asia-Pacific countries.
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25-Mar-2021
The Indian Express
After successfully blocking milk product imports from New Zealand and Australia under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, the Indian dairy industry is mounting similar pressure vis-à-vis a free trade deal with the European Union (EU).
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24-Mar-2021
The Star
The EPA was approved for ratification by the Houses of Parliament in Kenya and the UK earlier this month.
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24-Mar-2021
Kenyans
Kenya is set to receive Ksh300 billion after it won a case against Cortec Mining Kenya Ltd, associated with slain businessman Jacob Juma and Stirling Limited for revoking the mining license of niobium and rare earth minerals.
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24-Mar-2021
Business Daily
Kenya has set its sights on fresh talks with the United Kingdom on free trade in services such as money transfers after the pact ensuring continuity in tax- and quota-free trade in goods was enforced yesterday.
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24-Mar-2021
Joy Online
The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) may enslave Africans to the rest of the world if the challenges associated with the programme are not fixed, the Citizen Watch, a think tank group has revealed.
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24-Mar-2021
China Daily
Diplomatic relations between China and Botswana have grown significantly this year, with the African nation becoming the 46th country on the continent to sign a memorandum of understanding on the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative.
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24-Mar-2021
Friends of the Earth Europe
The EU plans to increase the number of destructive products on supermarket shelves with the proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal, reveals a report.
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24-Mar-2021
Proactive
The company has appointed a leading international law firm to advise the company of its legal options, and in particular, the Australian Bilateral Investment Treaty.
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24-Mar-2021
Total Slovenia News
The British company pursues its investment treaty claim under the UK-Slovenia bilateral investment treaty and the Energy Charter Treaty.
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24-Mar-2021
The American Prospect
An improbable victory in El Salvador offers lessons for grassroots activists worldwide.
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23-Mar-2021
Live Mint
India is believed to have challenged in a court in The Hague an arbitration tribunal verdict that overturned its demand for ₹10,247 crore in back taxes from Cairn Energy Plc — the second time in three months that it has refused to accept an international award against retrospective tax.
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23-Mar-2021
Taiwan News
Twenty-three members of the U.S. Congress penned a letter to President Joe Biden on Monday (March 22), urging him to pursue a formal free trade agreement (FTA) with Taiwan.
