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China offers concessions to avert trade war with U.S.: FT
11-Apr-2017 Reuters
China is prepared to raise the investment ceiling in the bilateral Investment treaty and is also willing to end the ban on U.S. beef imports.
Australian PM, in India, pushes bilateral, regional trade agenda
10-Apr-2017 Reuters
India and Australia agreed to revive stalled talks on a bilateral trade deal but chances of an early breakthrough were slim.
Seoul, Minsk hold talks on S. Korea-EAEU FTA
10-Apr-2017 KBS
South Korea and Belarus have held talks as part of negotiations to sign a free trade agreement between South Korea and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
India’s bilateral investment pacts under cloud
10-Apr-2017 The Hindu
Most have expired; partners unwilling to renew them under Finance Ministry’s model draft
EPA plan to be reset
10-Apr-2017 Nation News
Barbados is resetting its implementation strategy of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union as Britain prepares to exit the EU.
‘Good progress’ in EU-Mexico trade talks
10-Apr-2017 EurActiv
The European Union concluded its latest round of trade negotiations with Mexico, focusing on sustainable development, transparency, services and investment.
Pak-Iran to sign FTA after resumption of banking channels
10-Apr-2017 The Nation
Joint ministerial level meeting between Pakistan and Iran to be held in Tehran on April 18, for negotiation on bilateral trade and FTA between the two countries.
Four ways our trade vision beats Trump’s
10-Apr-2017 Huffington Post
Progressives and Trump form two opposing sides in a battle that’s currently underway for the future of U.S. trade policy.
As CETA looms, Canada braces for the European cheese invasion
10-Apr-2017 The Globe and Mail
With CETA, Canada agreed to import 18,500 tonnes of European cheeses annually by year six.
China, Norway set timeframe for FTA talks
10-Apr-2017 IntraFish
Negotiations will start during the summer ‘at the latest.’
China, Australia to prepare for FTA upgrade talks: ministry
10-Apr-2017 CCTV
China and Australia will prepare to begin talks on upgrading a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between the two nations.
India stands in the way of China’s free trade ambitions
10-Apr-2017 Foreign Policy
India’s refusal to open its markets is dashing China’s hopes to dominate trade in Asia
Japan, EU make some progress in EPA talks
7-Apr-2017 Japan News
Japan and the EU have effectively reached accords on over half of the 27 areas in the EPA negotiations.
Free trade pact off Australia PM Turnbull’s agenda
7-Apr-2017 The Hindu
India and Australia will not sign the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement during the visit of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Kingsgate to talk with Thai government
7-Apr-2017 The Australian
The Thai government says it is ready to hold talks with Australian goldmining company, Kingsgate Consolidated, over the closure of its Thai mining operations last year.
Byzantine bilateralism
7-Apr-2017 World Policy Blog
Bilateral commercial negotiations can enable strong countries to dominate weaker ones.
As India remains hard-nosed on its demands, foreign and trade policy gap widens
7-Apr-2017 Financial Express
The Indian resistance to RCEP can be traced to the disappointment with outcomes of earlier FTAs with RCEP members.
Pacer-Plus has lessons for RCEP
7-Apr-2017 Bloomberg Quint
For the RCEP, Pacer-Plus offers a case in point on how motivations can affect negotiations, with the deal frequently sidetracked by tit-for-tat spats
Pacer-plus deal does not benefit Pacific Islands
7-Apr-2017 AFTINET
The deal could be signed as early as April and without the two biggest Pacific Island economies, PNG and Fiji.
Australia and EU agree on free trade deal ’scope and ambition’
6-Apr-2017 SMH
EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom and Australia’s Trade Minister Steven Ciobo formally agreed on the scope and ambition of a future FTA.