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The e-commerce plurilateral reveals the backdoor strategy to adopt JSIs
8-Apr-2026
Arguably, the most significant outcome from the World Trade Organization’s “reform” ministerial conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon in March 2026 was the adoption by a sub-group of 66 Members of a plurilateral agreement on electronic commerce.
S. Korea, China to hold 14th round of FTA follow-up talks on service, investment
8-Apr-2026 Yonhap
South Korea and China are set to hold a fresh round of follow-up negotiations on service and investment under their bilateral free trade agreement.
Pakistan and the Eurasian Economic Union discuss free trade agreement
8-Apr-2026 Russia’s Pivot to Asia
Pakistan and the Eurasian Economic Union agreed to initiate a process of putting together a joint study group to examine the feasibility of concluding a free trade agreement.
Tunisia unveils land trade corridor project linking North Africa to Sahel
8-Apr-2026 AfricanManager
Tunisia is pushing forward a strategic land trade corridor connecting North Africa to the Sahel, aiming to reposition itself as a gateway between the Mediterranean and sub-Saharan Africa. This corridor will link North Africa to Sahel countries, specifically connecting the Ras Jedir border crossing with Libya to routes leading to Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad and the Central African Republic.
Morocco-Gate and EU trade practices: legal ambiguity and political risk in Western Sahara
8-Apr-2026 Dzair Tube
The Morocco-gate scandal continue to cast a shadow over European institutional credibility in relation to policies concerning Western Sahara. It suggest that, despite heightened scrutiny, structural vulnerabilities linked to influence, opacity, and political compromise remain embedded within European decision-making processes.
Africa’s digital trade push requires 700 data centres, says AfCFTA chief
8-Apr-2026 Punch
Africa will need more than 700 data centres to support the digital trade architecture envisioned under the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA Secretary-General Wamkele Mene said.
UAE–Vietnam comprehensive economic partnership takes effect
7-Apr-2026 TV BRICS
The agreement eliminates most tariffs, strengthens market access and supports a sharp rise in non-oil trade between the two economies.
Cancellation of trade deal with US govt demanded
7-Apr-2026 New Age
The Ganatantrik Jukta Front, a combine of seven political parties, at a protest rally in Dhaka called on the government to take immediate steps to scrap the trade deal signed with United States during the interim government.
S. Korea-UAE CEPA to take effect May 1
7-Apr-2026 KBS
South Korea and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to implement their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement on May 1.
Trump tariff tweaks smooth the way for EU-US trade deal approval
7-Apr-2026 Politico
The EU is in the process of ratifying the deal concluded in Turnberry, Scotland, last year that saw the US impose unilateral 15 percent tariffs on EU imports.
Chile-PH trade pact still on amid leadership change
7-Apr-2026 Inquirer.net
Chile has assured the Philippines that negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) will conclude “as soon as possible,” despite a recent change in leadership in Santiago.
UK and Ghana collaborate to build pioneering Neofingo digital trade finance corridor
4-Apr-2026 Joy Online
ODI Global, in partnership with government’s 24-Hour Economy Authority, the AfCFTA Secretariat, has announced the development of a network and protocol called Neofingo at a forum held simultaneously in London and Accra.
UK offers Madagascar near tariff-free access to £3tn market to boost supply chain
4-Apr-2026 Retail Gazette
The UK has moved to bolster its trade ties with Madagascar by offering near-total tariff-free access to its market, as part of efforts to boost exports and strengthen supply chain links with developing economies.
India to sign FTA with New Zealand in April 2026
3-Apr-2026 CNBC TV18
India plans to sign an FTA with New Zealand in late April, enabling skilled visas for Indian workers, 20 billion dollars of NZ investment, and boosting already rising bilateral trade.
India’s FTAs with the UK, Oman to be in force before June 2026
3-Apr-2026 CNBC TV18
India and the UK are looking to implement their FTA and the Double Contribution Convention in the next 30 to 45 days while India and Oman are aiming to operationalise their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement by May 2026.
Pakistan proposes signing FTA with UK
3-Apr-2026 Business Recorder
Pakistan on Thursday proposed signing a Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom, terming it a natural progression of the growing economic partnership between the two countries.
One year of Trump tariffs prove corporate profits always came before the public interest
3-Apr-2026 Common Dreams
The 2026 NTE Report makes it clear that the Trump administration’s primary motivation behind its trade policy is to protect the profits of big US companies.
Comparing the digital trade provisions in the new US trade deals
3-Apr-2026 International Economic Law and Policy Blog
Focus on certain digital trade provisions in the nine agreements for which we now have the full legal text.
How China reinvented the BRI
3-Apr-2026 Foreign Policy
If the BRI’s pivot toward overseas manufacturing and cleantech represents the “hardware” of China’s economic statecraft, then its proliferating network of free trade agreements and related pacts provides the essential “software.”
The early harvest arrangement of the China Congo (Brazzaville) Joint Development Economic Partnership Agreement has officially come into effect
3-Apr-2026 New Omni
Both China and Congo have completed their respective domestic ratification procedures, and the early acceptance arrangement will officially take effect on April 1, 2026.