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Poll-year cloud over FTA
13-Dec-2023 Financial Express
India-UK FTA negotiations are bound to be tough with an additional complication that national elections are due in both nations in 2024. This would indeed make talks “difficult” if a deal is not finalised before then.
Indian officials in Muscat to negotiate free trade pact with Oman
13-Dec-2023 Business Standard
A proposed comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) between India and Oman is on a fast-track mode, with a team of officials from the department of commerce in Muscat for negotiations.
Arab League meeting discusses facilitation of free trade zone
12-Dec-2023 Arab News
The 56th meeting of the Arab League’s Implementation and Follow-up Committee of the Economic and Social Council focused primarily on implementing the Greater Arab Free Trade Area.
Saudi Arabia assessing advancements in FTA to enhance trade with Pakistan: Commercial Attache
12-Dec-2023 APP
Saudi Commercial Attaché in Pakistan said the Kingdom’s officials were currently assessing advancements in the initial Free Trade Agreement.
Serbia’s parliament ratifies Free Trade Agreement with China
12-Dec-2023 CGTN
Around 10,500 Serbian and 9,000 Chinese products are on the free trade list, meaning that there will be no import duties on trading those items between the two countries.
China agrees to review Free Trade Agreement, boost yuan-based trade
12-Dec-2023 Dawn
The Chinese government has agreed to consider a request to amend the existing Free Trade Agreement, supply trade finance in yuans and provide loans to assist industry relocation to Pakistan.
Tsai seeks support for Taiwan joining TPP in talks with Japan envoy
12-Dec-2023 The Mainichi
Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen called for Japan’s support for the island to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact.
Tunisia and Turkey formalize revision of free trade agreement
11-Dec-2023 African Manager
As part of efforts to strengthen economic relations between Tunisia and Turkey, Tunisian Minister of Trade and Export Development, Kalthoum Ben Rejeb, and her Turkish counterpart, Omar Bulat, officially signed the revised free trade agreement between the two countries on December 3, in Istanbul.
Sarama Resources issues notice of intent to submit claims to arbitration
11-Dec-2023 Yahoo Finance
Sarama Resources Ltd, advises that it has formally notified the government of Burkina Faso, of the existence of an investment dispute between the Company and Burkina Faso in relation to the government’s withdrawal of the company’s rights to the Tankoro 2 Exploration Permit.
India seeks to settle WTO import duty dispute with EU on ICT goods through free trade talks
11-Dec-2023 The Week
India seeks to resolve a WTO import duty dispute with the European Union on certain information and technology products through the proposed free trade agreement, which is under active negotiations, an official said.
S. Korea to hold FTA talks with GCC nations this week
11-Dec-2023 Yonhap
South Korea plans to hold talks with the six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council this week in Saudi Arabia in the latest effort to work out differences to forge a free trade agreement, the industry ministry said.
’GCC-China FTA soon; plans afoot to upgrade pact with Singapore’
11-Dec-2023 Gulf Times
The Gulf Co-operation Council will soon enter into free trade agreement with China and the region is in advanced stage of negotiations with South Korea; while it seeks to upgrade agreement with Singapore.
No 10 team arrives in Delhi to revive talks over free trade deal
11-Dec-2023 The Guardian
UK trade negotiators are in the Indian capital talking to their Indian counterparts as they look to revive a deal that looked a distant prospect just a few months ago.
India to receive Trade Ministers from Switzerland, Norway for ‘critical talks’ this week
11-Dec-2023 The Hindu
Four-nation EFTA grouping of Nordic countries has stepped up trade negotiations; senior Ministry of External Affairs delegation visited last week
US ’beginning’ internal discussions about renewing North American trade pact
11-Dec-2023 CBC
We’ve just passed the halfway mark, three years, to the sixth-anniversary milestone of the new North American trade deal where countries must start meeting to discuss future changes.
Dombrovskis signals Brussels will push ahead on Mercosur despite French opposition
11-Dec-2023 Politico
The majority of EU countries support the EU-Mercosur trade deal and Brussels is committed to try to ‘finalize this agreement,’ EU trade chief tells the FT.
Delay of EU-Mercosur trade deal: A relief for peoples and environmental justice
8-Dec-2023 Friends of the Earth International
After more than 20 years of negotiations the EU-Mercosur trade deal has been delayed again, with countries unable to reach an agreement by the end of an all-important Mercosur summit.
Brazil President Lula criticises EU as Mercosur free-trade deal delayed
8-Dec-2023 Buenos Aires Times
Brazilian president slams "lack of flexibility" from European countries as the EU and Mercosur say they need more time to finalise a massive trade deal.
Singapore signs free trade deal with four-nation Latin American bloc to boost trade, investment
8-Dec-2023 The Straits Times
The deal with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – a group known by the Spanish acronym Mercosur – is Singapore’s first trade pact with these states and the bloc’s first such deal with a South-east Asian nation.
Human rights obligations in investor-state disputes
8-Dec-2023 Legal Cheek
Without a mandatory and uniform standard on the human rights obligations of investors in investment law, any change in international investment arbitration may be incremental.