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UAE-Serbia CEPA officially comes into force
The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Serbia has officially come into force.
Protecting foreign investments in clean energy projects from regulatory changes
By protecting fossil fuel investments, investment treaties with ISDS are undermining the global energy transition. This briefing explores three alternative tools that may protect foreign investors from regulatory changes.
India-Oman free trade pact may be signed soon: Piyush Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has indicated that India is likely to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with Oman soon, as the talks between the two countries are making headway.
JBS profits from EU-Mercosur deal
EU-Mercosur trade deal set to boost profits for world’s biggest meat company – at the expense of sustainable food systems.
UK seeks to accelerate implementation of US trade agreement - FT
Britain is pressing the United States to speed up the implementation of a trade agreement announced earlier this month, amid uncertainty over when tariff cuts for UK carmakers and steel producers will take effect.
Trump’s tariffs ruled illegal: Will this end US trade war?
A US federal court has blocked some of Donald Trump’s tariffs after a lawsuit argued the president had exceeded his authority. A lot of governments will wait and see what happens now.
Trump tariff declared unlawful; India must reassess US trade deal: GTRI
After a federal court of the United States struck down a reciprocal tariff announced by US President Donald Trump, the Global Trade Research Initiative said that India should proceed cautiously in its ongoing Free Trade Agreement negotiations with the US.
Future US-Australia trade relations demand a broad, principled response from government
Australia should continue to reject bilateral concessions and should work with other countries in our region and elsewhere to support a more transparent and equitable multilateral trade system as an alternative to both US divide and rule tactics, and to flawed neoliberalism.
US officials to visit India next week for talks on interim trade pact: Official
The visit gains importance as India and the US are likely to agree on an interim trade agreement by the end of June, with New Delhi pushing for full exemption from the 26 per cent reciprocal tariff on domestic goods.
Dismay as UK prepares to sign ‘values-free’ £1.6bn trade deal with Gulf states
Trade unions and human rights organisations fear environment and human rights being pushed aside.
UAE, EU hold talks on trade agreement
The UAE and European Union have held talks on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement that will deepen trade ties and open opportunities for investment and innovation.
Optimistic I-EAEU FTA talks will conclude this year: minister
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto expressed optimism that the Indonesia-Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement (I-EAEU FTA), will be finalized this year, as most key issues have been resolved and the agreement is in its finalization stage.
Don’t trade away farmers’ rights: reject UPOV in EFTA-Malaysia agreement
CSOs in Malaysia write a letter to expresses serious concerns about the potential inclusion of UPOV 1991 in the Malaysia-European Free Trade Association Economic Partnership Agreement (MEEPA), warning that it could undermine Malaysia’s existing plant variety protection law, harm farmers’ rights, and restrict seed sovereignty.
Anwar: Asean, GCC set to launch FTA talks, aiming for stronger trade ties
Prime Minister and Asean 2025 Chair, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, announced today that the 10-member bloc plans to launch free trade agreement negotiations with the oil-rich Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
Court registers US$10b ConocoPhillips award against Venezuela
US oil giant ConocoPhillips has been permitted to register an over US$10 billion arbitration award against Venezuela in Trinidad and Tobago for the expropriation of its oil assets by the South American country nearly two decades ago.
Ending the era of investor-state dispute settlement
To accomplish the removal of ISDS efficiently, G7 countries, or some subset of them, could lead the development of a plurilateral agreement to alter all IIAs amongst the parties that sign up to it.
Declaration of the third Continental Assembly of the Platform
After two days of debate, the organisations and networks of the Latin America and the Caribbean Better Without FTAs Platform issued a declaration reaffirming their commitment to the sovereignty and protagonism of the peoples, social and environmental justice.
The false dilemma between protectionism and free trade
The tariff policy of Donald Trump’s second term as president of the United States represents a reconfiguration of global trade and poses serious challenges for movements against free trade agreements worldwide.
India’s dairy sector pushes for safeguards in US trade talks
India, the world’s largest milk producer, must protect millions of small dairy farmers in its trade talks with the United States to avoid market disruption from any surge in US imports, industry officials said.
Resurgence of contract-based ISDS and the risk of internationalizing investor–state relations
As investment treaties face increased resistance from all quarters, there have been renewed calls to prioritize contract-based arbitrations pursuant to arbitration clauses in investment agreements negotiated between foreign investors and host states.