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What’s next for the long-awaited China-Japan-South Korea FTA?
28-Jan-2022 The Diplomat
Will RCEP be able to accelerate the negotiation process for the China-Japan-South Korea free trade agreement?
India calls for ‘greater urgency’ in trade negotiations with EU
28-Jan-2022 Hindustan Times
India wants “greater urgency” and “faster movement” in negotiations with the European Union for trade and investment pacts, though there are challenges, Indian external affairs minister said.
UK-Australia free trade agreement - the first from scratch
28-Jan-2022 Lexology
What will the FTA achieve? What does it cover? What are its key impacts?
UK, Gulf may sign post-Brexit trade deal this year, Bahrain says
27-Jan-2022 Bloomberg
A trade deal between the UK and a six country bloc of Gulf oil producers including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates could be concluded before the end of this year.
Singapore, Pacific Alliance countries sign trade agreement
27-Jan-2022 Reuters
Singapore has signed a free trade agreement with the Pacific Alliance - made up of Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Chile - those governments said on Wednesday, in a deal they said would facilitate trade and closer ties with Asia.
UK, Switzerland accused of undermining EU green treaty reforms
26-Jan-2022 Climate Home News
Campaigners say the UK and Switzerland are defending fossil fuel interests in Energy Charter Treaty modernisation talks to tempt firms to relocate their HQs.
China, Ecuador explore FTA talks, sign MOU on investment and economic cooperation
26-Jan-2022 Global Times
China and Ecuador are actively exploring the negotiation of a free trade agreement and have completed a feasibility study on the issue.
Probe of how much EU members pay for arbitration gets liftoff
26-Jan-2022 Courthouse News
The European Court of Justice backed the EU bloc’s authority to challenge arbitration payments in a dispute between a pair of beverage moguls and the Romanian government.
UK-Africa summit closes with millions in ‘misguided’ investment
26-Jan-2022 African Business
Grand UK investments in Africa’s green energy transition are more focussed on boosting British exports in an ’unsustainable’ trade relationship,’ development experts say.
OTE calls for revision of trade agreements disadvantageous to Tunisia
26-Jan-2022 Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
The worsening trade deficit with China and Turkey is contributing to the draining of foreign exchange reserves and seriously threatens local production, according to a review.
Cairn says completed all steps of retro tax repeal law, eligible for ₹7,900 cr tax refund
26-Jan-2022 Mint
As part of the settlement reached with the Indian government over the levy of back taxes, the company has withdrawn all cases that were brought to collect the tax refund ordered by an international arbitration tribunal.
China misses trade deal targets, raising pressure on Biden
25-Jan-2022 Bloomberg
The landmark trade deal signed in 2020 between the world’s two largest economies failed to reduce the bilateral trade deficit.
Mercosur deal ‘won’t make significant progress’ under French presidency
25-Jan-2022 Agriland
The EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement “won’t make significant progress” under the new French presidency of the Council of the EU, according to one Irish MEP.
Trade agreements are colonial tools to control lands, resources and labour, says Canadian activist Stefan Christoff
24-Jan-2022 bilaterals.org
Interview with Stefan Christoff, media maker, musician and community activist living in Montreal.
Investor–state disputes in the fossil fuel industry
24-Jan-2022 IISD
The fossil fuel industry is the most litigious industry in the ISDS system by number of cases, accounting for almost 20% of the total known ISDS cases across all sectors.
Dangerous man, dangerous deals
24-Jan-2022 Greenpeace
Why the EU should not strengthen relations with Bolsonaro.
Regional trade agreement burdens global carbon emissions mitigation
24-Jan-2022 Nature
Complete tariff elimination among RCEP members would increase the yearly global CO2 emissions from fuel combustion by about 3.1%, doubling the annual average growth rate of global CO2 emissions in the last decade.
Dhaka likely to sign PTA with Colombo in April next
24-Jan-2022 The Financial Express Bangladesh
Final offer lists of products from both sides will be sent virtually later in January, said a senior official of the commerce ministry in Bangladesh.
Taiwan considers lifting ban on Japanese food imports to improve odds of joining CPTPP
24-Jan-2022 The Straits Times
Taiwan looks set to lift a long-standing ban on imports of food products from five Japanese prefectures as it seeks to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
RCEP to enter into force on March 18
24-Jan-2022 New Straits Times
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world’s largest free trade agreement, will finally be effective for Malaysia on March 18.