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NZ becomes 4th nation to ratify Pacific free trade deal
25-Oct-2018 Mainichi
The New Zealand government on Thursday announced that it formally ratified a $10 trillion Pacific-wide free trade agreement involving 10 other countries.
We don’t need trade pact to draw investors, says Santiago
25-Oct-2018 Free Malaysia Today
An MP has dismissed a trade advocacy group’s claim that Malaysia will lose out to Vietnam if it does not ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Lack of FTA reciprocity, non-tariff barriers have hit India’s refined copper exports: Study
24-Oct-2018 Economic Times
Lack of reciprocity in India’s existing free trade agreements (FTA), inverted duty structure, hidden subsidies in Asean economies like cheap electricity provision and non-tariff barriers in developed countries have hit India’s exports of refined copper, a study has said.
Korean utility refers India to arbitration
24-Oct-2018 Natural Gas World
South Korean utility Korea Western Power Company (Kowepo) has begun arbitration proceedings against India for not honoring a fuel supply commitment to a gas-based power plant that it part-owns in western India
China, Palestine sign agreement to begin free-trade talks
24-Oct-2018 SCMP
China has agreed to begin free-trade talks with Palestine, Beijing said on Wednesday
Kenya wins big in Ksh.200B Cortec Mining case
23-Oct-2018 Citizen Digital
A case filed by Cortec Mining Ltd and two others against the Republic of Kenya under the Kenya-UK BIT amounting to Ksh.200billion has been dismissed.
Cambodia talks fail to end trade sanction threat, EU says
23-Oct-2018 Reuters
EU is moving ahead to strip Cambodia of its special trade status, worth billions of euros a year, admidst criticisms of authoritarianism and rights abuses
Norway FTA talks picking up speed
23-Oct-2018 China Daily
Norway and China are likely to conclude a trade pact next year.
TPP-11 on track to take effect in mid-January
23-Oct-2018 Nikkei
The 11-country Trans-Pacific Partnership is expected to go into force in mid-January, with New Zealand, Australia, Vietnam and Canada on track to complete the ratification process by November, joining Japan, Mexico and Singapore, which have already done so
Saudi Arabia, Indonesia eye trade deals
23-Oct-2018 Arab News
Indonesia is currently proposing to have a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the GCC countries
The untapped potential of EU-Africa trade
23-Oct-2018 Project Syndicate
If the EU is to seize the economic opportunities that Africa offers, it will need to work with the continent’s leaders to forge a new kind of partnership that treats African countries as equals. Simply put, the new EU-Africa relationship must be based on trade, not aid.
Local steel makers seek steps against low-cost import under SAFTA
23-Oct-2018 New Age
Local steel manufacturers have demanded protection of locally made several types of finished steel products from uneven competition with low-cost commercial imports under SAFTA benefit.
New Zealand hosts RCEP round
22-Oct-2018 Scoop
New Zealand Minister of State for Trade and Export Growth Damien O’Connor welcome officials from 16 countries attending negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership in Auckland on Friday 19 October
Government of India statement for 24th RCEP Round
22-Oct-2018 Press Information Bureau Government of India
Press information bureau from Ministry of Commerce and Industry India issued statement on the situation of RCEP negotiation prior to the upcoming 24th negotiation round in Auckland, New Zealand
Liberals should consistently fight trade deals that let corporations sue Canada
21-Oct-2018 Huffington Post
Investor-state dispute settlement was tempered in the USMCA, but the government needs to justify why it persists asking for it in other agreements.
After Nafta rewrite, Brazil’s Bolsonaro eyes Mercosur changes
20-Oct-2018 Bloomberg
Brazil’s presidential front-runner Jair Bolsonaro is mulling an overhaul of the South American trade bloc Mercosur in case he wins the country’s top job this month, a senior adviser told Bloomberg News.
Canada, Ukraine start reviewing free trade agreement
20-Oct-2018 Ukrinform
The joint commission on the implementation of the free trade agreement between Ukraine and Canada will hold its first meeting on Friday, October 19.
Challenging the far right’s nationalist opposition to free trade deals
20-Oct-2018 Rabble.ca
Extreme right-wing, anti-immigration and Islamophobic parties tend to oppose so-called "free trade" agreements.
Vietnam-EAEU FTA to motivate bilateral economic development
20-Oct-2018 Nhan Dan Online
The economic and trade cooperation between Vietnam and the EAEU has achieved important results after two years since the signing of the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union (Vietnam-EAEU FTA), contributing to creating a motivation for the economic development of each country and expanding cooperation in the region.
VN exporters lack FTA knowledge
20-Oct-2018 Viet Nam News
Most Vietnamese enterprises lack awareness about free trade agreements (FTAs) the country plans to sign with other countries, especially the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), according to a survey.