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13 countries urged to ratify trade deal
21-Nov-2021 The East African
Countries yet to ratify the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) have been urged to do so.
Why US is suspending Ethiopia, Mali, Guinea from Free-Trade Deal
21-Nov-2021 Voa
In response to human rights violations, the United States announced this week that it plans to suspend Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from duty-free access to American markets as of January 1.
Waitangi Tribunal claimants win on TPPA and data sovereignty
19-Nov-2021 Voxy
The Tribunal agrees that the CPTPP breaches the Crown’s obligations to Māori under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and failed to protect Māori rights and interests in data and the digital domain.
USTR visit: India, US to focus on market access, revival of key trade meet
19-Nov-2021 Financial Express
India and the US will likely discuss ways to bolster trade through greater market access — especially in agriculture and information communication technology.
UAE offers Eurasian Economic Union to create free trade zone: Russian Industry Minister
18-Nov-2021 UNI
The United Arab Emirates offered the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) to create a free trade zone, and the issue was discussed at the UAE-Russia intergovernmental commission.
UK trade talks risk ‘lending legitimacy’ to Brazil’s far-right regime, TUC claims
18-Nov-2021 The Independent
British ministers should not pursue a trade deal with the major economy while Jair Bolsonaro is in charge, trade union boss, Frances O’Grady, said.
Vietnam agrees to cut tariff on US pork
18-Nov-2021 Pork Business
Better market access to Vietnam, a major pork-consuming country, has been a top trade priority for the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC).
Digital colonialism
18-Nov-2021 TNI
The global battle for control of the digital economy is typically portrayed as one fought by only two titans: US and China, but that does not mean that the EU has been standing still.
Landmark ruling reveals misuse of Energy Charter Treaty
18-Nov-2021 EU Observer
The Belgian Appeal Court delivered a landmark ruling in what Kazakhstan’s legal representatives described as "one of the biggest frauds in the history of international arbitration."
US will not join regional trade pact CPTPP, but pursue specific tie-ups with allies: Gina Raimondo
17-Nov-2021 The Straits Times
The United States will not join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership now for various reasons, but it is pursuing other partnerships with its allies in specific areas.
Comoros looks for trade deal with Bangladesh
17-Nov-2021 UNB
Foreign Minister of Comoros Dhoihir Dhoulkamal has underlined the importance of signing a trade agreement between the two countries.
British onion sector sold short by New Zealand trade deal, growers warn
17-Nov-2021 The Grocer
British onion growers are concerned that the recently signed UK-New Zealand trade deal will disadvantage the sector and see food producers in general “openly sold out”.
Decade-old fight over Canadian wind farm heard by arbitration tribunal
17-Nov-2021 Courthouse News
An American energy firm accuses Canada of violating the North American Free Trade Agreement, which has since been replaced by a new free trade deal.
Canada, South Asian bloc to begin free-trade talks in effort to diversify from China
17-Nov-2021 Coast Reporter
Canada is launching free-trade talks with a major group of southeast Asian countries as it seeks to diversify from China and find new ways of coping with a snarled global supply chain.
Israel, UAE begin talks on free-trade agreement
17-Nov-2021 The Jerusalem Post
Israel’s Economy and Industry Minister Orna Barbivai met with her Emirati colleague, Abdulla bin Touq Al Mari to launch talks for a deal that will significantly boost trade.
Deliberations in Gabriel Resources versus Romania case begin at WB’s settlement court
17-Nov-2021 Romania-Insider
The court accepted Roşia Montana’s inclusion on the UNESCO heritage list as a piece of evidence, as an argument for the "bad faith of the Romanian state" invoked by the Canadian company.
‘Clear risk’ UK joining Pacific trade deal will raise drug prices for NHS
17-Nov-2021 The Independent
There is evidence of a potential conflict between the CPTPP and the UK’s current system of market authorisation of generic and biosimilar drugs.
Bangladesh for early conclusion of inclusive PTA with Indonesia
17-Nov-2021 The Financial Express
Bangladesh has stressed the importance of an early conclusion of bilateral Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Indonesia by making it inclusive and mutually beneficial.
Reject the RCEP trade agreement
17-Nov-2021 Rappler
The RCEP agreement was finalized without consulting agri-fisheries stakeholders, many of whom are directly affected by the treaty’s trade rules and concessions
UAE free trade talks with India and Indonesia going well, minister says
17-Nov-2021 Reuters
Free trade talks between the United Arab Emirates and India and Indonesia, are making good progress, the Gulf state’s trade minister says.