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The UK will never get the US trade deal it wants
7-Nov-2019 CNN
The United Kingdom is likely to be confronted by a phalanx of hard-nosed American trade officials who will attempt to pry open British markets to more American goods.
Kuwait wins int’l property ownership case
7-Nov-2019 MENAFN
ICSID dismisses lawsuit filed by Egyptian company.
RCEP: Does free trade reduce inequalities, ask Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo in their new book
7-Nov-2019 Scroll.in
Data shows that poverty reduction slows down in areas impacted the most strongly by trade liberalisation, says the book.
Africa offers a test to von der Leyen’s ‘geopolitical Commission’
7-Nov-2019 Euractiv
The African Union Commission’s high representative on Cotonou has warned that keeping the ACP framework will make it harder for the EU to agree on a ‘continent-to-continent instrument’.
Has India lost its free trade mojo? Or will Delhi substitute the RCEP for the EAEU?
7-Nov-2019 India Briefing
he EAEU deal may well be championed in India as a game-changer, and in certain sectors it will be. But what India really needs is the motivation and initiative to compete with China.
China urges RCEP members to include India in trade bloc
7-Nov-2019 The Economic Times
A Chinese state-run English daily said, “the countries involved in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership shouldn’t lose the chance to include India."
Australia still in the cold while NZ lands plum trade deal with China
7-Nov-2019 The Sydney Morning Herald
Australian businesses in China have praised a New Zealand trade deal which overcomes prohibitive red tape and any unofficial go-slow at Chinese ports that can plague Australian exporters.
Somkid affirms interest in Hong Kong FTA talks
7-Nov-2019 Bangkok Post
Despite the ongoing protests, Thailand remains confident about the potential of Hong Kong and is negotiating a bilateral free trade agreement with the autonomous territory.
RCEP agreement no guarantee of increased Australian exports to ASEAN countries
7-Nov-2019 Future Directions International
In the short- and medium- terms, however, it seems unlikely that those additional rules will facilitate any significant increase in Australian exports to ASEAN.
RCEP: The meaning of India’s exit
6-Nov-2019 News Click
Benny Kuruvilla from Focus on the Global South spoke with trade expert, Prof. Biswajit Dhar from the Jawaharlal Nehru University and Ranja Sengupta, senior economist with the Third World Network.
India exits the RCEP: What happens next?
6-Nov-2019 Madhyam
While India has now opted out of the RCEP negotiations, it has not completely abandoned its policy of pursuing free trade agreements
Japan seeks to keep India in China-backed regional trade pact
6-Nov-2019 Bloomberg
China aims to press ahead with 15 remaining RCEP members. Japan had sought to balance China by involving India.
Could join RCEP if demands are met, says Piyush Goyal
6-Nov-2019 The Hindu
But decision to stay out is final for now, says Commerce Minister.
Free trade agreements are often ignored by business. So why has Australia signed a new one?
6-Nov-2019 ABC News
FTAs can be downright harmful. These agreements often include clauses that deliver power to foreign corporations to launch legal action against democratically elected governments on decisions they believe harm their commercial interests.
Thailand awaits Pakistan’s progress on FTA: Thai envoy
6-Nov-2019 International The News
Thailand has already submitted a list of around 200 items to be traded between the two countries under the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA), but Pakistan government’s response and progress was waited.
After India opts out of China-led RCEP, Piyush Goyal says India supports FTA with European Union
6-Nov-2019 First Post
India should hold talks with the European Union for a free trade agreement, the government said on Tuesday, a day after it refused to join a China-backed regional trade pact for fear of a flood of cheap Chinese imports.
Asean may soon conclude review of FTA with India
6-Nov-2019 The Economic Times
The Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) may soon conclude FTA (free-trade agreement) review with India. The aim is to balance China in the Indo-Pacific.
CTU concerned with "upgrade" of China Free Trade Agreement
6-Nov-2019 Scoop Politics
The CTU is concerned that the "upgrade" of the New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement has not removed the threat of investor suits against the New Zealand government.
China presses Trump for more tariff roll-backs in ’phase one’ trade deal
5-Nov-2019 Reuters
China wants the US to drop 15% tariffs on about $125 billion worth of Chinese goods that went into effect on Sept. 1. It is also seeking relief from earlier 25% tariffs on about $250 billion of imports.
The role of treaty committees in CETA and other recent EU free trade agreements
5-Nov-2019 Foodwatch
Questions and answers with Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Weiß, Chair of Public Law, University Speyer.