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Labour unions in Asia Pacific condemn RCEP deal
12-Nov-2020 Trade Justice Unions
Labour unions in Asia Pacific condemn this outcome and will continue working with our affiliates and allies to intervene in the enactment, ratification and implementation process of RCEP.
RCEP nations to sign Asian trade megadeal Sunday, with clause for India
12-Nov-2020 Nikkei Asia
Ministers from 15 countries in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreed Wednesday to sign the long-awaited trade deal at a summit Sunday, leaving the door open for reluctant India to return later.
China and 14 other nations ready to sign RCEP, world’s largest trade deal, before change of leadership in US
11-Nov-2020 South China Morning Post
China is expected to sign a mega regional trade deal with 14 other countries in the Asia-Pacific region this weekend, wrapping up a major agreement before the next United States administration comes into office.
Japan to keep tariffs on sensitive farm product imports in RCEP deal
11-Nov-2020 The Mainichi
Japan will exempt its key farm products including rice and wheat from being subject to tariff cuts or elimination in a mega regional trade deal between Asia-Pacific countries including China, a draft of the agreement showed Tuesday.
Brexit: UK stokes tensions with EU and US in doubling down on contentious bill
10-Nov-2020 Euronews
The British government has vowed to reinstate parts of its Internal Market Bill, despite heavy defeats in the House of Lords, which would jeopardise trade deals with the EU and the US.
Jane Kelsey: Let’s not play Lazarus to toxic TPPA trade deal
10-Nov-2020 NZ Herald
We are living in a very different world from the era that gave us the TPPA, which was turbulent enough. We have new realities, new priorities, and new challenges.
Indonesia pursues trade deals with African, Latin American, Middle Eastern countries
10-Nov-2020 The Jakarta Post
The Indonesian government is pursuing a series of trade deals with non-traditional partners in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East in an effort to navigate international trade during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Open letter regarding the economic impacts of the EU-Mercosur agreement
9-Nov-2020 S2B Network
We, the undersigning economists, consider it important to inform the public that the economic models used to calculate those ostensible gains are inadequate for assessing the social and environmental impacts of this agreement.
Indo-US trade: Joe Biden’s victory to delay planned deal
9-Nov-2020 The Financial Express
A victory for Joe Biden in the American presidential election may delay the conclusion of a “limited” trade deal between India and the US that was negotiated for months.
Zim, UK launch trade deal
7-Nov-2020 The Herald
The basket is dominated by produce such as peas, avocadoes, oranges, berries, flowers, plums, and tea and all these are expected to register exponential growth on the back of this launched partnership.
Campaign groups respond to announcement that a UK-Kenya deal has been finalised
6-Nov-2020 Trade Justice Movement
UK-Kenya trade must be fit for the 21st century, say campaign groups.
UK-Kenya deal creates ‘huge risks to regional trade’
6-Nov-2020 The Grocer
The UK’s trade deal with Kenya to avoid tariffs on food imports including cocoa, coffee and bananas, could risk undermining established regional trade relationships in East Africa, trade campaigners have warned.
Thailand proposes virtual talks for FTA with Pakistan
6-Nov-2020 The News
Thai envoy proposed to virtually restart long-stalled talks on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Pakistan, pending since 2015.
S. Korea, Uzbekistan agree to push for launch of trade talks
6-Nov-2020 Korea Herald
South Korea and Uzbekistan agreed to announce the launch of trade talks at an opportune time in an effort to expand bilateral trade, the government said.
Egypt wins international arbitration against two Spanish companies demanding €236m compensation
6-Nov-2020 Egypt Today
The ICSID has turned down a lawsuit filed by Spanish companies Cementos La Union and Aridos Jativa against the Egyptian State, demanding a compensation of more than €236 million.
Thailand’s export to China expanded under the BRI
6-Nov-2020 Digital Journal
China’s interconnectivity strategy under the Belt and Road Initiative enables Thailand to better exert the agreement on market opening under the framework of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area.
Reko Diq Case: NAB unearths corruption to the tune of billions
5-Nov-2020 Business Recorder
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Balochistan has collected irrefutable evidence revealing that billions of rupees have been lost to the national exchequer in the Reko Diq project after the bureau scrutinized its 30-year record.
Either Biden or Trump, Indonesia wins
5-Nov-2020 Jakarta Globe
Indonesia stands to benefit from trade with the US, regardless of who wins the US 2020 presidential election, as the total exports and imports to and from the world’s largest economy expected to double to $60 billion in the next two years.
Africa free trade agreement must be rolled out by January after pandemic delay - Secretariat
5-Nov-2020 Fin24
The AfCFTA Secretariat is at advances stages of concluding phase one of the agreement which deals with the trading of goods and services, said the Secretary General.
CAN Europe policy briefing on the Energy Charter Treaty
4-Nov-2020 Climate Action Network
The treaty is incompatible with the EU’s climate commitments and the current modernisation process will not fix this, as the necessary reforms are either opposed by other contracting parties or not being discussed.