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EAEU-Iran trade deal to take effect on October 27: report
30-Aug-2019 Mehr
Officials from both parties exchanged messages about completing the necessary procedures to enforce an interim agreement leading to the formation of the free trade area.
EU warns Serbia to cancel free trade pact with Russia if it wants to join bloc
30-Aug-2019 Euronews
Brussels has warned Serbia it must dissolve a proposed new free-trade deal with Russia if it wants to join the European Union.
Trading away protection
29-Aug-2019 CEO
Emerging threats from the EU-US trade talks on confomity assessments and regulatory cooperation.
‘Phase 1B’ of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) negotiations
29-Aug-2019 South Centre
This policy brief focuses on the expected economic impacts of tariff liberalization under the AfCFTA.
Russia, India ready to negotiate FTA agreement
29-Aug-2019 Xinhua
Russia is ready to start negotiating with India to set up a Free Trade Area with the Eurasian Economic Union.
EU-Mercosur trade deal could be ready by late 2020 in best case: EU official
29-Aug-2019 Reuters
The European Union should be able to conclude a free-trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc of South American countries by late 2020 in an optimistic scenario, a senior EU trade official said.
Canada will continue trade negotiations with Mercosur, despite the current Amazon policy of Brazil
29-Aug-2019 MercoPress
Canada will continue its trade negotiations with Mercosur, the South American trading bloc that includes Brazil, despite demands to call a halt to the talks until more action is taken to protect the Amazon rainforest.
Slovakia reportedly ready to block the deal between the EU and Latin America
29-Aug-2019 The Slovak Spectator
Agriculture Minister Gabriela Matečná said Brazil’s approach to the Amazon fires is unacceptable.
Ukrainian energy company Ukrenergo filed lawsuit against Russia due to lost assets in occupied Crimea
29-Aug-2019 QHA
The energy company Ukrenergo submitted claims in a dispute with Russia to the arbitration court regarding the illegal seizure of the company’s infrastructure in the annexed Crimea.
Seed patent protection in FTA castrated the farmers’ rights
28-Aug-2019 Indonesia for Global Justice
The government of Indonesian is aggressively increasing the negotiation of international trade agreements governing seed patents for corporations.
W. Myanmar locals worried BRI projects threaten their livelihoods
28-Aug-2019 The Irrawaddy
If China wants to fish in Myanmar’s troubled waters, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)-linked Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Rakhine State is a good place to cast a line.
Australia should delay free trade deal with Hong Kong, ACTU says
28-Aug-2019 The Guardian
Canberra must tread cautiously amid the political instability, the peak union body tells a parliamentary committee.
Glencore awarded just $19 mln by tribunal in Colombia lawsuit
28-Aug-2019 Reuters
A World Bank tribunal has ordered Colombia to repay a $19 million fine it levied on Glencore’s coal mining subsidiary Prodeco.
What the AfCFTA means for the energy sector
28-Aug-2019 Mining Review
Major new opportunities for cross-border energy collaboration arise from the signature of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.
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.