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21-Jan-2026
Ahraminfo
Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib and South Korea’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Yeo Han-koo signed a joint statement on a proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the two countries on Sunday.
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21-Jan-2026
European Coordination Via Campesina
ECVC warmly welcomes today’s vote in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, in which MEPs voted in favour of requesting an opinion from the Court of Justice of the European Union on the compatibility of the proposed EU–Mercosur agreement.
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21-Jan-2026
FPIF
While the fate of current ISDS claims remains to be seen, similar corporate investments and interests imposed under the narcodictatorship (the period 2009-2022) are sure to proceed with fewer barriers under the 2026-2030 Honduran government.
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21-Jan-2026
European Trade Justice Coalition
Trump is using tariffs and trade threats to bully other countries in order to maintain US global power. Even though existing trade rules were shaped by US corporations, recently this hasn’t been enough to guarantee US dominance, so Trump is turning to brute force.
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21-Jan-2026
International Economic Law and Policy Blog
A big reason for signing a trade agreement is to get certainty on tariff levels, and if the U.S. can raise tariff levels above the bound rate for geopolitical reasons, that certainty is lost to some degree and the trade agreement is much less valuable.
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21-Jan-2026
BNamericas
The European Union recognizes the key role that the free trade agreement with Mercosur, an economic bloc formed by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, will have for the supply of critical minerals to the European continent.
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21-Jan-2026
Valor
Brazil’s government expects that the signing of the free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union will trigger a ripple effect for similar negotiations between the South American bloc and other countries.
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21-Jan-2026
Gulf News
The European Union is advancing free trade negotiations with the UAE, Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told audiences at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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21-Jan-2026
TipRanks
Corporación América Airports S.A. announced that Sociedad Aeroportuaria Kuntur Wasi S.A., in which it holds an indirect 50% equity stake, received a payment of about US$91.2 million from the Republic of Peru.
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21-Jan-2026
Mongabay
Indonesia is facing a deforestation crisis that threatens its global environmental achievements, as the rate of forest loss surged again in 2025—reaching the highest level since 2019. Major projects like the Merauke Food Estate, which plans to clear 2 million hectares of forest in South Papua, are at the center of concerns.
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21-Jan-2026
The Edge Malaysia
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim clarified on Tuesday that the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) between Malaysia and the US has yet to come into force, despite having been signed nearly three months ago.
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21-Jan-2026
Pulse
South Korea and China will open the 13th round of follow-up negotiations on services and investment under the Korea-China free trade agreement (FTA) on Monday in Beijing.
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21-Jan-2026
CBC News
After a decade of strained relations, the Canada and China agreement marks a shift toward realistic, interest-based cooperation. The two countries have essentially agreed to lift or lower tariffs on certain products.
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21-Jan-2026
Dailytimes
Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan said that Pakistan and United Arab Emirates (UAE) are moving closer to the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) as technical talks near conclusion.
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21-Jan-2026
AFTINET
The recent US trade deal restricts the rights of Malaysia’s National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA), to conduct its own assessments of safety, efficacy and quality, reflecting national health needs and regulatory priorities.
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21-Jan-2026
The Chosun Daily
President Lee Jae-myung stated that the issue of lifting the import ban on Fukushima seafood could be addressed as a key agenda item for negotiations on joining the CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) ahead of the Korea-Japan summit.
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21-Jan-2026
Yonhap News Agency
Peru is set to become the latest member of the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA), opening new opportunities for South Korea and other member nations, according to South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources.
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21-Jan-2026
The Print
India’s negotiating team is expected to travel to Russia at the end of February after the Union Budget 2026 for the next round of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
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20-Jan-2026
European Coordination Via Campesina
As farmers continue to mobilise against the EU-Mercosur FTA across Europe this week, ECVC and its members are calling on MEPs to take a stand for democracy, legality, and the rule of law in the European Union.
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19-Jan-2026
Reuters
The trade agreement could in theory enter force after the signature, but convention dictates that this will only happen after consent from the European Parliament. A final vote may only take place in April or May.
