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Zimbabwean unions demand pro-worker trade policies
22-May-2023 IndustriAll
At the industrialization policy conference in Harare, trade unions discuss whether trade and industrialization are a panacea to Zimbabwe’s economic woes. They also identified the role unions play in policy making to ensure that workers and communities benefit from trade.
Kenya and Singapore agree to implement trade, investment treaty
22-May-2023 The Standard
Kenya and Singapore have agreed to operationalize a treaty they signed five years ago to improve trade and investment between the two countries.
Joint statement on the 6th Nepal-US Trade and Investment Framework Agreement council meeting
22-May-2023 US Embassy in Nepal
During the meeting, the delegation discussed a range of bilateral trade and investment-related issues covered under the TIFA.
New bilaterals.org podcast is out!
22-May-2023
How colonialism shaped free trade agreements: the birth of modern international trade (part 1/3)
22-May-2023 bilaterals.org
The birth of modern international trade was not a natural phenomenon but it was imposed on societies.
The US has a strong case against Canada’s Online Streaming Act
22-May-2023 The Hill
The new legislation requires that streaming services like Netflix, Spotify and Disney+ invest in, and show, more Canadian content.
Investors sue Costa Rica over hydroelectric plant’s expropriation
22-May-2023 The Tico Times
Three German investors have filed an investment arbitration claim against Costa Rica for the expropriation of their land for the construction of a hydroelectric power plant.
Morocco, DRC sign economic partnership agreement
19-May-2023 Assahifa
An economic partnership agreement aimed at bringing together the Moroccan and Congolese business communities was signed Tuesday in Rabat between the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services (CCIS) of the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region and that of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
US-led trade talks with 14 countries, including India, close to reaching supply chains pact
19-May-2023 The Economic Times
Fourteen countries in US-led Indo-Pacific trade talks are nearing an agreement on supply chain coordination and may announce a deal as soon as next week.
US, Taiwan agree to lift trade, clouding planned China talks
19-May-2023 The Washington Post
The Taiwan initiative isn’t a formal free-trade agreement and doesn’t address thorny issues such as tariffs, but it’s part of a broader drive to deepen trade ties amid heightened tensions with Beijing
An attack on democracy: new legal analysis on splitting of EU-Mercosur deal
19-May-2023 Seattle to Brussels Network
A new legal analysis lifts the lid on an attempt by the European Commission to “split” the EU-Mercosur trade deal, in order to approve the ‘trade’ part of the deal without the unanimous support of EU member states and without national ratification by parliaments throughout the EU.
Ample room remains for Vietnamese exports to Africa
19-May-2023 Vietnam Plus
There remains an ample room for Vietnamese exports to Africa, as the country accounts for only 0.6% of the continent’s total import of 600 billion USD per year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, given opportunities brought about by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.
Pakistan, Iran agree to accelerate work on Free Trade Agreement
18-May-2023 Radio Pakistan
Pakistan and Iran have agreed to accelerate work on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries and finalize it at the earliest.
Second day of Alexander Novak’s working visit to Iran
18-May-2023 Newswires
Iran and Russia discussed the preparation of a Free Trade Agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Iran.
In India-EFTA talks, balanced trade and access to services, IPR are key
17-May-2023 Hindustan Times
India and the EFTA agreed in April to resume negotiations on a trade and economic partnership agreement following a push from the European states.
India-Canada free trade pact may include new areas such as labour, environment, gender
17-May-2023 The Hindu BusinessLine
Negotiations on the Early Progress Trade Agreement are at an advanced stage for many sectors, say officials.
AfCFTA protocol on competition policy (final draft, Jan 2023)
17-May-2023
AfCFTA: protocol on intellectual property rights (final draft, Jan 2023)
17-May-2023
AfCFTA protocol on investment (final draft, Jan 2023)
17-May-2023
Would the drafters of the AfCFTA investment protocol kowtow to the interests of only investors?
17-May-2023 bilaterals.org
The recently leaked investment protocol of the African Continental Free Trade Area shows the investor-state dispute resolution will be set out after the adoption of the protocol.