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Switzerland hopes for early signing of FTA between Vietnam, EFTA
2-Dec-2021 Vietnam Plus
Vietnam and Switzerland have agreed to soon conclude negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), of which Switzerland is a member.
New US Ambassador to NZ Tom Udall has free trade agreement on his radar
2-Dec-2021 Newshub
The United States’ brand new Ambassador to New Zealand is making encouraging noises that a free trade agreement (FTA) with the US could finally happen.
foodwatch submits complaint to the European Ombudsman against CETA
2-Dec-2021 Foodwatch
The complaint addresses the lack of transparency and democratic deficits of the CETA committees’ work.
“Prosperity for a few, poverty for the lot”, WTO and free trade agreements have failed the people!
2-Dec-2021 La Vía Campesina
We need a multilateral trade system where people and their social movements are at equal footing with governments in defining the trade rules between countries.
ARSO, AfCFTA Secretariat sign MoU to drive ambitious free trade agreement
2-Dec-2021 Joy Online
The African Organisation for Standardisation and the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the implementation of the AfCFTA agreement.
Bahrain loses case against Iran banks
1-Dec-2021 Financial Tribune
Bahrain has been ordered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague to pay over €200 million in damages plus costs to two Iranian banks for the unlawful moves against their operations.
Greenpeace urges Canada to drop trade deal to save the Amazon
1-Dec-2021 National Observer
An environmental group is pleading with the Canadian government to reject a controversial trade deal it says would further fuel deforestation in the Amazon in a new letter addressed to Canada’s minister of foreign affairs.
RCEP: Weighing the good, bad in world’s biggest free trade pact
1-Dec-2021 Inquirer Net
A group of farmers, fishers, civil society organizations, and the private sector has expressed opposition to the ratification of the world’s largest free trade agreement—the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
Indonesia continues to enhance cooperation with Palestine
29-Nov-2021 Antara News
Right now, Indonesia is also seeking to sign a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with the Palestinian government in order to help the Palestinian people conduct trade and increase economic cooperation between the two countries.
Free Trade Agreement talks with UK could be delayed to January 2022
29-Nov-2021 The Hindu
Negotiations between India and the U.K. on a comprehensive FTA could be delayed to January 2022, with a Cabinet change in the UK and the need for more “pre-negotiation” talks being the main reasons for the talks not taking off in November as expected.
Lopez pushes PH-EU FTA for more stable economic relations
25-Nov-2021 Manila Bulletin
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez cited the need to elevate the Philippine-EU trade and investment relations to new heights via a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) to give the two parties’ bilateral relations more stability.
New impetus to EU-India free trade agreement: Swedish envoy
25-Nov-2021 The Times of India
Sweden’s ambassador to India, expressed hope that the FTA between the EU and India would be negotiated and resolved soon. Swedish diplomats also stressed on innovation and cooperation between entities from their country and India.
Proposed amendments needed for RCEP ratification to be tabled in Parliament next month, says Azmin
25-Nov-2021 Malay Mail
The proposed amendments to three Acts, which are necessary to complete the domestic ratification process of the RCEP, will be tabled in Parliament next month, according to Senior Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali.
Malaysia, Turkey to finalise entire package of expanded FTA by middle of 2022, says senior minister
25-Nov-2021 Malay Mail
Malaysia and Turkey are set to conclude the text-based negotiations for an expanded free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries by year-end and finalise the entire package by the middle of 2022.
Dhaka, Bangkok working on sealing FTA
25-Nov-2021 Dhaka Tribune
Thailand and Bangladesh are working closely to ink a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), the country’s envoy said during a meeting with Bangladeshi business leaders.
Lessons from the struggle against the FTAA: continental unity to fight free trade
24-Nov-2021 Capire
Grassroots movements from the Americas have accumulated experiences and a history of struggles for sovereignty and integration.
The World Bank can’t be trusted to stand up to big fossil fuel companies
24-Nov-2021 Counter Punch
Extractive companies are the most frequent users of the investor-state dispute settlement system (ISDS), making up 29 percent of all ICSID claims in fiscal year 2021.
WTO response to the pandemic - Walker’s text 22/11/2021
23-Nov-2021
Walker’s text of 22 November 2021 on the WTO response to the pandemic
Thailand plans to join talks on trans-Pacific trade pact membership
23-Nov-2021 Reuters
Thailand aims to join talks on membership of a trans-Pacific free-trade agreement, a government official said.
India’s BITs recalibration is paying off
23-Nov-2021 Lawyer Monthly
India’s steps to better protect itself hasn’t curbed the appetite of foreign investors, suggesting that the perceived correlation between FDI and robust investor protection is overstated.