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Johnson says FTA hopefully by yr-end; to hold talks with PM Modi today
22-Apr-2022 Business Standard
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said his country hoped to complete a free trade agreement (FTA) with India by the year-end.
European Commission President to visit India next week
22-Apr-2022 Live Mint
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen’s two-day visit starting on April 24 will see discussions around key issues including the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
UK ministers expect first trade deals with individual US states to be secured ‘within weeks’
21-Apr-2022 Institute of Export
The planned agreements will not be legally binding or cut tariffs, UK trade minister said.
Canada postpones talks to expand FTA agreement with Ukraine until after war
21-Apr-2022 Ukrainian News
Ukraine and Canada have agreed to continue negotiations on expanding the agreement on the free trade zone to the sphere of services and investments after the end of the war in Ukraine.
ISDS landscape in Latin America for 2022
21-Apr-2022 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
ISDS in Latin America is here to stay. While disputes in sectors such as pensions and telecoms are becoming more common in the region, we expect to see a ripening of COVID-related, tech and energy disputes.
Uruguay and Ecuador discuss possible bilateral trade agreement
21-Apr-2022 MercoPress
The Presidents of Ecuador and Uruguay exchanged views on ”the possibility of starting to deal with a bilateral trade agreement.“
Groups to USTR, USDA: Panama must fully implement trade pact
21-Apr-2022 DRGNews
Panama submitted a formal request to revise the agricultural tariff elimination terms of the US FTA. US agriculture groups urge the Biden administration to oppose any changes to agricultural tariffs, TRQs or safeguards.
T-MEC, an obstacle to lithium nationalization
21-Apr-2022 The Daily Guardian
State exclusivity in the lithium value chain can violate the treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada (T-MEC).
India-UAE FTA steers clear of credible access to govt procurement
20-Apr-2022 Financial Express
India and the UAE have remained cautious in granting each other access to the sensitive public procurement segment under the free trade agreement (FTA) signed in February.
Bangladesh agog to sign FTA with ASEAN
20-Apr-2022 The Financial Express
Bangladesh now works vigorously to sign free-trade agreement (FTA) with ASEAN before LDC graduation to make up for loss of preferential trading facility following exit from the poor-country club.
Mexican union calls for US probe into alleged labor abuses at Panasonic plant
19-Apr-2022 Reuters
In a petition to US labor officials, Mexican union SNITIS said a Panasonic car parts plant in the border city of Reynosa violated the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
EU trade talks ramp up ahead of Ardern’s Europe visit
19-Apr-2022 Newsroom
Trade talks between New Zealand and the European Union have entered a “rolling process” of negotiations, with hopes the long-running discussions can be wrapped up before Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visits the region this year.
Taiwan passes CPTPP-compliant intellectual property amendments
19-Apr-2022 Focus Taiwan
The new legal framework for intellectual property rights will meet the standards set out in the CPTPP free trade agreement, and is expected to help in the country’s negotiations to join the 11-member trade bloc.
UK will not offer Indians more visas in post-Brexit trade talks
19-Apr-2022 City AM
The government will not allow more Indians to come to the UK through new visa routes in any UK-India free trade deal.
Barbados and Rwanda strengthening ties
18-Apr-2022 Barbadostoday
Barbados and Rwanda move to strengthen ties, Prime Minister Mia Mottley believes such a partnership can pay dividends in the fight against COVID-19.
Canada, Indonesia agree to boost economic cooperation
18-Apr-2022 Fibre2Fashion
Canada and Indonesia recently agreed to intensify economic cooperation, especially on trade, investment and energy transition. Indonesian foreign affairs minister Retno Marsudi and Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly signed the Indonesia-Canada Plan of Action for 2022-2025 during the latter’s visit to Indonesia to take ahead the cooperation initiatives.
Govt eyes FTAs with seven countries, two blocs
18-Apr-2022 New Age Business
The government is considering seven countries and two regional blocs as potential partners for signing free trade agreements to retain duty-free market access of Bangladeshi products after the graduation from the least developed country to a developing one in 2026.
S. Korea decides to join CPTPP trade agreement
18-Apr-2022 Korea Herald
South Korea decided to join a mega free trade agreement involving 11 Asia-Pacific nations as the country seeks to diversify its export portfolio amid heightened economic uncertainty.
Thailand mulls more FTAs to expand export markets
18-Apr-2022 Bangkok Post
Thailand is scheduled to study free trade agreements (FTAs) with countries in the Middle East, Africa and Latin America by the second half of this year, a move to expand new export markets.
Sweden opposes Council appeal on Western Sahara court ruling
15-Apr-2022 Western Sahara Resource Watch
In a move that surprised no one, the EU Council has appealed the recent EU Court of Justice stopping EU trade and fisheries in occupied Western Sahara.