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Commerce Ministry accelerates Thai-EFTA FTA talks: 10th round in Geneva
20-Aug-2024 Khaosod English
Thailand is negotiating a free trade deal with EFTA, aiming for completion by year’s end. This 10th round of talks focuses on expanding trade and investment, covering goods, services, and intellectual property. Despite past delays, both sides are determined to strengthen economic ties.
Asean FTA review: India to seek more tariff cuts, tighter RoR
20-Aug-2024 Financial Express
India is looking for further tariff cuts in key items of its export interest, as part of the “complete review” of the free trade agreement with Association of South East Asian Nations.
Fiji explores deal | Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations, Plus negotiation
20-Aug-2024 The Fiji Times
Fiji will not join the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus if it does not make sense to the country.
Switzerland is getting squeezed between China and the US
20-Aug-2024 BNN Bloomberg
Back when it was signed, many saw the Swiss-China FTA as the precursor for a trade deal between China and the EU, but then things changed and now Switzerland is going its own way.
India-EU free trade talks: Carbon tax back on the table
20-Aug-2024 Mint
India has convinced the European Union to include the bloc’s proposed carbon tax in talks on a free trade agreement, said two officials in the know, ahead of a similar move with the UK.
Brazil approves investment agreement with Morocco
20-Aug-2024 Yabiladi
Brazilian Senate approved a bilateral investment agreement with Morocco on Thursday. The deal, signed in 2019, aims to foster economic cooperation and provide legal protection for investors from both countries.
Türkiye seeks to strengthen global trade ties with new FTAs, PTAs
19-Aug-2024 Daily Sabah
In addition to the free trade agreement negotiations, Türkiye aims to strengthen its bilateral trade exchange through preferential trade agreements that provide mutual advantages in specific sectors.
Ukraine aims to boost trade with Guatemala through new agreement
19-Aug-2024 Euromaidan Press
Ukraine initiates free trade agreement talks with Guatemala to boost economic cooperation. Guatemala has actively supported Ukraine in international forums since Russia launched its all-out war on Ukraine.
Why Nigerian presidential aircraft was seized
19-Aug-2024 Nigerian Tribune
Three Nigerian presidential aircraft have been seized in France and Switzerland due to a long-standing legal dispute between Zhongshan, a Chinese company, and Ogun State Government over managing an export processing zone.
Ukraine, Mauritius to work on investment protection and double taxation agreements
19-Aug-2024 Ukrinform
Ukraine and Mauritius have agreed to start working on bilateral agreements to protect investments and avoid double taxation.
EU-Mercosur to meet in September signaling movement in trade talks
19-Aug-2024 Euractiv
European Union and South American negotiators will meet on 4-6 September in Brasilia in the first in-person talks since April, raising hopes an EU-Mercosur trade deal can be concluded this year, diplomats said.
US aims to boost trade with Africa to challenge China on key minerals
19-Aug-2024 Bloomberg
The draft legislation also proposes modifying AGOA’s rules of origin to allow inputs from North African nations that are members of the African Continental Free Trade Area.
Russian oligarch launches €15bn lawsuit against Luxembourg
19-Aug-2024 virgule
Mikhail Fridman files international arbitration case against Luxembourg after country froze his assets when he was hit by EU sanctions.
India, Aus to resume comprehensive FTA talks on Monday; progress expected
19-Aug-2024 Business Standard
Chief negotiators of India and Australia will begin the next round of talks for the comprehensive free trade agreement from tomorrow in Sydney, where both sides are likely to close negotiations on several chapters of the pact, an official said.
Cabinet approves ratification of Sri Lanka- Thailand FTA
13-Aug-2024 The Island Online
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the President in his capacity as Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policy to ratify the Sri Lanka-Thailand Free Trade Agreement.
Decision on restarting Malaysia-EU FTA talks imminent, says ambassador
12-Aug-2024 The Star
Outgoing European Union (EU) Ambassador to Malaysia Michalis Rokas says he is confident that the decision to restart negotiations on the stalled Malaysia-EU Free Trade Agreement (MEUFTA) is imminent. Having started the stock-taking exercise last year, the decision to restart talks on MEUFTA may take, at the maximum, a couple of months.
Maldives oppposition warns FTA with China imperils economic sovereignty
12-Aug-2024 The Diplomat
If tariffs are eliminated for Chinese goods, Maldives will be forced to import exclusively from China as goods from other countries would not be able to compete against cheaper Chinese goods.
Indonesia, EU reconcile forest data ahead of new rules on deforestation-free trade
12-Aug-2024 Mongabay
The Indonesian government and its European Union counterparts are ironing out differences in their forest and commodity supply chain data ahead of a looming deadline that could shut Indonesian commodities out of the EU market.
​Indonesia, Japan intensify billateral trade
12-Aug-2024 Vietnam Plus
Indonesia’s Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan and Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa signed the Protocol of Amendments to the Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (IJEPA) in Jakarta on August 8.
The India-UK FTA: Finally coming to fruition?
12-Aug-2024 Observer Research Foundation
Following the recent general elections in India and the United Kingdom (UK), the prospect of the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) looks closer than ever. Even though the narrative is tempting—recent elections, particularly the change in government in the UK, as the ultimate catalyst for its conclusion—reality is a shade more nuanced.