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Hong Kong Australia free-trade deal pushes on despite political unrest
11-Sep-2019 SBS News
Australia’s Consul-General to Hong Kong says three months of protests haven’t derailed a free trade agreement, due to be signed by the end of the year.Australia’s Consul-General to Hong Kong says three months of protests haven’t derailed a free trade agreement, due to be signed by the end of the year.
Timely evolution of Indonesian-Chilean trade relations
11-Sep-2019 The Jakarta Post
SHARES Indonesia and Chile have entered a new chapter of bilateral relations with the Indonesia-Chile Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IC-CEPA), which entered into force on Aug. 10.
India, ASEAN agree to review free trade pact in goods
11-Sep-2019 The Hindu
India and 10-member bloc of South-East Asian nations have agreed to review their free trade agreement, signed in 2009, to make it more business-friendly and boost economic ties.
India-China spat delays deal covering a third of global trade
11-Sep-2019 Bloomberg
A spat between the world’s most populous countries is holding up a pan-Asian trade agreement encompassing nearly a third of all global trade.
Brazil, Mexico begin trade talks amid Bolsonaro push for export deals
10-Sep-2019 Reuters
Brazil and Mexico have begun talks on a free trade deal, seeking to deepen commercial ties between the two largest economies in Latin America.
Cairn arbitration award may be protracted, not expected before 2019-end
10-Sep-2019 Outlook India
UK’s Cairn Energy on Tuesday said the arbitration process against India on imposition of retrospective tax demand is likely to be protracted and a decision is not expected before late 2019.
Reko Diq, Karkey cases: Pakistan to challenge verdicts of ICSID: Omar
10-Sep-2019 Business Recorder
Pakistan government is going to challenge the verdicts of International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), said Minister for Power Division.
Phil Hogan nominated as EU trade commissioner
10-Sep-2019 The Irish Times
Hogan will be responsible for overseeing negotiations with UK on a future trade deal.
The Ratification of Indonesia-Australia trade agreement is targeted for completion by the end of this year
10-Sep-2019 Kata Data
the text and documents related the Indonesia-Australia CEPA cooperation (IA-CEPA) had been submitted by the President to the Speaker of the Parliament (DPR) since 9 August 2019.
Trade agreements must balance economic merit and strategic interests, says Jaishankar
10-Sep-2019 Connected to India
Trade agreements must be a balance of strategic interests as well as economic merit said Indian External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar.
Indonesia eyes October to conclude CEPA negotiations with South Korea
10-Sep-2019 Antara News
Indonesia is targeting substantial conclusion to negotiations on the draft of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with South Korea in October 2019, Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita stated.
Minister hopeful RCEP talks can conclude by year-end
10-Sep-2019 Malaysia Kini
Malaysia sees positive progress towards concluding the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world’s largest trade pact, by year-end.
US and Japan rush to finish trade deal by Trump’s tight deadline
9-Sep-2019 Japan Times
Negotiators are now finalizing many of the core elements, including how much Japan is willing to open its agriculture market to US imports, cuts to industrial tariffs, and the treatment of digital trade.
Singapore to join Russia-led free-trade zone in October
9-Sep-2019 RT
One of the leading Asian economies, Singapore, is set to ink a free trade agreement with the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union.
Political pressures rolled back globalization before. It can happen again
9-Sep-2019 The Washington Post
It’s a good guess that the new global economic system will give overt political considerations greater weight than its predecessor. Countries will link trade benefits and penalties to their political agendas.
Mauritius agrees to sign free trade agreement with China
9-Sep-2019 Bloomberg
Mauritius will sign a free trade agreement with China, it’s second biggest supplier, providing duty-free access to the Asian market for 8,547 products, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement on its website.
RCEP meet: ASEAN members, partners reaffirm their resolve to conclude free trade deal talks
9-Sep-2019 Business Today
The 16 negotiating partners have agreed that they should not lose the long-term vision of deepening and expanding the value chains in the RCEP.
South Korea and Russia to work on FTA in goods sector
9-Sep-2019 Business Korea
South Korean Economy and Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said that the South Korean government would work on a free trade agreement with Russia in the goods sector as well as investment and service.
HK unrest shouldn’t halt free trade agreement: Foreign Minister
9-Sep-2019 The Age
Australian Foreign Minister has urged the Hong Kong government to show a "commitment to negotiation" to end months of protests, as she welcomed its decision to withdraw an extradition bill that mobilised millions of opponents.
UK health service not on the table in US trade talks: Johnson
6-Sep-2019 Reuters
Prime Minister Boris Johnson told visiting US Vice President that Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) would not be included in negotiations with the United States for a trade deal.