21-Mar-2025
Public Citizen
USMCA provisions are straight out of Big Tech’s digital trade wishlist, which seeks to pre-empt the ability of governments to introduce regulations that could affect their bottom lines or hold them accountable.
21-Mar-2025
The Conversation
Canada and Ecuador’s new free-trade agreement is threatening the rights of Indigenous peoples and their territories, and increasing social and environmental conflicts across the country.
21-Mar-2025
Financial Express
The United Kingdom and India are nearing the finalization of a long-awaited Free Trade Agreement (FTA), as reported by senior Indian diplomat Nidhi Tripathi at a trade conference in London. The agreement, anticipated to be a significant milestone, promises substantial benefits for service providers in both countries.
20-Mar-2025
London Stock Exchange
Ferrexpo plc has provided a formal written notification to Ukraine under international investment agreements in place between Ukraine and the United Kingdom and Ukraine and Switzerland.
20-Mar-2025
Romania Journal
The Romanian state has lost a lawsuit pending before the International Court of Arbitration in Washington, initiated in 2020 by an investor in the renewable energy sector.
20-Mar-2025
The Australian
The EU’s top diplomat in Australia says an urgent resumption of its stalled free-trade with Canberra is an obvious response to US President Donald Trump’s worldwide tariffs chaos.
20-Mar-2025
Arabian Business
The UAE and Tunisia have started negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement as the two countries look to boost $350m trade ties.
20-Mar-2025
Jakarta Globe
Despite nearly ten years of discussions of Indonesia - EU CEPA, key issues remain unresolved, particularly concerning export duties and import permits. Senior Minister Airlangga reported to President Prabowo Subianto that while some progress has been made, the negotiations have yet to yield a conclusive agreement.
20-Mar-2025
Pakistan Today
The Pakistani government has agreed to a key International Monetary Fund (IMF) demand to reduce effective average import tariffs by one-third over the next five years, aiming to lower the average tariff to 7.1%.
20-Mar-2025
The Jakarta Globe
President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia is set to make his inaugural state visit to Russia in June, with the signing of a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) as a key focus. Under Prabowo’s leadership, Indonesia is strengthening its relationship with Moscow, particularly through its recent entry into the BRICS grouping, which aims to counter Western influence.
20-Mar-2025
Business Standard
India and Malaysia have agreed to expedite the review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) to achieve a substantial conclusion by 2025, as announced by India’s commerce ministry.
19-Mar-2025
Esquerra Republicana
The Parliament of Catalonia has endorsed an Esquerra Republicana draft rejecting the free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur.
19-Mar-2025
Mining Weekly
Morocco-focused potash development company Emmerson has drawn down the first tranche of funding under the Capital Provision Agreement, which will provide the company with up to $11-million in both litigation finance capital and working capital.
