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9-Jul-2025
Business Today
“Trump’s model isn’t a free trade agreement; it’s a YATRA — Yielding to American Tariff Retaliation Agreement,” GTRI said, highlighting the US President’s aggressive stance on trade negotiations.
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9-Jul-2025
Reuters
Israel and India are finalising an investment protection agreement and expect to sign it in the coming months, Israel’s Finance Ministry said.
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9-Jul-2025
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders, which accuses the Israeli army of war crimes against journalists in the Gaza Strip, has joined the call by more than 180 international organisations to suspend the trade agreement between the European Union and Israel.
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9-Jul-2025
Euronews
The agreement reached by the EU and the Mercosur countries has been reviewed by the European Commission’s legal service and translated, but its submission to the Member States for ratification has been put on hold.
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9-Jul-2025
Fibre2Fashion
Bangladesh is actively negotiating with the US to secure a mutually beneficial tariff agreement amid planned US tariffs on Bangladeshi goods. Bangladesh has offered zero-duty access for many US goods and commitments to increase imports of items like LNG, cotton, aircraft, and agricultural products to balance the trade gap.
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9-Jul-2025
Hindustan Times
US President Donald Trump stated that the US and India are close to finalizing a trade deal amid ongoing negotiations. Although America’s reciprocal tariffs on India were extended from July 9 to August 1, a special Indian negotiating team recently concluded key discussions in the US.
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9-Jul-2025
The Edge Malaysia
Malaysian CSOs have urged the government to reject the inclusion of the ISDS clause in the RCEP agreement. They warn that ISDS allows foreign investors to sue governments over policies safeguarding public interests like health, workers, and the environment, potentially leading to costly legal battles and large payouts detrimental to national budgets.
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9-Jul-2025
People Dispatch
Major Indian farmer’s groups have announced they will participate in the upcoming July 9 national strike call made by the central trade unions against the government’s anti-worker policies.
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8-Jul-2025
APA News
The Credit Fund of the AfCFTA Adjustment Fund has successfully closed its first investment, committing US$10 million to Telecel Global Services Ltd, through a senior secured amortising loan. The transaction marks a significant milestone in the operationalisation of the Fund.
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8-Jul-2025
The Washington Post
President Trump threatened tariffs between 25 percent and 40 percent on imports from 14 countries, the first of what he said would be a series of higher duties as the administration continues negotiating trade deals ahead of a new Aug. 1 deadline.
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8-Jul-2025
BNA
The Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of Hungary for the Promotion and Protection of Investments officially entered into force on 7 July 2025.
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8-Jul-2025
The Guardian
United States President, Donald Trump, has warned that countries supporting BRICS policies that clash with U.S. interests will face an additional 10 per cent tariff.
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7-Jul-2025
The Financial Express
Bangladesh now gears up drives for striking free-trade deals, with negotiations underway with a couple of countries, as the country prepares for post-graduation trade sans tariff concessions.
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7-Jul-2025
Euronews
The EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas was tasked to follow up on a request made by the 27 leaders at their Council summit to engage with Israel and scope out further options for action against Tel Aviv if the situation in Gaza does not improve.
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7-Jul-2025
Nation News
The Trinidad and Tobago government said it intends becoming the first Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to enter into a partial scope trade agreement with India.
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7-Jul-2025
DW
The United States is warning its trading partners to negotiate new deals or face higher import taxes by August 1, the latest deadline in President Donald Trump’s implementation of "reciprocal" tariffs.
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7-Jul-2025
NDTV
India is actively negotiating bilateral investment treaties with over a dozen countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Israel, Oman, European Union, Switzerland, Russia, and Australia, a government official said.
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7-Jul-2025
KNN
Kerala’s Agriculture Minister, P Prasad, has voiced strong opposition to the proposed India-US Free Trade Agreement, raising alarm over its potential impact on India’s agricultural sector.
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7-Jul-2025
The Hindu
Samyukta Kisan Morcha leaders warned that Indian agriculture should be kept out of any free trade agreement with the US or other countries.
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7-Jul-2025
Hindustan Times
The India-ASEAN FTA, has been criticized for its weak "rules of origin" provisions, which have facilitated massive dumping of Chinese goods through some ASEAN countries, negatively impacting Indian industries.
