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Update on the negotiations of a rollover Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and Mozambique and the United Kingdom (UK)
18-Feb-2019 Tralac
To avoid trade disruption, SACU+Mozambique and UK have decided to roll-over the EPA into a standalone trade agreement with the UK.
EU trade with Trump would undermine international climate commitments
18-Feb-2019 Friends of the Earth Europe
Three years ago, widespread protests took place across Europe against a planned trade deal between the EU and the US. It was eventually halted. EU governments are now planning to agree terms to start negotiating a new transatlantic trade deal.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its two Latin American gateways
18-Feb-2019 Clyde & Co
Chile and Panama offer China two important physical entry points into Latin America. Chile features an attractive legal framework for the protection of Chinese investments in the country. Panama is following suit. A ripple effect in the region is foreseeable.
UK, East and Southern Africa sign trade deal
18-Feb-2019 Vanguard
The UK-Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) Trade Continuity Agreement is meant to replicate the Economic Partnership Agreement that the East African Community is yet to sign with the European Union.
Thailand seeks Indian support for new RCEP regional trade bloc
18-Feb-2019 Bangkok Post
Thailand is looking for India’s support to help settle talks and conclude the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by the end of this year.
Q&A: Stop corporate courts
15-Feb-2019 Global Justice Now
A Q&A to deal with tricky questions about corporate courts and our campaign against them.
Advocate General Bot in Opinion 1/17 on CETA
15-Feb-2019 Client Earth
This critical analysis of the AG’s Opinion will quickly recall the background and implications of the case before commenting on the most controversial points of the AG’s reasoning.
Indonesia, Australia to sign trade deal in March
14-Feb-2019 Free Malaysia Today
Indonesia is to sign a trade and investment partnership deal with Australia in March, Indonesia’s trade minister said.
ASEAN – Hong Kong FTA likely to come into force in 2019
14-Feb-2019 SGGP Online
The ASEAN – Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is now in its final stage and is hoped to take effect within 2019.
Names of wines, cheeses hold back Australia-EU free trade deal
14-Feb-2019 Xinhua
Progress on a free trade agreement between Australia and the European Union has been interrupted by the names of cheeses and wines.
Free Trade Agreement top of mind in EU meeting
14-Feb-2019 Scoop
A New Zealand-European Union Free Trade Agreement was top of mind in discussions between Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and the EU’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan.
SA-UK post-Brexit deal just about finalised
14-Feb-2019 Business Day
SA’s negotiations with the UK to ensure that a trade agreement is in place in the event that it exits the EU without a deal is 99% complete, trade and industry director-general Lionel October said.
Nouvelle-Calédonie et Vanuatu dans un accord de libre-échange
14-Feb-2019 Les Nouvelles Caledoniennes
Les gouvernements calédonien et vanuatais s’engagent dans un accord de libre-échange, facilitateur du développement des affaires entre les deux pays.
Comoros and Samoa join trade and development agreements with the European Union
14-Feb-2019 European Commission
The island states Comoros and Samoa have joined the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the EU and the group of countries from their respective regions. The EU now has 40 trade agreements in place with 72 countries.
Liam Fox rushing through Brexit trade deals would mean bypassing democracy
13-Feb-2019 Huffington Post
Although they will affect huge areas of society, many of these ’rollover’ deals would pass through parliament without any debate or vote.
Cotonou successor: EU-Africa relations at the crossroads
13-Feb-2019 Euractiv
Negotiators are hoping to break the back on talks for the successor to the Cotonou Agreement, which expires in May 2020, between the EU and 79 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP).
European Parliament disregards Court and adopts Morocco fish deal
13-Feb-2019 WSRW
European Parliament has voted in favour of the EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement that will be applied to the waters of occupied Western Sahara.
China-backed coal projects raise heat in Pakistan
13-Feb-2019 Nikkei Asian Review
China-backed coal plants are raising environmental concerns locally.
Parliament gives green light to EU-Singapore trade and investment protection deals
13-Feb-2019 European Parliament News
European Parliament endorsed the free trade and investment protection deals between EU and Singapore, serving as blueprint for further cooperation with Southeast Asia.
Zim not yet ready for full AfCFTA
13-Feb-2019 The Herald
Zimbabwe should ramp up value addition and beneficiation of its products beforehand, says official.