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Indo-US Trade Policy Forum likely to be held in early 2023
The TPF is a premier forum to resolve trade and investment issues between India and the US, focusing on agriculture, investment, innovation (intellectual property rights), services and tariff and non-tariff barriers.
Switzerland must withdraw from the Energy Charter
The Energy Charter Treaty protects companies that invest in fossil fuels. A growing number of countries are withdrawing from it, while Switzerland continues to thwart the energy transition.
“We reject the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework!”
APWLD members and partners attending the APWLD Convening on Trade and Corporate Power in Asia Pacific in Chiang Mai, Thailand stand together to oppose the IPEF which is currently on its first round of negotiations in Australia.
Trade pact between India, Canada likely to be clinched in 2023: Officials
Negotiators on both sides are working on ironing out the differences that remain before a mutually acceptable document is arrived at. They are scheduled to meet for two rounds of discussions in New Delhi and Ottawa in January and February.
British trade minister to launch new round of talks with India
British trade minister Kemi Badenoch will hold her first face-to-face meeting with her Indian counterpart in New Delhi in an effort to spark life into talks over a free trade agreement between the countries.
Canada continues to advance the completion of CEPA: Ambassador
Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia Nadia Burger stated that Canada continues to advance the completion of the Canada-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
The new trade agreement between Chile and the EU must be stopped
Joint statement by the Platform "Chile without Free Trade Agreements" network, MPs and social organizations.
Bangladesh, Japan to conduct feasibility study for signing FTA
Bangladesh and Japan jointly announced the launching of a feasibility study on the future signing of a Free Trade Agreement.
Amendment in the US-Japan beef trade agreement to begin January 1, 2023
On June 2, 2022, the United States and Japan signed the Protocol to revise the beef safeguard mechanism under the USJTA which amends the beef safeguard trigger level with a new, three-trigger safeguard mechanism.
Belarus, UAE discuss possible agreement on free trade in services
The Economy Ministry of Belarus and the Ministry of Economy of the United Arab Emirates have held online technical consultations to discuss the possibility of concluding an agreement on free trade in services and investment.
Assessing India’s free trade agreements
The unambiguous conclusion that can be arrived at based on the analysis provided in this paper is that these FTAs have not been beneficial to India.
NTW on IPEF for Brisbane 10 Dec 2022
Māori communities will be impacted upon by almost every pillar of IPEF. We will therefore be monitoring closely and exercising influence over all those elements.
China, Saudi Arabia cement ties with deals including Huawei
Chinese President Xi Jinping hails ‘new era’ in relationship with Gulf as he meets Saudi crown prince, king.
Int’l tribunal refuses to award damages to Turkish businessman over confiscation of companies
Turkish businessman Hamdi Akın İpek has lost a legal claim of $7 billion in damages he filed against the Turkish government at the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes .
Britain eyes trade agreements with California, Utah
Britain inked an agreement aimed at boosting trade and investment with South Carolina, its third such deal with a US state, and is seeking similar deals with California and Utah.
EU, Chile conclude negotiations on new trade agreement
Twenty years after their first free trade agreement concluded, Chile and the EU concluded negotiations on a new, more far-reaching “Advanced Framework Agreement” that slashes most tariffs.
Iran, EAEU finalize talks on free trade of over 7,500 commodities: Iranian official
Iran announced the finalization of negotiations between the Islamic republic and the Eurasian Economic Union on bilateral free trade of over more than 7,500 commodity items.
What is the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, about to be negotiated in Brisbane?
Australia is about to play host to negotiators from 14 countries involved in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework over six days in Brisbane.
UAE, Israeli ratify comprehensive economic partnership agreement
The governments of the United Arab Emirates and Israel ratified their comprehensive economic partnership agreement, UAE minister of state for foreign trade said.