A clear message emerged from a recent conference: digital trade rules are entrenching Big Tech’s power grab over the digital economy. Those rules must be resisted.

The resulting agreement is a short-term political trophy because it was negotiated under a shield of secrecy and spun by supporters before anyone had access to the text. Now we can analyse the detail, the downsides of the deal are laid bare.

By signing the Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand, the Indian government has surrendered the interests of farmers before the demands of global finance.

Laws included in trade deals protect US companies’ rent extraction schemes and stop us from fixing or improving our own devices — from phones and tractors to insulin pumps. Repealing them will save billions and hit Trump’s donor class.

A new multi-organization letter to Petro and his government urges them to take the Santa Marta Conference as an opportunity to reject free trade agreements and investment protects systems that put profiteers over communities.

All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) president Ashok Dhawale has alleged that India’s trade agreements with the United States have turned into a curse for farmers, severely impacting the agricultural sector. The trade deals had weakened domestic agriculture, while rising input costs such as fertilizers, pesticides, diesel, and seeds made farming increasingly unviable.

Yeo Han-koo, Korea’s trade minister, met with Carlos Penafiel Soto, Mexico’s ambassador to Korea, to discuss ways to expand economic and trade cooperation between the two countries.

What is often overlooked is the bigger picture of geopolitics and geoeconomics beneath bilateral trade, tariffs and non-tariff issues under FTAs.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Đurić announce steps toward a free trade agreement and the launch of a new strategic dialogue, hailing deepening ties between the two countries.

India has emerged decisive and confident, thus redrawing and redefining the map of global trade and charting modern, future-ready and new generation of trade agreements

The Bangladesh’s Reciprocal Trade Agreement with the United States, effectively opens Bangladesh to unregulated imports of genetically modified (GM) meat and dairy products from highly subsidised US agribusinesses, posing a severe threat to local livestock keepers—mostly rural women—who operate without state support.

The recently signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and New Zealand has sparked concern among apple growers in the Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand, with apprehensions that the deal could adversely impact domestic producers and the fragile hill economy.

India is pushing forward with trade deals. Negotiations for a free trade agreement with Canada are speeding up. Talks are also underway with Chile and Peru. However, discussions with the Gulf Cooperation Council have been temporarily halted due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia.

Malaysia and the European Union are now in the final stage of signing a Free Trade Agreement as well as finalising a comprehensive partnership aimed at strengthening economic cooperation and bilateral relations.

The proposed pact gains significance as India looks to diversify its export destinations amid global economic uncertainties.

India and New Zealand signed a “once-in-a-generation” free trade agreement on Monday that gives New Delhi duty-free access to 100% of tariff lines, aimed at boosting exports from sectors such as textiles, leather, pharmaceuticals and processed foods.

Malaysia and the European Union (EU) are now in the final stage of concluding a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as well as finalising a comprehensive partnership aimed at strengthening economic cooperation and bilateral relations.

The India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed in April 2026, grants 100% duty-free access for over 8,200 Indian export lines and includes a USD 20 billion investment commitment to Indian pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and engineering exports.

Korea and Singapore officially kicked off negotiations for improving their bilateral FTA this week, discussing issues in supply chains, the green economy and maintenance, repair and overhaul in the aviation industry, as well as ways to facilitate bilateral trade.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang has urged Argentina to accelerate progress towards an early signing of a preferential trade agreement between Vietnam and the Southern Common Market following the launch of talks in December 2025.

Australia will look to expand its trade deal with India, as nations try to diversify relationships amid global uncertainty.

Warsaw’s legal challenge is unlikely to derail the trade deal. But it might get the opposition off the government’s back.

India and the US advance talks on a Bilateral Trade Agreement, focusing on market access, digital trade, and supply chain resilience amid shifting tariff dynamics.

Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun has reaffirmed Thailand’s commitment to strengthening trade ties with the United States, saying both sides are working to accelerate talks on the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART).

India and New Zealand are set to sign a landmark Free Trade Agreement, granting nearly 100% duty-free access for Indian exports and boosting bilateral trade.

Negotiations for a Philippines–European Union free trade agreement (FTA) are approaching a pivotal phase in May, driven by increasing global tensions that emphasize the need for more stable trade, energy, and supply chains.

On March 31, 2026, AsiaSat lost its authorization to provide satellite capacity in India, which prompted the company to fire a bilateral investment treaty trigger notice at the Indian government

Ireland deposited with the Energy Charter Secretariat a written notification of its decision to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty.

El mundo cambia, rápido y de manera sorprendente. Hace 25 años, empujados por la globalización económica, comenzaron a proliferar los tratados que tenían por objetivo reducir al máximo los aranceles, a la vez que desregular y garantizar al capital global la tan preciada “seguridad jurídica”.

Organizaciones sociales, ambientales y comunitarias reunidas en Bogotá el 21 y 22 de Abril, piden al gobierno del presidente Gustavo Petro a sacar a Colombia del CIADI y del sistema de arbitraje Inversionista-Estado, conocido como ISDS.

Sindicatos independientes de México trabajan en la conformación de un bloque trinacional junto con organizaciones de Estados Unidos y Canadá, para impulsar modificaciones al capítulo laboral del T-MEC durante su próxima revisión, informó Francisco Retama, asesor de la Liga Sindical Obrera Mexicana (LSOM).

El presidente del Gobierno de España, Pedro Sánchez, solicitó a la Unión Europea suspender de inmediato el acuerdo de asociación con Israel, tras el reciente ataque contra la Flotilla de la Libertad Global.

El acuerdo de la Unión Europea con los países de Mercosur ha entrado en funcionamiento este viernes provisionalmente. Este pacto está pendiente de la valoración del Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Unión Europea (TJUE) sobre su compatibilidad con los Tratados de la UE.

El Ministro de Comercio de Corea del Sur, Yeo Han-koo, se reunió este jueves con el embajador de México en Seúl y ambas partes acordaron celebrar conversaciones de alto nivel para reanudar las negociaciones del TLC entre Corea del Sur y México, estancadas desde 2022.

A un mes de su firma, la UE y México ultiman la modernización de su Acuerdo Global, clave para el comercio y la geopolítica. Promete más inversión y cooperación, pero genera alertas sociales y ambientales.

El jefe de Gobierno de Andorra, Xavier Espot, ha señalado que el acuerdo de asociación entre Andorra y la Unión Europea podría firmarse el próximo mes de julio, aunque en el peor de los escenarios el calendario se podría alargar hasta septiembre.

La India y Nueva Zelanda firmaron oficialmente este lunes un TLC, eliminando los aranceles sobre el 100% de las exportaciones indias, mientras que las importaciones neozelandesas pasarán a estar libres de aranceles o se beneficiarán de una fuerte reducción de los mismos.

Este procedimiento fue promovido bajo el amparo del Acuerdo Integral y Progresista de Asociación Transpacífico (Cptpp), que contempla mecanismos de solución de controversias entre inversionistas y Estados.

En noviembre de 2022, la compañía ya había enviado al Gobierno una notificación formal de disputa al amparo del Tratado de la Carta de la Energía. Sin acuerdo entre las partes, la minera registró finalmente su demanda ante el CIADI en mayo de 2024, inicialmente por unos 920 millones de euros.

El Primer Encuentro de Formación de Defensores Comunitarios y de los Territorios: “El Sistema de Protección de Inversiones y Demandas ISDS: herramientas para la protección del interés público en la región”, se realizó los días 21 y 22 de abril de 2026 en la Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia.

Un message clair s’est dégagé d’une récente conférence : les règles sur le commerce numérique ne font que consolider la mainmise des géants de la tech sur l’économie numérique. Ces règles doivent être combattues.

Alors qu’une nouvelle étude économique montre que l’accord de libre-échange UE-Mercosur ne produira pas les bienfaits économiques attendus par la Commission européenne, cet accord va être appliqué de façon « provisoire » à compter de ce vendredi 1er mai.

À l’heure où le sommet de Santa Marta veut libérer les États de la dépendance aux énergies fossiles, la Belgique reste prisonnière d’un système d’arbitrage qui fait payer la transition climatique aux citoyens et citoyennes.

Le chef de la diplomatie serbe a expliqué que "des pays qui partagent les mêmes valeurs, comme la Serbie et Israël, ont un intérêt national à faire progresser leurs relations".

L’Inde et la Nouvelle-Zélande ont signé un accord de libre-échange dans l’espoir de doper leurs exportations dans un climat d’incertitude économique mondiale aggravé par la guerre au Moyen-Orient.

La Pologne va déposer un recours auprès de la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne concernant l’accord de libre-échange entre le bloc et l’Amérique du Sud, a déclaré vendredi le vice-Premier ministre.