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Singapore to push for quick EU ratification of free trade deal
11-Jul-2018 Channel News Asia
Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing is expected to push for the speedy ratification of the European Union-Singapore Free Trade Agreement when he meets with his EU counterparts.
China, Estonia agree to boost Belt and Road cooperation
11-Jul-2018 Xinhua
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with his Estonian counterpart, Juri Ratas, and the two sides pledged to enhance cooperation within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative.
Sri Lanka to begin FTA talks, strategic economic partnership as Thailand PM visits
10-Jul-2018 Economy Next
Sri Lanka is expecting to ink a deal on a strategic economic partnership with Thailand on July 12, including initial talks on a free trade agreement.
Bid to explore Fiji-PNG free trade agreement
10-Jul-2018 Fiji Times
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says he would like to explore the possibility of a free trade agreement between Fiji and PNG.
India, South Korea agree on early reduction of tariffs on 11 items
10-Jul-2018 The Hindu
India and South Korea have agreed to reduce tariffs on 11 items as part of the on-going negotiations for upgrading the existing Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
PH, US renew interest in exploring free trade agreement
10-Jul-2018 Manila Bulletin
The US wants to involve the Philippines’ agricultural products such as rice, meat and poultry and intellectual property rights. Washington also wants the Philippines to have an open and competitive market for electronic payment (e-payment) services.
Sustainable trade? Testing the EU-Indonesia free trade agreement
10-Jul-2018 Friends of the Earth Europe
The agreement scores only 4.5 out of 20 points on a sustainability check of the draft texts - a clear fail.
Mauritius-India: Fifth meeting pursues negotiations on CECPA
10-Jul-2018 Government of Mauritius
The three-day discussions comprise sessions on trade in goods and services; sanitary and phyto-sanitary measures; technical barriers to trade; requests lists; rules of origin and finalisation of economic cooperation chapter.
Postponed EU-Japan summit moved to Tokyo
10-Jul-2018 Japan Today
Tokyo will now host an EU-Japan summit on July 17 to sign a free trade accord after the Japanese premier cancelled the talks in Brussels because of deadly floods at home.
EU keen to get Mercosur deal over line as trade war with US ramps up
9-Jul-2018 Independent.ie
Talks on a trade deal between the EU and South American Mercosur bloc are heating up this summer.
Panama launches free trade talks with China after ending Taiwan recognition
9-Jul-2018 Foreign Brief
Panamanian and Chinese officials will launch the first round of trade negotiations in Panama City with the aim of eventually inking a free trade agreement.
Chile president wants free-trade agreement with CARICOM
9-Jul-2018 Jamaica Observer
President of the Republic of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, has expressed interest in entering into negotiations on a free trade-agreement with the Caribbean Community.
Belt and Road and Hong Kong free trade deals offer wider opportunities for local business
9-Jul-2018 South China Morning Post
As Hong Kong is expected to actively participate in the Belt and Road Initiative, these trade deals are going to play an even more important role.
EU-Morocco deal: EU is misguiding the Member States, warns WSRW
9-Jul-2018 Sahara Press Service
The Commission tries to misguide the Member States concerning the consultation process launched to "comply" with the European Court of Justice, which had rejected the inclusion of Western Sahara in the EU-Morocco Association Agreement.
Signature of economic and strategic partnership agreements expected at 25th EU-Japan summit
6-Jul-2018 Agence Europe
At their 25th bilateral summit, in Brussels on 11 July 2018, the EU and Japan will sign their strategic partnership agreement.
Consultative workshop on market access concessions on trade in goods for CEN-SAD, ECCAS, ECOWAS and UMA Member States
6-Jul-2018 Tralac
The objective of the consultative workshop is a regional-wide consultation to finalize the outstanding issues including criteria for designation of sensitive products, percentages, etc.
Japan becomes second country after Mexico to ratify TPP-11 trade deal
6-Jul-2018 The Straits Times
Japan became the second country to ratify the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.
RCEP trade ministers set end-2018 target for “package of outcomes”
5-Jul-2018 ICTSD
The top trade officials from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) coalition have pledged to endorse a “package of outcomes” by the end of 2018, in a bid to help wrap up nearly six years of negotiations.
Namibia finally pens Africa free trade deal
5-Jul-2018 New Era
Namibia has finally signed the trillion-dollar African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), which requires members to remove tariffs from 90 percent of goods to allow free access to commodities, goods and services across the continent.
European Parliament votes overwhelmingly to ratify EU-Armenia accord
5-Jul-2018 Massis Post
The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to ratify a landmark agreement aimed at deepening the European Union’s political and economic relations with Armenia.