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China to propose restoring 2020 ’Phase 1’ trade deal with US, WSJ reports
4-Feb-2025 Reuters
La Chine prépare une proposition pour entamer des négociations avec les États-Unis, après que M. Trump a imposé un tarif de 10 % sur les marchandises en provenance de Pékin, ont indiqué des sources.
Belaruskali demands €12bn in damages from Lithuania over transit sanctions
4-Feb-2025 LRT
Belarusian potash fertiliser producer Belaruskali wants 12 billion US dollars in compensation from Lithuania after it suspended transit shipments across its territory in 2022.
USA favors removing Nicaragua from free trade agreement
3-Feb-2025 Havana Times
US Special Envoy to Latin America stated that they were seeking “options” with their allies in the region to expel the country from CAFTA-DR.
EU-Chile Interim Trade Agreement enters into force
3-Feb-2025 European Commission
The EU-Chile Interim Trade Agreement has entered into force, following the completion of Chile’s ratification process.
Why CUSMA isn’t going to stop US tariffs if Trump wants them to happen
3-Feb-2025 CBC
Economics and trade law experts say the US could, under CUSMA, cite national security as a rationale for its actions and plow ahead with tariffs knowing Canada can’t prevent that from happening.
Model Bilateral Investment Treaty to be made more investor friendly: FM
3-Feb-2025 The Hindu BusinessLine
Revamp will help expedite new BITs with partner countries; may push FTA talks.
EU institutions have legal responsibility to ban Western Sahara products, French Court rules
3-Feb-2025 Western Sahara Resource Watch
The French Court’s confirmation comes a week after representatives of the Spanish agricultural sector called on the EU to end tomato imports from Western Sahara.
Trade in the Sahara : A letter from the Polisario leader to the EU presidency
3-Feb-2025 Yabiladi
The Polisario Front has issued a renewed call to the European Union, seeking to initiate trade negotiations.
Noboa announces trade agreement between Ecuador and Canada
3-Feb-2025 Prensa Latina
The President of Ecuador announced that after months of negotiations his country has finally reached a trade agreement with Canada, although he did not give a date for its signing and entry into force.
Bahrain FTA in the works
3-Feb-2025 Bangkok Post
Thailand and Bahrain are discussing a free trade agreement (FTA) to boost trade and investment. The FTA talks, along with Thailand’s potential role as a food security hub for the Middle East, were discussed between the countries’ commerce ministers. Bahrain is Thailand’s 9th largest trading partner in the Middle East, with key Thai exports including automobiles, gems, and machinery.
My Say: China’s CPTPP accession: Hidden hands blocking the Red Dragon?
3-Feb-2025 The Edge Malaysia
China’s bid to join the CPTPP faces obstacles, primarily due to geopolitical considerations rather than purely economic ones. While China’s economic clout makes its inclusion seem logical, some CPTPP members, influenced by the US, appear to be blocking China’s entry to limit its influence in the Asia-Pacific region.
India reportedly unsettled over China-Maldives FTA
3-Feb-2025 The Edition
India worries about China-Maldives FTA potential impact on Maldives’ financial stability and has hinted that this could influence India’s future financial aid policy towards the island nation. This comes despite recent financial assistance from India to the Maldives.
Mini deal, macro focus: PM Modi to talk trade in US
31-Jan-2025 The Economic Times
Prime Minister Modi’s upcoming visit to Washington DC will prioritize talks on a limited trade deal with the US, focusing on tariff concessions and investment agreements.
They should have listened to us about free trade
31-Jan-2025 rabble.ca
Almost 40 years ago, the Left was warning about the consequences of tying Canada economically to the US. The election of Donald Trump is showing just how accurate those warnings were.
EU and UK clash in first post-Brexit legal battle over North Sea fishing ban
30-Jan-2025 RFI
The hearing will delve into whether Britain’s fishing ban violates the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the European Union.
Uruguay faces five international lawsuits
30-Jan-2025 Prensa Latina
Uruguay is currently facing five international lawsuits, according to the future Pro-secretary of the Presidency, Jorge Lopez, of the Frente Amplio government that will take office on March 1.
Malaysia’s digital push: FTA reform to drive regional growth
30-Jan-2025 OpenGov
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim outlined Malaysia’s focus on integrating digitalisation into the country’s Free Trade Agreements.
‘PNG, Japan must anchor trade relationship through agreement’
30-Jan-2025 Post-Courier
Japan is our very long and most enduring partner and we need to anchor our relationship through an EPA, said PNG’s Minister for International Trade and Investment .
King witnesses signing of Joint Declaration on EU-Jordan Strategic, Comprehensive Partnership
30-Jan-2025 The Jordan Times
The comprehensive strategic partnership builds on the EU-Jordan Association Agreement signed in 1997 and entered into force in 2002.
Sri Lanka will review existing trade agreement before signing new ones: President
30-Jan-2025 Economy Next
Sri Lanka will review its existing free trade agreements, including the one with India, before pursuing new agreements. President Dissanayake emphasized the need to evaluate the benefits and shortcomings of past agreements to inform future trade policy.