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Sustainable trade? Testing the EU-Indonesia free trade agreement
10-Jul-2018 Friends of the Earth Europe
The agreement scores only 4.5 out of 20 points on a sustainability check of the draft texts - a clear fail.
Mauritius-India: Fifth meeting pursues negotiations on CECPA
10-Jul-2018 Government of Mauritius
The three-day discussions comprise sessions on trade in goods and services; sanitary and phyto-sanitary measures; technical barriers to trade; requests lists; rules of origin and finalisation of economic cooperation chapter.
Postponed EU-Japan summit moved to Tokyo
10-Jul-2018 Japan Today
Tokyo will now host an EU-Japan summit on July 17 to sign a free trade accord after the Japanese premier cancelled the talks in Brussels because of deadly floods at home.
EU keen to get Mercosur deal over line as trade war with US ramps up
9-Jul-2018 Independent.ie
Talks on a trade deal between the EU and South American Mercosur bloc are heating up this summer.
Panama launches free trade talks with China after ending Taiwan recognition
9-Jul-2018 Foreign Brief
Panamanian and Chinese officials will launch the first round of trade negotiations in Panama City with the aim of eventually inking a free trade agreement.
Chile president wants free-trade agreement with CARICOM
9-Jul-2018 Jamaica Observer
President of the Republic of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, has expressed interest in entering into negotiations on a free trade-agreement with the Caribbean Community.
Belt and Road and Hong Kong free trade deals offer wider opportunities for local business
9-Jul-2018 South China Morning Post
As Hong Kong is expected to actively participate in the Belt and Road Initiative, these trade deals are going to play an even more important role.
EU-Morocco deal: EU is misguiding the Member States, warns WSRW
9-Jul-2018 Sahara Press Service
The Commission tries to misguide the Member States concerning the consultation process launched to "comply" with the European Court of Justice, which had rejected the inclusion of Western Sahara in the EU-Morocco Association Agreement.
Signature of economic and strategic partnership agreements expected at 25th EU-Japan summit
6-Jul-2018 Agence Europe
At their 25th bilateral summit, in Brussels on 11 July 2018, the EU and Japan will sign their strategic partnership agreement.
Consultative workshop on market access concessions on trade in goods for CEN-SAD, ECCAS, ECOWAS and UMA Member States
6-Jul-2018 Tralac
The objective of the consultative workshop is a regional-wide consultation to finalize the outstanding issues including criteria for designation of sensitive products, percentages, etc.
Japan becomes second country after Mexico to ratify TPP-11 trade deal
6-Jul-2018 The Straits Times
Japan became the second country to ratify the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.
RCEP trade ministers set end-2018 target for “package of outcomes”
5-Jul-2018 ICTSD
The top trade officials from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) coalition have pledged to endorse a “package of outcomes” by the end of 2018, in a bid to help wrap up nearly six years of negotiations.
Namibia finally pens Africa free trade deal
5-Jul-2018 New Era
Namibia has finally signed the trillion-dollar African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), which requires members to remove tariffs from 90 percent of goods to allow free access to commodities, goods and services across the continent.
European Parliament votes overwhelmingly to ratify EU-Armenia accord
5-Jul-2018 Massis Post
The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to ratify a landmark agreement aimed at deepening the European Union’s political and economic relations with Armenia.
Trump administration looks toward the future US-African trade and investment relationship
5-Jul-2018 Office of the US Trade Representative
The US hopes to build on AGOA’s success by strengthening bilateral trade relationships in sub-Saharan Africa with the goal of establishing a free trade agreement that could serve as a model for developing countries.
Mercosur, EU to hold talks in Brussels
5-Jul-2018 Prensa Latina
Foreign Ministers of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) will meet with the European Union on July 18 in Brussels to discuss aspects of the trade agreement.
Revised KORUS FTA expected to be signed in September
4-Jul-2018 Business Korea
South Korea and the United States are expected to sign the revised KORUS FTA in September 2018.
Korea seeks to cancel ISD decision on Daewoo Electronics deal
4-Jul-2018 The Investor
South Korea is seeking to cancel a recent investor-state dispute settlement decision by an international tribunal in which the government was asked to compensate US$65 million to an Iranian company.
Bilateral FTA with US may be an own goal for India
4-Jul-2018 Live Mint
Little wonder that the political, trade and economic relationship between the Hindu tiger fed on a vegetarian diet and the American eagle that had long transformed into a ‘vulture’ had remained ‘underachieving’.
Food for Thought: Weighing up health and investment in the age of the new pandemic
3-Jul-2018 IISD
A potential collision course between trade and investment agreements and public health measures could impact countries’ regulations of unhealthy food and drinks.