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Brexit talks cancelled due to COVID crisis, UK confirms
18-Mar-2020 Euractiv
UK and EU officials cancelled the second round of post-Brexit trade talks planned for this week because of the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Antofagasta : 2019 preliminary results
18-Mar-2020 Market Screener
ICSID appointed a committee to consider Pakistan’s annulment application which is expected to reach a conclusion in the next one to two years.
China Pakistan FTA-2: a new regional hub for cotton garments In the offing?
18-Mar-2020 Outlook India
Pakistan’s government targets raising the country’s textile and clothing exports from USD 13.5 billion in 2018 to USD 25 billion by 2025.
Lighthizer eyes June for USMCA to enter into force
17-Mar-2020 Politico
Lighthizer notified Congress last week that Trump’s replacement deal for NAFTA will go into effect on June 1
India in free trade talks with 23 parties
17-Mar-2020 Ultra News
India is in talks with 23 parties, including the European Union, the Gulf Cooperation Council, ASEAN and Israel, on various types of trade agreements, according to data from the central ministry of commerce and industry.
Canadian Parliament rushes through ratification of USMCA trade pact
16-Mar-2020 Reuters
The Canadian Parliament rushed through ratification of the new US-Mexico-Canada trade pact before taking a three-week break to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.
2019 annual results
16-Mar-2020 Gabriel Resources
Gabriel has provided notice to Romania of a dispute with regard to Romania’s application to UNESCO in relation to Roşia Montană and has reserved its right to commence a further arbitration.
The Energy Charter Treaty threatens the European Green Deal, NGOs denounce
16-Mar-2020 Glasgow Guardian
Civil society activists and scientific experts denounce the unsustainable practice of investment disputes under the Energy Charter Treaty.
South Africa raises poultry-import tariffs, drawing US ire
16-Mar-2020 Bloomberg
The announcement immediately drew criticism from the US government, which previously threatened to exclude South Africa from a preferential trade agreement after a disagreement over the levies in 2015.
Any UK/US trade deal must put jobs and rights first
16-Mar-2020 Left Foot Forward
The UK Trade Union Congress and its US counterpart, the AFL-CIO, have warned the White House and Downing Street that any trade deal between the UK and USA must put workers’ jobs and rights first.
Warning for EU trade talks as coronavirus rules out face-to-face negotiations
16-Mar-2020 Express
Brexit trade talks are set to continue this week but will be conducted online because of the coronavirus crisis - potentially risking a breakdown in negotiations, with one expert warning "it’s not practical".
China proposes standards on hormone residues in beef after US trade deal
16-Mar-2020 Reuters
China has drawn up food safety standards on residue limits of growth hormones in beef, a move seen as a further step towards opening up its market to American imports of the meat.
Brexit: EU drafts trade deal ahead of talks with UK
16-Mar-2020 BBC
The British negotiating team will take a red pen to large sections of this EU draft treaty.
EU-UK FTA: EU draft text (12 Mar 2020)
16-Mar-2020 European Commission
ASEAN presses on with the RCEP without India: How they covered it
16-Mar-2020 ASEAN Today
Despite India’s decision to withdraw from the final stages of negotiations to form the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the remaining parties hope to get the free trade agreement (FTA) signed off by the end of the year.
Indo-American trade: FTA talks may start after US elections
16-Mar-2020 Financial Express
At a joint press meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi last month, American President Donald Trump had said India and the US had agreed to focus on a “comprehensive trade deal".
China-EU summit to be postponed due to coronavirus - sources
13-Mar-2020 WHBL
A summit planned for the end of March in Beijing between China and the European Union is set to be postponed due to the coronavirus.
Brexit talks cancelled: UK-EU Trade talks scrapped as coronavirus outbreak erupts
13-Mar-2020 Express
Trade talks with the European Union have been called off amid a global health scare over the coronavirus outbreak.
Zimbabwe offers land as compensation for 800 seized farms
13-Mar-2020 Reuters
The dispossessed farmers covered in the land compensation scheme are citizens of countries that have bilateral investment agreements with Zimbabwe.
Turkey seeks long-lasting FTA with Pakistan
13-Mar-2020 The Express Tribune
Turkey wants a sustainable and long-lasting free trade agreement (FTA) with Pakistan to have a win-win situation for both the countries.