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US-UK trade deal: Four things you might have missed, from food standards to climate commitments
3-Mar-2020 The Independent
The government has not ruled out imports of US agricultural products made to lower standards than in the UK.
With no major trade deals signed in recent years, India turning an outlier
3-Mar-2020 The New Indian Express
The feeling now in global trade negotiating circles is that India is a recalcitrant partner, difficult to negotiate with.
Understanding India’s RCEP hesitation
3-Mar-2020 Fortune India
Pressure on India to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has continued, including most recently from Oceania.
What Deputy PM Somkid didn’t say: disasters loom large as Thai government eager to join CPTPP
3-Mar-2020 FTA Watch
FTA Watch and Thai civil society slammed government’s attempt to push Thailand into CPTPP FTA while the country have no negotiating power; risking negative impacts on Thai small farmers, rights over seeds and breeds, and access to medicine.
Nepal’s bilateral investment treaties
2-Mar-2020 The Annapurna Express
Nepal has signed six bilateral investment treaties that can be described as first generation i.e. a template of BITs that were championed by inves­tor-friendly Western European countries
Kenya-US trade treaty likely to stifle local manufacturing- KAM
2-Mar-2020 The Star
The US has a stronger manufacturing sector meaning their products are likely to be more competitive than the locally produced commodities.
Poland keen on FTA with Sri Lanka
2-Mar-2020 Sunday Observer
Poland is keen to enter into a Free Trade Agreement with Sri Lanka, but it has to be initiated by the European Union office in Colombo.
Algeria mulls future of agreement with EU
2-Mar-2020 The Arab Weekly
The Algeria-European trade deal opened the Algerian market to EU imports but hurt local farming and manufacturing sectors, Algerian government leaders said.
Africa may only see impact of new free-trade deal after 3 years
2-Mar-2020 Bloomberg
Target for first trade under continent-wide pact is July 1. Tariffs, rules of origin and protocols for services are yet to be agreed on.
Naturgy leaves Egypt, ending its alliance with ENI in Unión Fenosa after almost 8 years of disputes
2-Mar-2020 The Corner
Naturgy has agreed with Eni and Egypt to end their dispute over Unión Fenosa (UFG), in which the Spanish and Italian firms own 50% each.
Liz Truss kick-starts UK-US trade talks
2-Mar-2020 UK Government
The UK is publishing its negotiating objectives for a free trade agreement with the United States, with talks expected to begin this month.
UK-US FTA: UK negotiating objectives (Mar 2020)
2-Mar-2020 UK Government
Appeal in ISDS: Appealing for the host state?
28-Feb-2020 South Centre
The basis of a claim in ISDS is always the applicable international investment agreement. There would always be differences and inconsistencies with an appellate mechanism.
South Africa could lose $4.5bn under new African trade deal
28-Feb-2020 Al Jazeera
The country’s tariff income is at risk under the deal, which requires African member countries to lower or cut tariffs.
What US business wants from a UK deal
28-Feb-2020 Politico
Lighthizer will hold preparatory talks with Truss ahead of formal negotiations on a US-UK free trade agreement.
Brexit: UK negotiating objectives for trade with EU, in a nutshell
28-Feb-2020 The Guardian
UK vision for next phase of Brexit abandons commitments made in October alongside withdrawal agreement.
It is still possible for India, Pakistan to resolve issues: Ranil Wickremesinghe
28-Feb-2020 The Hindu
Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says others can insist that they do so at least to get the SAARC summits moving.
Tricky trade ties
28-Feb-2020 The Hitavada
India have to determine its way forward in this situation. Trump is focused on opening Indian markets for the imports of US agricultural products. India have to decide what we will ask in return from the US.
The European Commission’s palm oil conundrum
28-Feb-2020 East Asia Forum
With new regulatory changes now taking place on the basis of the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) II of 2018, Indonesia and Malaysia are trying to come to terms with the implications for their global palm oil market strategy and domestic production.
Public fear Trump trade deal food standards
27-Feb-2020 The Ecologist
Most people are worried about meat quality standards being lowered in a future trade deal with the United States, a new survey suggests.