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Morocco, EU seek to develop economic and trade partnership
17-Feb-2020 Morocco World News
Morocco-EU hopes to further strengthen bilateral cooperation by establishing a deep and comprehensive free trade agreement.
India’s global trade ambitions – Why closing the home market won’t work
17-Feb-2020 CNBC TV18
As the world welcomes the US-China trade deal, India needs to have a deep rethink about our position in global trade today. Our audacious ‘Make in India’ programme never reached the promised heights and now has been dealt a crippling blow.
Cambodia, China closer to FTA signing deal
17-Feb-2020 Khmer Times
Cambodia and China say they are now planning to sign a free-trade deal some time later this year. The move came after the duo wrapped up their first-round negotiations, which were held last month in Beijing, China.
S.Africa plans summit to finalise continental free trade agreement
14-Feb-2020 Reuters
South Africa will in May hold an extraordinary summit of the African Union to finalise a continental free trade agreement.
Farmers’ coalition threatens agitation if India goes ahead with US trade deal
14-Feb-2020 BusinessLine
A farmers’ coalition, which represents millions of farmers nationwide, has urged the Government to desist from negotiating an interim trade deal with the US, saying it would be detrimental to the interests of Indian farmers.
Somkid: Call on CPTPP due in 3 months
14-Feb-2020 Bangkok Post
The cabinet is expected to make a decision by April or May on whether Thailand will join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
Turkey approves to amend free trade agreement with Morocco
14-Feb-2020 Albawaba
Morocco has succeeded in convincing Turkey to review a list of Moroccan complaints on a free trade agreement between the countries, said the trade minister.
India offers US dairy, chicken access in bid for elusive trade deal with Trump
14-Feb-2020 Reuters
India has offered to partially open up its poultry and dairy markets in a bid for a limited trade deal during US President Donald Trump’s first official visit.
Australian Trade Minister to visit India this month; to push trade, investment ties
14-Feb-2020 BusinessLine
Australian Trade Minister will meet his Indian counterpart, likely to discuss RCEP and long-pending bilateral trade agreement.
Swiss communists support “STOP Palm Oil” referendum against the FTA with Indonesia
13-Feb-2020 Peoples Dispatch
The Swiss parliament ratified a Free Trade Agreement between the European Free Trade Association and Indonesia, allegedly without addressing the environmental concerns regarding Indonesian palm oil production.
Pakistan and Morocco move forward on bilateral trade talks
13-Feb-2020 Just Style
Pakistan and Morocco have concluded their second round of bilateral talks, including discussions on enhancing trade ties.
ExxonMobil, Canada enter landmark settlement in NAFTA arbitration
13-Feb-2020 Dallas Business Journal
As a long-running dispute between Exxon Mobil Corp. and the government of Canada reached a multimillion-dollar settlement, lawyers for ExxonMobil announced.
Trade deal ignore human rights violations
13-Feb-2020 Star Observer
Indonesia is currently a major perpetrator of human rights abuses against its own minority groups, specifically their LGBTQI community, which makes this partnership questionable in view of Australia’s signature on the UN Human Rights Charter.
EU puts riches over rights in Vietnam trade deal
13-Feb-2020 Asia Times
The EU - Vietnam trade deal has simultaneously been criticized for rewarding a one-party state that is among Asia’s serial human rights abusers while making virtually no demands on Hanoi to improve its record.
Economic diplomacy: Indonesian trade deals and real deals
13-Feb-2020 The Interpreter
Bilateral trade deal sceptics have criticised the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) as more of a strategic public relations document than genuine economic reform.
US refuses to restore trade deal for India
13-Feb-2020 Asia Times
While US President Donald Trump is expected to visit India, trade ties between the two countries remain frosty. India’s hope of reclaiming the benefits under the US Generalized System of Preferences scheme has been quashed.
South Korea to sign RCEP with or without India
13-Feb-2020 Auto Economic Times
South Korea will sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) pact with ASEAN countries, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand in November 2020, irrespective of India’s participation, claims a media report.
UK keen on digital economy partnership with Singapore
13-Feb-2020 Straits Times
Britain is looking at the digital economy as an area to strengthen its relationship with Singapore as both sides negotiate a new post-Brexit trade deal.
Canada using CETA to attack European food safety rules, new documents reveal
12-Feb-2020 Council of Canadians
New documents reveal that Canadian regulators have been using the agreement to weaken European food safety regulations.
EU adopts Vietnam trade deals despite human rights concerns
12-Feb-2020 AP
European lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved free trade and investment deals between the EU and Vietnam, despite concerns about the human rights situation in the country.