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9-May-2025
The Daily Star
The European Union is speeding up free trade negotiations with key Asian countries, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, and India, in response to the heavy tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.
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9-May-2025
The Sun
The United States has chosen to avoid tariff negotiations with ASEAN as a unified group, preferring instead to engage in bilateral talks with individual member countries, according to Malaysia’s Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry.
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7-May-2025
Mint
In a major strategic shift, India is moving away from negotiating full-fledged free trade agreements and instead opting for short-term, limited-scope trade deals with several countries.
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7-May-2025
PoliticsHome
As the spectre of Donald Trump’s tariffs looms over British exports, Labour confronts a stark choice: in its mission to secure tariff relief, what is the government willing to surrender?
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7-May-2025
The Hindu
Samyukt Kisan Morcha, allied unions allege pact enables ‘economic imperialism’, bypasses Parliamentary scrutiny, and endangers national interests.
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7-May-2025
Reuters
Britain and India clinched a long-coveted free trade pact after tariff turmoil sparked by US President Donald Trump forced the two sides to hasten efforts to increase their trade in whisky, cars and food.
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7-May-2025
Hindustan Times
India and the UK on Tuesday clinched a free trade agreement that will boost Indian exports of textiles, leather and engineering goods and cut levies on British whisky, automobiles and medical devices.
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7-May-2025
Kyodo
The United States and China will hold talks to de-escalate trade tensions, in the first known high-level in-person contact between representatives of the world’s two largest economies since President Donald Trump unleashed hefty tariffs on imports.
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7-May-2025
Financial Post
Le premier ministre canadien et le président américain ont ouvert la porte à une renégociation rapide de l’Accord Canada–États-Unis–Mexique.
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7-May-2025
Middle East Monitor
The Egyptian parliament approved an agreement on the promotion and protection of mutual investments signed between Egypt and Saudi Arabia last October, Gulf Online reported.
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6-May-2025
Third World Network
In the area of energy and raw materials, the EU comes up with regressive and restrictive text proposals for its free trade agreement with India (also Tunisia, Vietnam, Mexico) which are directly contradictory to its own conduct and regulations
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6-May-2025
The Straits Times
A free trade agreement has entered into force for Singapore, Chile and Peru, three of the five partner countries in the Pacific Alliance-Singapore FTA.
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6-May-2025
Global Justice Now
Campaigners warn new deal could pose threats to climate action and medicine prices; claims of hypocrisy after UK withdrew from a similar deal last year.
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6-May-2025
BBC
Film tariffs are set to form part of trade negotiations between the UK and US after Donald Trump threatened to apply a 100% charge against movies made in foreign countries.
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6-May-2025
The Express Tribune
Pakistan has raised serious concerns over high tariffs imposed by Japan and calls for entering into a bilateral Preferential Trade Agreement to ensure fair competition and balanced tariffs.
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6-May-2025
Digital Trade Alliance
As more sectors of the economy go online, “digital trade” is emerging as a vital area of interest, with many governments implementing specific digital trade agendas.
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5-May-2025
RBC Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a conversation with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa. They discussed the possibility of signing a free trade agreement and agreed that their teams would work on it.
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5-May-2025
NDTV
During New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, the two countries had stated that a 60-day timeline for the completion of talks is a possibility.
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5-May-2025
CNBC TV18
The Indian industry is demanding greater access for its skilled professionals from IT, ITeS and healthcare sectors in the British market, apart from market access for several goods at zero customs duty.
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5-May-2025
Financial Express
India urges the EU to address non-tariff barriers in FTA talks, emphasizing fair regulations amid concerns over CBAM and deforestation laws. Minister Piyush Goyal seeks inclusive, proportionate trade standards during Brussels visit ahead of key negotiations in May 2025.
