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Exclusive: India, UK still far apart on free trade deal
India and Britain are struggling to make progress in free trade talks due to differences on some key tariff lines and investment protection rules, making a deal unlikely during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term ending next year.
Tenth round of FTA talks with UK next month in India
Trade officials of India and UK are set to sit across the negotiating table for the tenth round of talks next month in India between 5 to 9th June, Directorate General of Foreign TTrade (DGFT) Santosh Sarangi said.
APEP in Canada’s step
Canada’s trade agenda heading into the summer is kind of everything everywhere all at once. One newer project keeps coming up in conversations: the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity, or APEP.
UK targets services boost as Swiss trade talks begin
Britain and Switzerland will begin talks on an upgraded free trade agreement, with British trade secretary Kemi Badenoch flying to Bern aiming to boost financial and professional services exports.
Round 9 of India-UK FTA talks concludes with ’detailed’ policy discussions
The ninth round of India-UK free trade agreement negotiations concluded with detailed discussions across a range of policy areas, the UK government said.
The NZ-UK free trade agreement - what you need to know
NZ Prime Minister announced the free trade agreement (FTA), years in the making, will come into force from 31 May.
Anthony Albanese announces free trade deal with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London day before coronation
The Australian Prime Minister announced the free trade agreement will be ratified on May 31.
UK should drop Gulf trade deal if rights concerns not addressed, say MPs
The UK should be willing to walk away from trade negotiations with Gulf states rather than accept an agreement that fails to address human rights and environmental concerns, MPs have said.
India may find the going tough in FTA talks with UK on agri front
House of Commons panel wants pesticide residue norms undiluted, cut in dairy, alcohol tariffs.
Digital divide: India-UK FTA faces data flow rift
India’s insistence on data localization is a “major stumbling block" to a planned free trade agreement with the UK, a report tabled in House of Commons said, signalling continuing differences on cross-border data flow issues.
MPs criticise lack of information and unhelpful responses from Government on India trade negotiations
In the International Trade Committee’s report on UK trade negotiations with India, MPs note that the briefings they have received from Government on the negotiations, designed to inform the Committee’s all-important scrutiny, have been extremely limited in scope.
India-UK free trade agreement to resume from April 24; here’s what to expect as PM Modi, Rishi Sunak plan to expedite progress
Negotiations on the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) are set to resume from April 24 after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi spoke over the phone and agreed to expedite progress on outstanding issues.
Britain inks trade deal with Oklahoma, hails architects’ licensing pact
British trade minister Nigel Huddleston signed a trade deal with the US state of Oklahoma in Washington.
Cariforum and UK sign economic partnership agreement
Ambassador David Hales last Friday signed the CARIFORUM-United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement and a Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the Government of Guyana.
Next round of India-UK free trade agreement talks from April 24
Both sides now continue to thrash out the thorny issues pertaining to the trade pact.
Free trade deal is a major threat to UK public health, warn experts
The UK’s decision to join one of the world’s largest free trade agreements, known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on Trans-Pacific Partnership, poses a major threat to UK public health, warn experts.
US avoids post-Brexit trade deal talks with UK during Biden visit
Joe Biden has dodged talks about a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK during his visit to Northern Ireland.
Rough trade
UK accession to Pacific trade deal empowers fossil fuel firms to sue governments.
UK membership in Pacific trade deal threatens Canadian climate action
Canada should join Australia and New Zealand in neutralizing lopsided corporate protections in CPTPP.
Carbon tax hurdle looms over India-UK FTA talks
India’s proposed free trade agreement with the UK could face a major roadblock, as the latter is considering imposing a carbon tax akin to the European Union’s policy, which proposes to levy steep tariffs on imports with higher carbon footprints.