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30-Jan-2025
Bilyonaryo
The EU is pushing for a fast-tracked free trade agreement with the Philippines, citing interest from European investors. Negotiations, which resumed in March 2024, are expected to continue, with the EU open to finalizing parts of the agreement even if some areas remain unresolved.
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30-Jan-2025
Xinhua English News
Malaysia has announced its 2025 trade targets, prioritizing partnerships with the BRICS group, leveraging existing Free Trade Agreements, and focusing on emerging markets. As the 2025 ASEAN chair, Malaysia will also emphasize regional integration, digital transformation, and sustainable growth in its trade strategy.
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30-Jan-2025
Fibre2Fashion
The Philippines is optimistic about starting free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with the US under a potential second Trump administration, citing past support from Trump appointees. This contrasts with the Biden administration’s cautious approach. The Philippines is also prioritizing its ongoing FTA negotiations with the EU.
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30-Jan-2025
Bangkok Post
Thailand and Israel are exploring a free trade agreement (FTA) to boost trade and investment. Discussions have begun, focusing on potential collaboration in technology, agriculture, and food security, with Israel also seeking Thai skilled labor. Israel views Thailand as a key partner and potential Southeast Asian hub.
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29-Jan-2025
The Guardian (Nigeria)
The Director General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria said Nigerian companies have not benefited much from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) since it came into effect.
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29-Jan-2025
Atalayar
Algeria has decided to respond to the increase in criticism of its policies from European countries with the striking decision to review the Association Agreement with the European Union once again.
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29-Jan-2025
The Kyiv Independent
The European Union does not plan to extend the preferential trade agreement framework in its current form past its June 5 expiration date and is considering a new set of rules instead.
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29-Jan-2025
European Coordination Via Campesina
ECVC condemns the decision of the leaders of the European Commission and Mexico to conclude the EU-Mexico trade agreement negotiations, just one and a half months after the EU-Mercosur deal negotiations were finalised.
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28-Jan-2025
The Economic Times
India is reconsidering its financial aid to the Maldives after the island nation implemented a free trade agreement with China, leading to potential revenue losses.
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28-Jan-2025
Business Standard
Britain’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade plans to visit India next month with a focus on finalising the Free Trade Agreement.
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28-Jan-2025
Business Standard
Trade ministers of India and Oman reviewed progress of the proposed free trade agreement between the two countries and focused on advancing the negotiations for the pact.
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28-Jan-2025
Club of Mozambique
Mozambique is awaiting approval of its tariff offer at the next Summit of Heads of State and Government this quarter, in order to effectively begin commercial transactions within the continental free market.
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28-Jan-2025
European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine
Over 250 Parliamentarians from 17 EU countries called for the suspension of the EU Association Agreement with Israel citing Israel’s breaches of the art 2, so called ’human rights’ clause of the treaty.
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27-Jan-2025
South Centre
Africa’s experience of thirty years of failure in the application of the so-called free market policies of neoliberalism shows that the process of economic transformation and regional integration and the policies required cannot be left to the free-working of market forces.
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27-Jan-2025
Investing.com
GreenX Metals Limited has confirmed its stance in defending the £252 million arbitration award granted to the company, following Poland’s recent legal challenges.
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27-Jan-2025
Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic
The subject of the dispute was the issue of conducting geological exploration for the purpose of future exploitation of oil and natural gas.
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27-Jan-2025
Tehran Times
Iran and Oman have signed a memorandum of understanding on preferential trade and customs cooperation.
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27-Jan-2025
Politico
The European Union has clinched a string of pacts after the United States, its top trading partner, flipped into full protectionist mode.
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27-Jan-2025
The Citizen
Tanzania and British developer Pennyroyal Limited could find themselves back to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) after talks between the two parties failed to yield an agreement.
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27-Jan-2025
Venezuelanalysis
The US oil giant has launched multiple efforts to collect international arbitration awards against the Caribbean nation.
