bilaterals.org logo
bilaterals.org logo

Articles by language

English
Tagalog
US-India bilateral free trade agreement on an unequal framework?
3-Mar-2025 Third World Network
The U.S. and India agreed to negotiate a bilateral free trade agreement (BTA) by October 2025, aiming for $500 billion in trade by 2030. Concerns arise over potential imbalances due to economic disparities, with President Trump criticizing India’s high tariffs. The joint statement commits to enhancing trade and investment, but uncertainties remain about addressing these disparities and the impact on the Indian market amid Trump’s upcoming tariff plans.
Morocco, Egypt review trade agreement
3-Mar-2025 The North African Post
Morocco and Egypt are reviewing their free trade deals after Egyptian authorities-imposed restrictions on Morocco’s car exports.
Potential Trump trade deal would ‘roll out the red carpet to tech billionaire oligarchy’, campaigners warn
3-Mar-2025 Global Justice Now
Campaigners warn potential return of US trade deal talks would take a ‘wrecking ball’ to standards and public services.
Mexico’s path to food sovereignty undercut by USMCA decision
28-Feb-2025 IATP
The dispute panel’s ruling against Mexico in a challenge brought by the US, and Mexico’s eventual agreement to withdraw the provisions on corn, points to the limitations of existing trade rules, which are heavily influenced by industrial agriculture and biotechnology interests.
Decolonising EU trade relations with the Global Souths?
28-Feb-2025 Journal of Contemporary European Research
This article thinks reflexively about the decolonial option and the ruptures it triggers as to what EU trade policy is and the colonial logics sustaining ‘normative’ and ‘geopolitical’ narratives on/by the EU as a trade power.
EU chief’s meetings in India to boost efforts to sign Free Trade Agreement amid Trump tariff threat
28-Feb-2025 Investing.com
After US President Donald Trump’s threat to hit the European Union (EU), a 27-member bloc, with 25 per cent tariffs, a meeting between the top leadership of India and the EU is expected to give fresh push to efforts to seal an ambitious free trade agreement.
US and Britain will have trade agreement, Trump says alongside Starmer
28-Feb-2025 Reuters
The United States and Britain are negotiating a bilateral trade agreement, US President Donald Trump told a joint news conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying such a deal could help avert US tariffs.
Czech farmers protest against Mercosur, food imports from Ukraine
28-Feb-2025 Euractiv
Czech farmers took to the streets across the country, with hundreds of tractors to protest against food imports from non-EU countries.
On digital trade: Will Trump 2.0 continue to break from neoliberalism?
28-Feb-2025 Centre for International Governance Innovation
Time will tell how Trump’s digital trade agenda will evolve.
The new Canada-Ecuador trade deal pushes anti-democratic trade policy
27-Feb-2025 CCPA
Amidst all the chaos brought on by Trump’s tariff threats, Canada’s federal trade minister celebrated a minor win this month: the finalization of a trade agreement with Ecuador.
EU-Mercosur Agreement: Old pledges, new potential impacts for food systems and a just transition
27-Feb-2025 IATP
The EU-Mercosur Agreement continues with the narrative that it ensures environmental clauses and climate commitments, in practice it implements measures that could divert means and resources that could otherwise be used for a genuine, just, ecological and inclusive transition.
Trade dept: PH-EU FTA talks ’productive’
27-Feb-2025 The Manila Times
A free trade agreement between the Philippines and the European Union Free Trade Agreement is on track for completion next year with significant progress made during a second round of talks in Manila, the Department of Trade and Industry said.
Business views on Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships (CTIPs)
26-Feb-2025 Business Europe
The EU should adopt a pragmatic and open approach, pursuing CTIPs with countries with vast resources of raw materials and minerals, and with countries that present opportunities for cooperation on clean tech, based on a value-chain approach.
UAE-Kenya trade deal paves way for investment boost
26-Feb-2025 AGBI
The Cepa will boost agricultural exports and drive infrastructure spending.
EU pushes for tariff cuts on whiskey, wine, cars in India trade talks
26-Feb-2025 Business Standard
The EU seeks lower tariffs as India’s biggest FTA nears finalisation after nine rounds of talks, with the next set for March 10-14, boosting access for textiles, leather, and marine exports.
India-UK FTA: Focus on tariff reductions, social security agreement
26-Feb-2025 Business Today
After duty cut on bourbon, motorcycles, expectation that India may give similar relaxation to scotch whisky and automobiles.
Legal disclaimer
25-Feb-2025
Gold Reserve announces Portugal court enters judgment against Venezuela confirming arbitration award valued in excess of $1.1 billion
25-Feb-2025 Gold Reserve
On February 20, 2025, the Lisbon Court of Appeal issued an Order granting Gold Reserve’s application to confirm the award in Portugal.
Enforcement of foreign awards, the India-UAE BIT, and international law
25-Feb-2025 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
The new bilateral investment treaty between India and the United Arab Emirates clarifies concerns around enforcing investor-State awards in India—at least for this BIT.
Will the African Growth and Opportunity Act survive under Trump?
24-Feb-2025 African Business
With the African Growth and Opportunity Act set to expire and Trump a free trade sceptic, what’s the future of US-Africa trade? Some analysts argue that Washington should shift its focus from AGOA towards building a new partnership centred around AfCFTA.