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New white elephants in Africa?

The third summit on financing African infrastructure development is set to take place in Luanda from 28 to 31 October 2025. It aims to mobilise capital from Africa and elsewhere to strengthen the corridor strategy and boost investment in infrastructure to increase trade within the AfCFTA.
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EU proposes Mercosur trade deal, French opposition softens

The European Commission presented the EU’s trade accord with South America’s Mercosur bloc for approval and appeared to be softening opposition from the deal’s main critic, France, with promises of possible limits on farm product imports.

South Korea, Bangladesh begin talks on economic partnership deal

“Signing a CEPA with Bangladesh will serve as a bridgehead for Korean companies to enter the Southwest Asian market, which holds great potential,” said Kwon Hye-jin, director general for FTA negotiations at the ministry

EU-US trade deal threatens EU corporate accountability law

The European Parliament should ensure that the European Union’s flagship corporate accountability law, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, does not become a victim of the EU-US trade deal.
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