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Bangladesh eagerly waiting for preferential trade agreement with Sri Lanka
12-Jul-2021 India Blooms
Bangladesh is eagerly awaiting a preferential trade agreement with Sri Lanka and requires feels some kind of facilitation was necessary to take bilateral trade to the next level.
Vietnam to gain as EU-China investment pact stalls
12-Jul-2021 DW
European investors are likely to look beyond China following the suspension of an investment agreement. Strong diplomatic relations and trade ties with Vietnam mean that the Southeast Asian country is tipped to profit.
Thailand, Kofu city sign trade agreement
12-Jul-2021 Bangkok Post
Thailand is scheduled to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) today to form a deeper trade partnership through a "mini-FTA" with Kofu city in central Japan.
Centre hopeful of beginning FTA talks with EU in coming weeks
12-Jul-2021 Money Control
The enthusiasm of both sides to negotiate lower import duties, market access and custom rules may get a rude reminder on the issue of investment protection, which remains unsolved.
Trading away industrialization? Contexts and prospects of the EU-Mercosur agreement
9-Jul-2021 Global Development Policy Center
The agreement is likely to be a step toward less productive, more unequal and more vulnerable economies in both regions.
US, Mexico announce resolution of GM labor dispute under trade deal
9-Jul-2021 RFI
The agreement marked the first use of the USMCA’s Rapid Response Labor Mechanism.
UK signs trade deal with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein
9-Jul-2021 Euractiv
Britain’s government said it signed a free trade deal with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, its latest post-Brexit trade agreement.
Free Trade Agreement with China expected by early next year
9-Jul-2021 Khmer Times
Share The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Cambodia and China has received unanimous support from the National Assembly’s expert committee and is likely to come into force next year.
Three ways that human rights impact assessment can improve consistency between economic law and human rights law
8-Jul-2021 Edinburgh University Press
A human rights-based approach to economic policy-making can result in outcomes from trade negotiations that are not only human rights-consistent but also more politically, socially and economically robust.
Australia trade deal to be drafted by year end, Truss says
8-Jul-2021 Yahoo
The final trade deal with Australia will be fully drafted by the end of the year, International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has said.
Britain’s Cairn gets French court order to seize 20 Indian properties in Paris
8-Jul-2021 The Tribune
The centrally located properties mostly comprise flats, valued at more than EUR 20 million, used by the Indian government establishment in France.
Uruguay swears allegiance to Mercosur, but will negotiate independently with third countries
8-Jul-2021 MercoPress
Uruguay will proceed with negotiations, expecting to reach trade agreements with third parties or blocks, outside of the four founding members group.
CPTPP studies to go before the cabinet
8-Jul-2021 Bangkok Post
Final studies on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) are ready and scheduled to go before the cabinet’s consideration over the next few weeks so that the government can make a decision whether to apply to join the pact.
The EU milk lookalike that is devastating West Africa’s dairy sector
8-Jul-2021 Politico
The local dairy industry has come under increasing pressure since Burkina Faso and its neighbors opened their markets to Europe under a series of trade agreements that stretch back almost two decades.
Proposed AfCFTA investment protocol should be simplified to attract foreign direct investment into Africa, says ECA’s Karingi
8-Jul-2021 UNECA
The Economic Commission for Africa today made a pre-launch presentation of a report which offers policy recommendations to member states wishing to take advantage of the economies of scope and scale of the envisioned AfCFTA Investment Protocol to attract investment.
AfCFTA becomes reality with new trading standard
8-Jul-2021 Agência Angola Press
AfCFTA’s secretary-general met with the Angolan President João Lourenço to discuss issues related to the challenges and development of AfCFTA, whose main objective is to achieve continental economic integration.
Pakistan, Uzbekistan set to sign TTA on 15th
8-Jul-2021 International The News
Pakistan is all set to sign the Transit Trade Agreement (TTA) with Uzbekistan in Tashkent on July 15, paving the way for having access for its products to the 90 billion dollars market of five Central Asian States.
Korea expresses desire to sign FTA with Pakistan
8-Jul-2021 Daily Times
Republic of Korea Suh Sangpyo has expressed his desire to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Pakistan, saying that a FTA is essential for the promotion of bilateral trade.
America now has a ’One China, One Taiwan’ policy: TIFA and TIPA will strengthen it
7-Jul-2021 The Hill
The Biden administration continues to build on the Trump team’s unprecedented efforts to deepen US relations with Taiwan.
NZ gunning for dairy access in UK FTA
7-Jul-2021 Yahoo
New Zealand is expected to follow Australia’s lead and ink an in-principle trade deal with the UK next month as it negotiates its post-Brexit economic future.