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Dhaka looks beyond free trade in ties with Beijing
4-Jul-2024 The Business Standard News
Bangladesh and China are moving towards a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) aiming to significantly boost trade and investment, replacing talks on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Trade talk to ramp up in H2
4-Jul-2024 Bangkok Post
Thailand is expected to conclude the ongoing Thailand-EU and Asean-Canada FTA negotiations in response to the private sector’s needs, while moving forward with new FTA negotiations with South Korea and Bhutan to expand trade and investment opportunities.
I-EU CEPA negotiations hijack democratic rights and ignore potentional impacts on society
4-Jul-2024 Indonesia AIDS Coalition
Indonesia for Global Justice (IGJ) and the Indonesia AIDS Coalition (IAC) criticized the I-EU CEPA, which hijacked the people’s rights to democracy while ignoring the negotiations’ wider impact. The I-EU CEPA negotiations lacked transparency, ignored public aspirations, and did not allow for meaningful participation from civil society groups.
Readout of the US-Philippines trade and investment framework agreement (TIFA) meeting
3-Jul-2024 USTR
During the TIFA meeting, the United States and the Philippines discussed a range of bilateral trade and investment issues, including agriculture, labor, government procurement, intellectual property, environment, automotive safety standards, and supply chains.
China, Switzerland to start talks for FTA upgrade ASAP
3-Jul-2024 Xinhua
China and Switzerland signed a memorandum of understanding and agreed to officially start negotiations for the upgrade of the Sino-Swiss free trade agreement as soon as possible, according to Chinese Ministry of Commerce.
Iran-Oman kick off negotiations on launching PTA
3-Jul-2024 Mehr
The head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran said that the first round of the talks for launching the Preferential Trade Agreement between Iran and the Sultanate of Oman was held in Muscat.
EAEU, Mongolia complete talks on temporary trade agreement
3-Jul-2024 BelTA
The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Mongolia have completed negotiations on a temporary trade agreement; it might be signed by the end of this year, according to the Eurasian Economic Commission.
Morocco and the United States consider renewing the Free Trade Agreement
3-Jul-2024 Atalayar
Agriculture and automobiles were the most important issues on the negotiating table between Rabat and Washington.
Modernized Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement enters into force
2-Jul-2024 Ukrinform
The modernized agreement updates and adds new language in areas such as trade in services, investment, temporary entry for business people, telecommunications, digital trade, labor and the environment.
Kenya to open market for duty-free EU imports after trade deal takes effect
2-Jul-2024 Business Daily
Kenya and the European Union have enforced a trade deal after a decade of negotiations, opening up the domestic market for tax-free goods from the 27-country bloc after 25 years.
EU notifies exit from Energy Charter Treaty and puts an end to intra-EU arbitration proceedings
2-Jul-2024 European Commission
The EU has taken the final step to exit the Energy Charter Treaty; the Union and its Member States have also reached a formal agreement to put an end to the continuation of intra-EU arbitration proceedings under the ECT.
EU-Japan FTA: Data flows and personal data protection protocol (Dec 2023)
2-Jul-2024 European Commission
EU-Japan deal on data flows enters into force
2-Jul-2024 European Commission
With its inclusion in the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, the agreement promotes the concept of ‘Data Free Flow with Trust’, a guiding principle for international cooperation on data flows.
Dutch keen on India investment deal, says deputy PM Hoekstra
2-Jul-2024 Live Mint
The Netherlands is keen to have a bilateral investment protection agreement with India and is fully backing the proposed India -EU free trade agreement (FTA), the country’s deputy prime minister Wopke Hoekstra said at a briefing in his office.
India to get critical mineral access with Australian FTA
2-Jul-2024 MSN
The upgradation of trade agreement between India and Australia will enable greater access to the critical minerals and other capabilities to manage transition to green energy, Australian high commissioner to India Philip Green said.
EU, PH will establish free trade agreements before end of Marcos admin
2-Jul-2024 Manila Standard
The European Union (EU) and the Philippines are eyeing to establish the EU-PH Free Trade Agreement (FTA) before the Marcos administration ends. The Philippines government discussed the status of the formal negotiations for the PH-EU FTA, which will resume in the third quarter of 2024.
China-Serbia free trade agreement to take effect on July 1
1-Jul-2024 Xinhua
The free trade agreement between China and Serbia will go into effect on July 1 as both countries have completed respective domestic approval processes.
Georgia-UAE comprehensive economic partnership agreement takes effect
1-Jul-2024 1TV.ge
The agreement on a comprehensive economic partnership between Georgia and the United Arab Emirates, which provides for the liberalization of products and services produced in Georgia, entered into force.
Germany wants upcoming Commission to pursue ‘EU only’ free trade agenda
1-Jul-2024 Euractiv
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the next European Commission should clinch more free trade agreements with third countries even without requiring unanimous consensus among EU member states.
Infinito Gold withdraws Crucitas mining claim against Costa Rica
1-Jul-2024 The Tico Times
The Canadian mining company Infinito Gold has decided to drop a claim against Costa Rica for the failed Crucitas project in Cutris de San Carlos.