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Trump announces tariffs of at least 25 percent on 14 countries
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.
Bahrain, Hungary launch bilateral investment protection agreement
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.
Nigeria at risk as US threatens extra 10% tariff on BRICS nations, slams 25% on Japan, S’Korea
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.
Bangladesh on FTA hunt as its graduation nears
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.
EU to offer five options over Israeli human rights breaches
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.
Trinidad and Tobago seeking partial scope trade agreement with India
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.
US demands trade deals or threatens tariffs by August 1
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.
Active negotiations on with over dozen countries for finalising BIT: Official
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.
Kerala minister opposes India-US free trade agreement over agriculture concerns
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.
Indian agriculture should be kept out free trade agreement with US or other countries: SKM leaders
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.
India may consider terminating Asean pact as FTA review drags
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.
Korea, Britain set to hold 5th round of follow-up negotiations to improve FTA
7-Jul-2025 Korea JoongAng Daily
Korea and Britain commenced the fifth round of follow-up negotiations in Seoul to upgrade their FTA. The talks, running through the week, focus on enhancing trade by easing product origin regulations and introducing new rules involving supply chains, digital trade, services, investment, and government procurement.
GCC – Japan negotiations make progress in sealing free trade agreement
7-Jul-2025 Saudi Gazette
The second round of negotiations for the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Japan took place in Tokyo from June 30 to July 4. These talks focused on key provisions including goods, technical barriers, services (financial, telecommunications), movement of natural persons, intellectual property, dispute settlement, and trade facilitation.
Civil society groups say there is now even more reason to keep ISDS out of the RCEP
7-Jul-2025 bilaterals.org
Civil society organisations from the 15 member countries of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), call upon RCEP governments to continue to exclude Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) from the RCEP.
Croatia loses dispute, must pay 17,5 million euros to Societe Generale
4-Jul-2025 Sloboden Pecat
Croatia has lost the multi-year arbitration dispute that the French bank Societe Generale was leading against it before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes in Washington.
Over 280 Ecuadorian and international organizations speak out against the criminalization and violence against environmental defenders resisting Canadian mining
4-Jul-2025 Mining Watch
This criminalization and violence is occurring while Ecuador and Canada seek to ratify a free trade agreement that will only increase Canadian mining investment in the country.
EU’s neighbours strike Mercosur trade deal as Brussels awaits
4-Jul-2025 Euractiv
The European Free Trade Association has clinched a trade agreement with Mercosur, while the EU’s own trade agreement with Mercosur has been delayed.
EU closing in on ‘framework’ trade deal with US to avoid Trump’s 50% tariffs
4-Jul-2025 The Guardian
Diplomats and officials say bloc willing to accept 10% tariffs, but talks may go down to wire before Wednesday deadline.
United call by EU farmers’ and agricultural workers’ organisations to oppose the EU-Mercosur trade agreement
3-Jul-2025 European Coordination Via Campesina
We, the undersigned organisations representing the diverse interests of European farmers and agricultural workers – COPA-COGECA, CEJA, ECVC and EFFAT – urge you to firmly oppose the conclusion of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement in its current form.
Trump’s tariffs and the Big Tech takeover
3-Jul-2025 Bot Populi
How are countries in the Global Majority world responding to the US’s sudden demand for trade (re)negotiations in the digital economy?