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European Commissioner: If Georgia wants to implement a Free Trade Agreement faster, we are ready to do so
12-Jun-2020 MENAFN
If Georgia is interested in faster and more comprehensive implementation of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement, we are also ready to do so, ’Oliver Warheim said.
The US apparel and footwear industry is urging Congress to renew the African Growth and Opportunity Act this year
12-Jun-2020 Politico
AGOA doesn’t expire until 2025, but the industry looks for certainty to the region in the face of the pandemic and upcoming US trade talks with Kenya.
UK says intensified timetable for free trade talks agreed with EU
12-Jun-2020 Reuters
Britain said it had agreed an intensified timetable for free trade negotiations with the European Union in July as both sides try to strike an agreement by the end of the year.
Africa free trade zone could launch on Jan 1, says official
12-Jun-2020 Reuters
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could begin operating on January 1 next year, after the COVID-19 pandemic made its original launch date untenable.
What Trump, Johnson want from US-UK trade deal
12-Jun-2020 Washington Post
The two sides disagree on issues ranging from chicken to 5G. Plus, President Trump is seeking re-election in November, and the UK can’t finalize a comprehensive deal with the US until it figures out its post-divorce relationship with the EU.
S. Korea, Cambodia move closer to launching FTA talks
12-Jun-2020 Yonhap News Agency
South Korea said it has made further progress in fleshing out details for the planned free trade agreement (FTA) with Cambodia, as Seoul seeks to broaden economic ties with Southeast Asian nations and diversify its export portfolio.
Call to action! Stop EFTA countries to undermine farmers’ rights to seed in free trade agreements
11-Jun-2020 Recht auf saatgut
Sign-on the letter for organisations.
Preparing for the COVID aftermath
11-Jun-2020 World Commerce Review
Arbitration cases due to COVID emergency measures would exacerbate the challenges that public budgets are already facing due to the need for stimulus measures and the difficulty in collecting government revenue.
Looking in the Mexican mirror
11-Jun-2020 TNI
26 years of free trade, industrial paradise for transnational corporations and environmental hell for the peoples.
India not ready to take up RCEP’s ‘flexible’ offer
11-Jun-2020 BusinessLine
Attempts to woo India back to negotiating table fail, as the country struggles to fight pandemic.
Africa should resist acceding to the Energy Charter Treaty
11-Jun-2020 Daily Monitor
Joining the Energy Charter Treaty could cost developing countries money that is urgently needed to fight Covid-19 and a loaming economic crisis. The Energy Charter Treaty has become increasingly controversial.
PH eager to forge FTAs with Mexico, US
11-Jun-2020 Manila Bulletin
The Philippines will pursue separate discussions with Mexico and the US for potential free trade agreements with each these two countries.
UK seeks swift Japan trade deal and CPTPP membership
10-Jun-2020 Nikkei Asian Review
The UK wants to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership regional trade pact as soon as possible, welcoming Japan’s support for Britain’s membership.
After being delayed by Covid-19, ACP-EU talks finally enter their last stage
10-Jun-2020 Togo First
The two parties commenced in Brussels technical discussions ahead of negotiations.
Belarus, Turkey plan to conclude trade in services agreement
10-Jun-2020 Belta
The first round of the negotiations is expected to take place in June this year.
Survival clause under Aus-Indo bit will not survive the implementation of IA-CEPA
10-Jun-2020 Lexology
On 5 February 2020, Australia and Indonesia signed an exchange of letters agreeing to the termination of the Aus-Indo BIT and its sunset clause.
Cambodia-China FTA to be signed by end this year
10-Jun-2020 Khmer Times
The third round of negotiations for the free trade agreement between Cambodia and China has completely solved all the remaining issues in the agreement text.
Why we need a moratorium on investment disputes during COVID-19
10-Jun-2020 The Hill
We call for a moratorium on investor-state arbitration cases and clarity of legal principles to ensure that governments have the policy space to protect their citizenry and combat the epidemic.
EU Commission launches public consultation on protection of intra-EU investment
9-Jun-2020
The EU Commission has launched a public consultation calling for comments on its initiative to improve the protection of intra-EU investment. This initiative could lead to the adoption of new rules enhancing investors’ rights vis-à-vis EU Member States and to the creation of new enforcement mechanisms for investors within the EU.
Steamed-up Parker slams ’derisory’ leaked EU trade offer
9-Jun-2020 Business Desk
The EU exported the equivalent of just under a kilogram of cheese to New Zealand per New Zealander in 2019 and, under the leaked offer, the EU proposes letting in just over 3 grams of New Zealand cheese per EU citizen