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India-UK FTA talks appear deadlocked
11-Sep-2023 Financial Express
The much-awaited trade and investment pact between India and the UK looked to face further delays, going by the statements of Modi and British prime minister Rishi Sunak after their bilateral meeting.
UK, Singapore partner to boost economic growth, strengthen security
11-Sep-2023 Reuters
British and Singaporean prime ministers will meet at the G20 Summit in India to work to conclude a bilateral investment treaty.
India may liberalize foreign investment in non-services sector through ‘pre-establishment’ protection
11-Sep-2023 Zee Business
To boost foreign inflows into India’s manufacturing and industrial sectors, India plans to liberalize foreign investments in the ‘non-services sector’ in the ongoing Free Trade Agreement discussions.
Mexico’s Azteca files arbitration claim against Peru in fibre backbone case
11-Sep-2023 Telecompaper
La compañía peruano-mexicana Azteca Comunicaciones ha presentado un arbitraje de inversiones contra Perú ante el Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias relativas a Inversiones (CIADI), después de anunciarlo desde 2021.
Kenya ratifies trade treaties with Singapore after fete
11-Sep-2023 People Daily
Kenya’s ratification of a bilateral investment treaty with Singapore is set to enhance trade and investment relations between the two nations.
AfCFTA introduces pan-African payments system, to facilitate cross-border trade in local currencies
11-Sep-2023 Daily News
Singapore and Kenya BIT enters into force
11-Sep-2023 Business Day
The Singapore and Kenya bilateral investment treaty (BIT) came into force on 20 August.
Indonesia pledges more investments in Tanzania
11-Sep-2023 AllAfrica
Indonesia has pledged to increase investments in Tanzania, including in management of the Mnazi Bay gas block by its state-owned company.
Kenya, Indonesia to sign preferential trade agreement
11-Sep-2023 Nation
Kenya and Indonesia yesterday signed four bilateral agreements on food security, mining, renewable energy and health following talks between President William Ruto and Indonesia’s Joko Widodo.
Signing of FTA with UAE likely this month
11-Sep-2023 The Express Tribune
Pakistan was expected to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during the upcoming visit of an Emirati delegation in the last week of this month.
After SoKor, other countries eyed for free trade deal
11-Sep-2023 Malaya Business Insight
Following the signing last week of the free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea, the Philippines is readying similar deals with other countries such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the European Union (EU) and through Asean with Canada.
Preliminary summary comments on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) Supply Chain text (Pillar 2)
9-Sep-2023 AFTINET
This text deals with the focus of IPEF, which is to reduce supply chain dependence on China and to create alternative networks of supply chains and prevent disruptions.
S. Korea, Philippines sign free trade deal
8-Sep-2023 Yonhap News Agency
South Korea and the Philippines signed a free trade pact in a move expected to bolster bilateral economic and industry ties, Seoul’s industry ministry said.
Jokowi, PM Trudeau seek to complete ICA-CEPA by late 2024
8-Sep-2023 Antara News
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed to complete the Indonesia-Canada Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (ICA-CEPA) negotiations by the end of 2024.
IPEF agreement on supply chain resilience (Sep 2023)
8-Sep-2023 Australian Government
US and Thailand hold Trade and Investment Framework Agreement joint council meeting
8-Sep-2023 AJOT
The United States and Thailand met under the US-Thailand Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA).
GCC, Japan to resume free trade deal talks -Omani minister
8-Sep-2023 Channel News Asia
Gulf Cooperation Council countries will resume talks on a free trade pact with Japan, Oman’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said.
PM Han holds talks with Serbian counterpart
8-Sep-2023 Yonhap
South Korean Prime Minister welcomed the signing of a bilateral investment treaty aimed at promoting mutual investments between the two countries.
The global economy’s real enemy is geopolitics, not protectionism
8-Sep-2023 Project Syndicate
What was called ‘free trade’ in the West was only a phase of hyper-globalization that didn’t work equally well for all, while recent inward turns can be taken as a rebalancing of priorities.
Position paper on indigenous peoples’ rights and protections
7-Sep-2023 Ngā Toki Whakarururanga
Ngā Toki Whakarururanga brings a Te Tiriti o Waitangi perspective to the trade policy space, which requires the Government of New Zealand to uphold and actively protect Māori rights to exercise authority over our lands, waters, resources and all taonga. That includes for IPEF.