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21-Jul-2020
Fibre2Fashion
Chinese commerce minister Zhong Shan and Cambodian counterpart Pan Sorasak announced the conclusion of the talks via a video conference yesterday. The FTA is expected to be signed this year.
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20-Jul-2020
Livemint
India is seeking concessions for generic drugs it exports to the United States in return for opening its dairy markets and slashing tariffs on farm goods as the two sides seek to shore up a new trade deal.
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20-Jul-2020
KBS World Radio
South Korea and China will hold a new round of negotiations on their free trade agreement(FTA) regarding the service and investment sectors this week.
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20-Jul-2020
MercoPress
The emergence of the so-called “Frugal Five” led by Austria and Netherlands, has blocked so far the European Union recovery plan, with a massive injection of funds, and forebodes hard times to finally reach the implementation of an EU trade agreement with Mercosur.
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17-Jul-2020
Jakarta Post
Indonesia will conduct a worker-exchange program with Australia to boost its human resources. The plan was announced by a senior government official just days after the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) entered into force.
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17-Jul-2020
The Economic Times
India and the US are close to concluding an initial limited trade package followed by a possible bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).
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16-Jul-2020
The New York CaribNews
The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) on Monday signed an agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to support economic development and integration of the Caribbean Community (Caricom).
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16-Jul-2020
The East African
Limited funding for EAC integration and low public awareness about the Treaty Protocols and their implementation framework are bottlenecks for the 150 million-strong population to exploit opportunities it presents.
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16-Jul-2020
Business Daily
Last week, Kenya and US officially started negotiations of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA). A special interest group comprising civil society, trade unions and farmers have also mobilised against the FTA. This is a common trend globally when trade negotiations begin because the future of these vested interest groups is always uncertain.
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15-Jul-2020
Times Now News
The Indian government is open to Preferential Trade Agreement and even Free Trade Agreements with big countries like US, UK, and EU that are equal, fair and reciprocal.
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15-Jul-2020
Japan Today
The British government is aiming to reach a trade deal with Japan "around the end of this month," according to London’s chief negotiator with Tokyo.
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15-Jul-2020
ADA Derana
The Attorney General has informed the Supreme Court that the content of the Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SLSFTA) still under the study of the Presidential Committee appointed to review the agreement.
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15-Jul-2020
The Star
Cambodia and South Korea have agreed to launch official negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).
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15-Jul-2020
ABC News
The Federal Government is facing calls to axe its free trade deal with Hong Kong after suspending Australia’s extradition agreement with the city.
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15-Jul-2020
The Hindu Business Line
India and the EU may take a fresh look at the long-pending bilateral Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) and see if a meeting ground could be reached and the talks taken forward when leaders meet at the India-EU Summit.
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14-Jul-2020
Open Global Rights
Trade liberalisation is incompatible with women’s human rights and gender equality when corporations exploit women’s cheap labour as a source of comparative advantage.
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14-Jul-2020
EU Observer
Green groups have renewed their demand for the EU and member states to jointly withdraw from the controversial Energy Charter Treaty (ECT).
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14-Jul-2020
Express
India has blasted the EU and Vietnam for ratifying a free trade agreement that would be "another blow" to Indian businesses.
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13-Jul-2020
The Standard
Kenya’s free trade deal with the US has been challenged before the East Africa Court of Justice days after the two countries opened negotiations on duty-free imports.
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13-Jul-2020
Japan Today
The British government is aiming to reach a trade deal with Japan "around the end of this month," according to London’s chief negotiator with Tokyo.