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5-Jun-2026
AP
The U-turn comes as Canada and the United States are in discussions on whether to renew the free trade agreement between the two countries and Mexico.
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5-Jun-2026
Climate Home News
Academics at the first fossil fuel phase-out summit urged governments to recognise investor protection treaties as a barrier to the energy transition.
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5-Jun-2026
Peterson Institute for International Economics
When the Trump administration imposed so-called "reciprocal," country-specific tariff rates in April 2025, it made clear that the measures were intended not only to protect US industry but also as negotiating leverage to extract bilateral concessions.
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5-Jun-2026
Russia’s Pivot To Asia
The process of ratifying the free trade agreement between Eurasian Economic Union countries and the United Arab Emirates is in the final stage and should be completed within two months, after which the countries will announce when the document will go into effect.
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5-Jun-2026
Middle East Briefing
The UAE network of 36 CEPA deals has driven non-oil foreign trade to 27%, exceeding US$1 trillion in 2025. This article explains how exporters, manufacturers, logistics providers, and investors benefit from the UAE’s expanding role as a global trade hub.
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5-Jun-2026
Fresh Fruit Portal
Nearly 160 food and agriculture organizations from the United States, Canada and Mexico have called on their governments to renew and strengthen the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ahead of the pact’s mandatory six-year review.
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5-Jun-2026
CMS
Switzerland and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) signed a new Bilateral Investment Treaty. The KSA is one of the most important destinations for Swiss foreign investment in in the Middle East.
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5-Jun-2026
Yonhap News Agency
South Korea and Serbia have signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), marking South Korea’s first trade pact with a Balkan nation. The agreement will eliminate tariffs on 90% of traded goods, boosting South Korea’s exports of chips and electric vehicles while securing its supply of critical materials like lithium and cobalt.
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4-Jun-2026
IBON International
The global rush for critical minerals, driven by the demand for renewable energy technologies, has intensified competition among major powers seeking to secure control over emerging “green” value chains.
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4-Jun-2026
Yahoo
Silver Bull Resources, Inc. announces that its Arbitration case against the United States of Mexico has been dismissed in its entirety and the company has been ordered to pay a portion of Mexico’s legal costs totaling approximately US$998,000.
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4-Jun-2026
Reuters
Meta accused Australia of violating a free trade agreement with the US by proposing a new tax on certain tech giants which do not strike licensing deals with local media, escalating a dispute which has simmered for half a decade.
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4-Jun-2026
International Request Form Panama
Panama, Jun 2026
Institutional Sign-On: Tell Panama’s President to Reject Negotiations with First Quantum
Social organizations in Panama and international allies are promoting a petition to the Panamanian government, urging President José Raúl Mulino to reject any negotiations with First Quantum Minerals to reopen the Cobre Panamá mine, whose contract was declared unconstitutional by Panama’s Supreme Court in 2023. The organizations behind the petition argue that the (...)
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3-Jun-2026
The africa report
After a three-year suspension following a military coup, Libreville regains duty-free access to US markets as the superpower rivalry intensifies.
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3-Jun-2026
Russia’s pivot to Asia
The leaders of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries are expected to approve the start of negotiation over the creation of a Free Trade Area (FTA) with Tunisia at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Council later.
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3-Jun-2026
Euronews
When firm Blasket Renewables sought to enforce compensation in a US court, the European Commission argued that Spain could not legally pay it, highlighting a clash between international arbitration and EU law.
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3-Jun-2026
Times & Star
British taxpayers could be forced to pay up to £300 million in compensation to the backers of a cancelled West Cumbrian coal mine.
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3-Jun-2026
Politico
The European Parliament’s trade committee approved by a wide majority a compromise struck with EU governments and the Commission on legislation to implement a trade deal with the United States.
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3-Jun-2026
Reuters
Argentine Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno said the country intends to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and will present its application on Wednesday in Paris.
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3-Jun-2026
AP
Canada is calling on the United States and Mexico to renew the free trade agreement among their three countries for another 16 years just as U.S. President Donald Trump revives talk of making Canada the 51st state.
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2-Jun-2026
Xinhua
Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has called for the early conclusion of a fair and balanced reciprocal trade agreement with the United States, the Vietnam News Agency reported.
