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10-Feb-2021
Bloomberg
Ghana and the U.K. have signed an interim trade agreement, one of the last bilateral deals hanging in the balance following Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union.
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10-Feb-2021
Business Day
All too often SA is condemned by the EU, Brazil and others for implementing necessary trade defence measures against unfair competition. But it is interesting to observe how the EU, a culprit of dumping in SA, fights to protect itself against dumping at all costs.
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10-Feb-2021
China Daily
The RCEP will undoubtedly pave the way for China’s new digital yuan expansion throughout Asia.
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10-Feb-2021
Some WTO Members are negotiating rules on facilitating investment. This is the draft consolidated text as of 4 February 2021.
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10-Feb-2021
Interfax
US Optima Ventures intend to file a lawsuit against the United States seeking compensation of $23 million in response to two civil forfeiture actions targeting their assets in Louisville.
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10-Feb-2021
Some WTO Members are negotiating restrictions on the ability to regulate services. These are the services sectors they are proposing the new rules would apply to.
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10-Feb-2021
All WTO Members are negotiating restrictions on fisheries subsidies. This is the Chair’s explanatory note accompanying the draft consolidated negotiating text as of 18 December 2020
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10-Feb-2021
Al-Monitor
A member of the Egyptian parliament called for the need to reconsider the free trade agreement between Egypt and Turkey signed 15 years ago, claiming that it harms Egyptian interests and favors Turkish exporters.
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10-Feb-2021
Economy Next
Sri Lanka has given the nod for the Ministry of Trade to examine ways of re-negotiating existing free trade agreements and enter into new ones, the government said.
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10-Feb-2021
Euractiv
Luxembourg’s energy minister who used to be at the forefront of calls to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty, has backtracked on his earlier statements, saying the EU should first aim to redouble efforts to reform.
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10-Feb-2021
CCSI
While withdrawing, EU Member States could attempt to negotiate out of the sunset clause but would be subjected to it unless all other ECT Members agree to relieve them from the application of the clause.
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10-Feb-2021
Reuters
A Latin American social media industry group that includes Facebook and Twitter said a reform in Mexico would violate an international trade pact, in swift backlash to a draft bill that seeks to regulate social media platforms.
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10-Feb-2021
Live Mint
ndia will engage with new US Trade Representative Katherine Tai once the Congress approves her nomination and seek her views on the pending mini trade deal, trade minister Piyush Goyal said.
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9-Feb-2021
The Business Times
The CAI will be judged a few years from now by its implementation and the concrete steps China takes to fulfill its promises. If European companies do not perceive any improvement, and China makes no progress on labour standards, the CAI might come to be viewed as another empty gesture.
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9-Feb-2021
Tass
The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is considering an opportunity of establishing free trade zones with Indonesia and Mongolia.
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9-Feb-2021
The Economic Times
The Commerce and Industry Ministry is trying to prepare a roadmap and a scoping paper to quickly start review of respective free trade agreements with Japan and ASEAN, Union minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday.
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9-Feb-2021
Some WTO Members are negotiating restrictions on the ability to regulate services. This is the Chairperson’s summary of the meeting on 10 December 2020
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9-Feb-2021
Some WTO Members are negotiating restrictions on the ability to regulate services. This is the draft text as of 18 December 2020
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9-Feb-2021
All WTO Members are negotiating restrictions on fisheries subsidies. This is the draft consolidated negotiating text as of 18 December 2020.
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9-Feb-2021
Handelskampanjen
Joint statement from several civil society organizations and farmers’ associations with requirements for the Mercosur agreement.
