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12-Oct-2020 Fresh Plaza
New blow to the EU-Mercosur agreement
The European Parliament refuses to ratify it in its current state. -
12-Oct-2020 Bloomberg
Johnson’s weekend diplomacy leaves EU trade deal in balance
As crunch week begins, officials unclear progress will be made. Talks to resume on Monday ahead of key EU summit on Thursday. -
12-Oct-2020 Asia Times
How China came to champion free trade
The Chinese government has been strengthening legal protection of intellectual property for many years – for China’s own benefit, not to keep the Americans or anyone else happy. So how much has been accomplished, how much remains to be done, and why? -
12-Oct-2020 MENAFN
China and Sri Lanka to resume FTA talks and work on Hambantota industrial zone
China and Sri Lanka are to resume talks on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and expedite work on the proposed Hambantota industrial zone. -
12-Oct-2020 Phnom Penh Post
Third round of South Korea FTA negotiations concludes
Cambodia and South Korea have productively concluded the third round of negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), which is expected to boost bilateral trade and investment once it enters into force. -
12-Oct-2020 Bangkok Post
Partners set to clinch RCEP deal next month
Dialogue partners look set to clinch the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on Nov 14 in Vietnam, according to the trade negotiators’ chief. -
12-Oct-2020 The Edition
State to review FTA with China before implementation: Minister Fayyaz
Maldives Minister of Economic Development Fayyaz Ismail, asserted the incumbent administrations intention to review the free trade agreement signed with China during the presidency of Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom. -
12-Oct-2020 Khmer Times
China’s Wang Yi to ink free trade agreement today
The Free Trade Agreement between Cambodia and China will be signed during a two-day state visit by China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Phnom Penh today, according to an official announcement on Saturday. -
9-Oct-2020 Journal of Economic Surveys
Does investor protection increase foreign direct investment? A meta‐analysis
74 studies find robust evidence that effect of international investment agreements on foreign direct investment is so small as to be considered zero. -
9-Oct-2020 Ukrainian News
Ukraine and Britain sign agreement on free trade, political cooperation, and strategic partnership
Ukraine and Britain have signed an agreement on political cooperation, free trade, and strategic partnership. -
9-Oct-2020 Greenpeace
EU-Mercosur: leaked treaty has no climate protection, undermines democracy
International agreements must have the protection of people and nature at their core, not as a ‘nice-to-have’ – this deal doesn’t measure up and must be scrapped. -
9-Oct-2020 News Now
Slovakia wins international arbitration against Polish investor
The subject of the dispute was the use of mineral water from springs located in the Slovak village of Legnava, which was supposed to have been transported by pipeline to Poland. -
9-Oct-2020 This Day
AFCFTA: Rules of origin negotiations at concluding stages
Nigeria has negotiated and almost concluded the rules of origin to pave way for Nigeria’s ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). -
9-Oct-2020 The North Africa Post
Morocco-Turkey FTA: Rabat restores tariffs on 1200 Turkish products
The Moroccan Government approved an amendment of the Morocco-Turkey Free Trade Agreement, increasing tariffs by up to 90% on 1200 Turkish goods for a five-year period. -
9-Oct-2020 The Daily Star
Thailand hopes to sign free trade deal with Bangladesh soon: Outgoing Thai envoy
Thailand hopes to sign a free trade agreement with Bangladesh soon, outgoing Thai Ambassador to Bangladesh has said. -
9-Oct-2020 The Daily Star
PTA with Nepal by this year
Bangladesh has demanded zero-duty benefit on export of 140 products to Nepal as both governments look towards finalising a preferential trade agreement (PTA) on the third week of next month. -
9-Oct-2020 Focus Taiwan
Tsai makes pitch for Taiwan to join CPTPP at forum with ex-world leaders
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) reiterated Taiwan’s desire to be included in the CPTPP and sign bilateral trade agreements with regional countries, during a virtual forum attended by former world leaders. -
9-Oct-2020 Greenpeace
EU-Mercosur FTA: draft text (June 2020)
As leaked by Greenpeace -
8-Oct-2020 EJIL: Talk!
UNCITRAL WGIII and human rights: towards a more balanced ISDS system?
Effective and holistic reform must go beyond procedural matters and cover substantive matters in order to rebalance the system and address recurring concerns that threaten the legitimacy of the ISDS system. -
8-Oct-2020 Tralac
The UK-SACUM economic partnership agreement
In the SACUM-UK EPA, commitments on tariffs for both the UK and SACUM have been transitioned from the SADC-EU EPA without changes.