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14-Feb-2024 Arise News
Nigeria, UK to sign enhanced trade investment partnership agreement on Tuesday
Governments of Nigeria and the United Kingdom will, on Tuesday, sign the Enhanced Trade Investment Partnership (ETIP) Agreement to not just boost its trade volume but also reduce market access and regulatory barriers discouraging people from investing in either of both nations. -
14-Feb-2024
AfCFTA: Digital trade protocol (draft, Feb 2024)
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14-Feb-2024 Business Standard
Govt signs bilateral investment treaty with UAE to promote investments
India and the UAE signed the Bilateral Investment Treaty, which will be a key enabler for further promoting investments in both countries. -
14-Feb-2024 DNA
Farmers’ Protest: Why are farmers demanding India’s withdrawal from WTO?
Farmers started protesting with a new set of demands including India’s withdrawal from the World Trade Organization and scrapping all Free Trade Agreements. -
14-Feb-2024 Euractiv
EU-Mercosur unlikely to be finalised before the EU elections
It is highly unlikely that the hotly-contested EU-Mercosur free trade agreement will be concluded before the EU elections in June, French and German MPs familiar with the matter said. -
14-Feb-2024 Euractiv
Spain suggests simplifying CAP, strengthening Mercosur ‘mirror clauses’
Spain will present a proposal to strengthen mirror clauses in free trade agreements, such as the EU-Mercosur deal. -
14-Feb-2024
Sign on to the letter calling for the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement
Until 1st March 2024, civil society groups from the European Union, Israel and Palestine can sign on to the letter calling for the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement here: https://www.bilaterals.org/?suspend-the-eu-israel-association -
14-Feb-2024
Designing for Success: Key Elements of Modern Corporate Office Architecture
Corporate office architecture holds a pivotal role in shaping the work environment, fostering productivity, and reflecting a company’s brand identity within today’s dynamic business landscape. Modern corporate offices transcend being mere places of work; they are dynamic spaces meticulously crafted to stimulate creativity, encourage collaboration, and spur innovation. Within these contemporary workspaces lie several key elements of modern corporate office architecture that significantly (...) -
14-Feb-2024
Suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement!
In light of the deaths and suffering endured by the Palestinian people, a number of civil society organisations came together to draft a letter to European Union decision makers seeking the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement. -
13-Feb-2024 The Guardian
‘Litigation terrorism’: the obscure tool that corporations are using against green laws
Investor-State Dispute Settlements are legal, huge and often hush-hush – and fossil fuel firms and others are using them to hold the planet to ransom. -
13-Feb-2024 Gulf News
Kuwait’s Agility gets favourable verdict on $380m Iraq funds
The Kuwaiti company Agility gets another opportunity to reclaim its legacy investment in an Iraqi telecom firm. The charges brought by Agility relate to more than $380 million in diverted funds. -
13-Feb-2024 EFTA
Modernisation of the EFTA–Chile free trade agreement conclusion of negotiations
A chapter-by-chapter factsheet by the EFTA Secretariat. -
13-Feb-2024 AFTINET
New patent rules in India-UK trade agreement will prioritise pharmaceutical profit over public health
The “TRIPS-Plus” provisions in the India-UK Agreement are a dangerous attempt to increase the power of pharmaceutical companies by placing profits before public health. -
13-Feb-2024 China Daily
China’s FTA partners reach 29: govt data
China has signed free trade agreements with 29 countries and regions. According to government data, the trade value between China and these partners accounts for about a third of the nation’s total foreign trade value. -
12-Feb-2024
EFTA-India FTA: Article on protection of undisclosed information (intellectual property chapter draft, Jan 2024)
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12-Feb-2024 IOL
SA’s AGOA deal in jeopardy after US Congressmen call for review of SA-US bilateral relationship
South Africa’s trade benefits under the African Growth Opportunity Act (Agoa) are in jeopardy after US Congressmen last week sought a full review of the bilateral relationship with South Africa. -
12-Feb-2024 The Guardian
US invests $160 million to support AfCFTA, trade facilitation
The United States (U.S.) government said it has contributed $160 million to support the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and expand trade in goods and services between the U.S. and Africa. -
12-Feb-2024 Stockhead
Tanzania’s attempt to strike out Indiana’s compensation fails to score
Indiana Resources is closer to recovering its historical sunk investment for the unlawful expropriation of the Ntaka Hill nickel sulphide project after the ICSID struck out most of Tanzania’s grounds for requesting the annulment of the award. -
12-Feb-2024 Citizen Digital
Kenya and South Africa launch first consignment under the continental free trade agreement
Kenya and South Africa have jointly launched the first consignment under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) framework, signalling commitment to a united African market. -
12-Feb-2024 Russian News Agency
Russia offers talks on free trade zone creation to Algeria — Minister
Russia has offered talks on the creation of a free trade zone to Algeria, Russia’s Economic Development Minister Maksim Reshetnikov said.