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27-Jun-2025
Bernama
The first round of negotiations for a new and comprehensive free trade agreement between the European Union and Malaysia will commence in Brussels, Belgium, from June 30 to July 4 this year.
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27-Jun-2025
Gulf News
The United Kingdom and the Gulf Cooperation Council are in the final stages of negotiating a Free Trade Agreement, a deal first launched in June 2022.
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27-Jun-2025
France 24
European Union leaders considered new US trade proposals ahead of the July 9 deadline for US President Donald Trump’s tariffs at a Brussels summit. They also addressed the Mercosur trade agreement, Russia sanctions, and restructuring the World Trade Organization.
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27-Jun-2025
DW
An EU report concluded Israel might be breaching human rights in Gaza. The bloc could suspend a major trade deal, but it won’t. A brief hardening towards Israel appears to have dissipated after recent tensions with Iran.
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27-Jun-2025
bilaterals.org
African governments are deep in consultations over new annexes to the African Continental Free Trade Area, according to sources aware of the negotiations. Though what exactly is on the table remains largely opaque.
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26-Jun-2025
Politico
The German leader is piling the pressure on Brussels to strike a deal soon with Trump so Europe doesn’t end up with the scraps.
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26-Jun-2025
CMS Law-Now
On 3 June 2025, Switzerland and Chile signed a new bilateral investment treaty. Chile is one of the most important destinations for Swiss foreign investment in Latin America.
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26-Jun-2025
TVP
Poland’s agriculture minister has reiterated his country’s opposition to a trade deal between the European Union and a bloc of South American countries, saying that farming should not be “sacrificed” for gains in other sectors.
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26-Jun-2025
Rediff
Pakistan and US trade talks expected to conclude next week, aiming for a strategic and investment partnership. Finance Minister Aurangzeb and US Commerce Secretary Lutnick discussed expediting the agreement.
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26-Jun-2025
UK Government
The seventh round of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland took place in London between 5 and 13 June 2025.
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25-Jun-2025
PM News
The European Union (EU) has committed about €1.1 billion to help the African Union (AU) implement the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a key agreement aimed at boosting trade across Africa.
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25-Jun-2025
Alliance Sud
The undersigned Swiss NGOs are urging the Swiss government to actively engage within EFTA to drop these provisions known as TRIPS+.
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25-Jun-2025
Live Mint
The free trade agreement between India and the UK is expected to be signed by July-end, following three years of on-and-off negotiations. The deal will eliminate tariffs on labour-intensive goods and reduce costs on imports like whisky and cars from the UK.
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25-Jun-2025
Yonhap News Agency
South Korea and China have kicked off a fresh round of follow-up negotiations aimed at expanding their bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) to include services and investment.
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25-Jun-2025
ScandAsia
Malaysia has signed a wide-ranging economic partnership agreement with the four member states of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA): Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
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24-Jun-2025
The reporter
The European Union has launched a six million Euro project geared towards kickstarting Ethiopia’s belated participation in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
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24-Jun-2025
BBC
Mali and Russia have signed a series of agreements aimed at expanding mutual trade and strengthening economic ties.
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24-Jun-2025
ENA
The last validation workshop of Ethiopia’s African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Implementation Strategy was conducted today with a view to finalizing the roadmap for the country’s engagement with the free trade area.
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24-Jun-2025
FTA Watch
Thai civil society organizations expressing serious concerns about the ongoing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between Thailand and the European Union (EU), highlight potential negative impacts on agriculture, food security, environment, labor rights, public health, and other social issues.
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24-Jun-2025
Journal of International Economic Law
The advent of digital and data-driven business models has heightened the risks of tax base erosion and evasion, adversely affecting revenue generation, economic recovery, and advancement of tax justice in African economies. We develop a framework examining how trade rules on services, electronic transmissions, and digital products shape the ability of African countries to tax their digital economies.