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Turkey, Mexico begin free trade deal talks: Trade body
28-Aug-2019 Anadolu
Turkey’s Trade Ministry plans to visit Mexico in fall with larger business delegation.
Indonesian civil society groups protest RCEP trade deal
28-Aug-2019 AFTINET
Indonesian civil society groups protested against the RCEP trade agreement last Friday, arguing that the agreement promotes corporate rights over people’s rights
RCEP trade ministers to meet in Bangkok on Sep 8
28-Aug-2019 Outlook India
Commerce ministers of 16 countries, which are negotiating mega free trade agreement RCEP, will hold a crucial meeting in Bangkok on September 8 to iron out differences and push the negotiations forward.
Trump-backed US-British free-trade deal faces hurdles
27-Aug-2019 Wall Street Journal
Resistance rises on both sides of the Atlantic to a pact, and no deal can be made if the UK remains in the EU customs zone.
Trump sees possible US-EU trade deal that would avert car tariffs
27-Aug-2019 Reuters
Trade talks between the United States and Europe have moved slowly, given disagreements over whether to include agricultural products in a deal.
Lydian’s gold project in Armenia faces yet another environmental review
27-Aug-2019 Mining
Lydian International’s Amulsar gold project in Armenia may have to go through a fourth environmental review in less than a year.
Ecuador, Mexico initiate FTA negotiations
27-Aug-2019 Prensa Latina
This meeting will continue other rounds of negotiations in the first week of October in Quito, and the first week of November on Mexican soil, with the aim of reaching an agreement in 2021.
Lux blocks Mercosur trade deal over Amazon fires
27-Aug-2019 Delano
Luxembourg has joined a small number of countries to oppose signing of the Mercosur agreement in a bid to curb massive burning of the Amazon rainforest.
Trump-Abe trade deal helps US farmers, staves off auto tariffs
26-Aug-2019 Bloomberg
The US and Japan agreed in principle on a trade deal that would slash Tokyo’s tariffs on American beef, pork and other agricultural products, while delaying for now the threat of additional levies on Japanese auto exports to the US.
India, Mauritius close to sewing up FTA
26-Aug-2019 BusinessLine
India and Mauritius are close to finalising the proposed bilateral free trade agreement that got delayed due to apprehensions amongst domestic players in both countries.
EU ambassador says Mercosur trade deal unaffected by Amazon wildfires
26-Aug-2019 Euractiv
The trade deal between Europe and the Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) provides a clear commitment to the Paris Agreement in combatting climate change, the new EU ambassador in Brasilia said.
Swiss release more details over EFTA - Mercosur deal
26-Aug-2019 Swiss Info
Concessions in the agricultural sector went too far. In the area of beef the Swiss had made more concessions than their EU counterparts, says Swiss Farmers’ Union.
Brazilian free trade deal ignites fury
26-Aug-2019 News in English.no
Norway and its fellow members of the European Free Trade Association have entered into a free trade agreement with Brazil and several other South American countries.
Multi-billion dollar fine on Pakistan puts the spotlight on a secret court
26-Aug-2019 TRT
The Reko Diq mine case shows the overreach of a secretive arbitration system.
CETA raises questions over transparency of meat labelling
23-Aug-2019 Food Navigator
CETA raises many questions and it is up to food businesses to comply with various requirements, in order to highlight their products and provide accurate information.
Ireland could try to block Mercosur trade deal on Amazon concerns - Varadkar
23-Aug-2019 Reuters
Irish Prime Minister has said Dublin will vote against a trade deal between the European Union and South American trade bloc Mercosur unless Brazil takes action to protect the rainforest.
Armenia gives go-ahead to gold mine blocked by green activists
22-Aug-2019 Reuters
Lydian had threatened to go to arbitration if forced to shut it down.
Stans Energy won the arbitration
22-Aug-2019 Yahoo
The tribunal determined that Stans prevailed on jurisdiction and on the merits of its claim, awarding Stans a sum of approximately US $24 Million inclusive of damages, interest, and costs.
UK’s Boris Johnson expected to press Trudeau on trade pact at G7
22-Aug-2019 CBC
As it hurtles toward what could be a messy exit from the European Union, Britain is hoping to hear some fresh trade reassurances from Canada at the upcoming G7 Summit.
Trade agreement between Brazil and United States will not include free-trade
21-Aug-2019 Folha de S.Paulo
Officials participating in the negotiations say the deal not only involves taxes, but also non-tariff and investment issues.