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16-Mar-2026
Reuters
India will hold off on signing a trade deal with the United States for several months, four Indian sources said, as fresh investigations by President Donald Trump’s administration into what it calls excess industrial capacity among trading partners add new friction.
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16-Mar-2026
Yonhap
South Korea has won an international arbitration case brought by Swiss elevator manufacturer Schindler Holding AG, avoiding a potential payout of 320 billion won ($211.4 million) in damages, the justice ministry said.
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16-Mar-2026
News of Bahrain
The United States and Ecuador have agreed to reduce tariff rates between the two nations, officials said, as countries seek to navigate US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff campaign.
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16-Mar-2026
USTR
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13-Mar-2026
European Commission
The 5th round of negotiations on a free trade agreement between the EU and the Philippines took place between 2 and 6 March 2026 in Brussels.
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13-Mar-2026
Politico
Brussels now needs to formally notify the South American group of its intention to provisionally implement the accord.
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13-Mar-2026
bilaterals.org
The Canada-Indonesia trade deal’s “women-inclusive” label masks a neoliberal agenda that benefits Canadian corporations more than Indonesian women. It exploits feminist language to legitimize market expansion, while reinforcing structural inequalities—especially the burden of unpaid care work on women—and enabling corporate power through costly investor rights (ISDS). True gender justice requires systemic change, not just market inclusion.
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12-Mar-2026
Public Citizen
The US Supreme Court’s decision invalidating the tariffs is yet another reason for countries like Indonesia to be wary of ratifying these deals negotiated with the Trump administration.
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12-Mar-2026
Peoples Dispatch
Developing nations are compelled to adopt legal frameworks favoring multinational seed companies, often through trade agreements and regional protocols that serve imperialist interests and control over the economies of the Global South.
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12-Mar-2026
The Business Standard
Bangladesh and Indonesia have agreed to accelerate negotiations on a Preferential Trade Agreement to expand bilateral trade and deepen economic cooperation.
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12-Mar-2026
Latin Finance
Leaders of the South American bloc hope the recent EU trade deal will provide the political will for other pacts with the United Arab Emirates and Canada.
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12-Mar-2026
PIA
The meetings brought together lead negotiators and legal experts from ASEAN Member States and the ASEAN Secretariat to advance discussions on the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement.
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12-Mar-2026
CELIOS
A civil society coalition consisting of CELIOS, the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), Indonesia for Global Justice (IGJ), Solidaritas Perempuan, and supported by WALHI Nasional and Trend Asia has officially filed a lawsuit for Unlawful Government Act (Onrechtmatige Overheidsdaad) against the President of the Republic of Indonesia at the Jakarta Administrative Court (PTUN) on March 11, 2026.
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12-Mar-2026
Muscat Daily
The Omani Undersecretary for Commerce and Industry met the Chinese Ambassador to discuss strengthening bilateral trade and investment, with a key focus on accelerating the GCC-China Free Trade Agreement to boost regional economic integration and market access.
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12-Mar-2026
Business Inquirer
Negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) between the Philippines and the European Union (EU) may be concluded by June or July this year, Trade Secretary Cristina Roque said.
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12-Mar-2026
Yonhap News Agency
President Lee Jae Myung and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong agreed to launch negotiations to upgrade their countries’ free trade agreement (FTA) and step up cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) during summit talks.
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12-Mar-2026
Hindustan Times
Demanding the scrapping of the India-US trade agreement, the Apple Farmers’ Federation of India (AFFI) will hold a protest outside the Parliament next month. The AFFI said it will mobilise apple growers and farmers from Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand for this protest.
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12-Mar-2026
Koalisi Masyarakat untuk Keadilan Ekonomi
The Civil Society Coalition for Economic Justice (Koalisi MKE) urges President Prabowo Subianto not to ratify the reciprocal trade agreement (ART) between Indonesia and the United States (US) signed on February 19, 2026. The 19% tariff reduction obtained by Indonesia in this agreement is not commensurate with the surrender of the country’s sovereignty to US interests.
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11-Mar-2026
The Nation
Thailand and Japan prepare to review the JTEPA trade agreement in 2027, aiming to expand market access and foster cooperation in the green economy.
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11-Mar-2026
Hindustan Times
The Punjab Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution condemning the proposed trade agreement between India and the United States, with chief minister Bhagwant Mann warning that the pact could severely impact farmers and the agricultural economy.
