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FTA’s second phase: China extends zero rate duties to Pakistan
18-Apr-2019 Ary News
In the second phase of FTA, the Chinese government has finally offered Pakistan the market access similar to that given to other countries of ASEAN.
Malaysia might continue suspending FTA talks with EU and EFTA
18-Apr-2019 New Straits Times
Malaysia may continue to suspend FTA talks with the EU and EFTA until the issue of unfair and discriminatory practices against palm oil is resolved.
Swiss to support Belt and Road push during president’s China trip
17-Apr-2019 Reuters
Switzerland will sign an accord backing China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Switzerland was the first country in continental Europe to reach a free trade agreement with China.
EU drive for trade liberalisation adds to tensions in Tunisia
17-Apr-2019 Social Europe
The European Union’s disproportionate pressure for trade liberalisation risks exacerbating political strains in the last democracy of northern Africa.
Venezuela’s Guaido to seek to annul $8.7 bln Conoco award
17-Apr-2019 Reuters
Guaido’s special prosecutor said has challenged the amount of the ICSID award, claiming “the methodology to determine the compensation was errant.”
Pelosi warns there will be no US-U.K. trade deal if Brexit harms the Irish peace accord
17-Apr-2019 Washington Post
"If there were to be any weakening of the Good Friday accords, there would be no chance whatsoever, a nonstarter, for a US-U.K. trade agreement," said US House Speaker
Rein in dairy exports to our continent: African farmers to EU
17-Apr-2019 Down to Earth
African dairy farmers protested outside the European Union HQ to demand that they don’t over-produce milk and then flood African markets.
Call for proposals: Women interrogating trade & corporate hegemony feminist participatory action research (WITCH FPAR) 2019-2020
17-Apr-2019
Japan and US kick off first day of trade talks with focus on cutting tariffs on goods
16-Apr-2019 Japan Times
Japan and the United States agreed to focus mainly on tariffs on goods such as agricultural and industrial products.
Food standards on the menu at US-EU talks
16-Apr-2019 IATP
The US negotiating objectives clearly intend to cover agriculture broadly. One of the trade negotiation mandates adopted by the EU addresses domestic regulatory changes which does not exclude agriculture.
Djibouti signs ICSID Convention to encourage investment
16-Apr-2019 Modern Diplomacy
The ICSID Convention, which entered into force in 1966, establishes the institutional and legal framework for foreign investment dispute settlement.
Will free trade make Africans sick?
16-Apr-2019 Project Syndicate
African governments must act immediately to address the AfCFTA’s potential negative implications for Africans’ health.
Tanzania has good reasons not to sign the EPAs, say German Scholar
16-Apr-2019 The Citizen
German scholar Prof Helmut Asche today April 15, said that Tanzania has good reasons not to sign the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the European Union (EU).
Chile is fighting the TPP-11 hand-to-hand
16-Apr-2019
Chile is currently experiencing convulsed political days given the heated debate over the parliamentary ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, known as TPP11.
China to extend duty free access on 313 more tariff lines
16-Apr-2019 International The News
China has agreed in principle to extend duty free access on additional 313 tariff lines under the proposed second phase of the China Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA).
Here’s what you need to know about CUSMA and digital trade
15-Apr-2019 Global News
"The data localization and data transfer rules may erode efforts to safeguard privacy and many other provisions represent a lost opportunity to establish higher standards," says expert
US, Japan kick off trade talks amid China deal optimism
15-Apr-2019 France 24
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Japan’s Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi are set to embark on two days of talks in Washington.
EU approves new trade talks with US
15-Apr-2019 BBC
European Union countries have approved plans for trade talks with the United States. France voted against and Belgium abstained.
China expects smooth negotiations on Free Trade Zone with Japan, ROK
15-Apr-2019 ECNS.CN
China expressed the hope for smooth progress of negotiations on Free Trade Zone with Japan and Republic of Korea (ROK).
The Belt and Road Initiative: A new road or a dead-end for peoples’ development?
15-Apr-2019 Ibon International
What does the BRI mean from the perspective of the development of peoples in the global South?