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Partnership with a purpose: EU-Africa relations in 2021
8-Jan-2021 Euractiv
The African Union sees the ‘partnership’ process, likely to culminate in a summit in Portugal in May or June, as an opportunity to overhaul the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) .
HKSAR gov’t says free trade, investment agreements with ASEAN to come into force in full
8-Jan-2021 Ecns
The free trade and investment agreements between Hong Kong and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will come into force in full on Feb. 12 when the part related to Cambodia took effect.
Portugal aims to seal EU-Mercosur trade agreement, progress on other deals
8-Jan-2021 Euractiv
Portugal will try to conclude a free-trade agreement between the EU and the South American trade bloc Mercosur during its six-month EU presidency, and attempt to expand Europe’s ties with other potential trade partners.
L’Echo: Italian businessman seizes Albania’s assets in Belgium
7-Jan-2021 Exit News
Italian businessmen Francesco Becchetti has stepped up his attempt to get the compensation awarded to him in international arbitration against Albania that he won, but that is under appeal.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Intellectual property and trade in the Pacific rim
7-Jan-2021 Edward Elgar
This book considers the impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership [TPP] on intellectual property and trade.
Singapore and New Zealand to enter digital trade agreement
7-Jan-2021 Foreign Brief
The Digital Economy Partnership Agreement between New Zealand, Singapore, and Chile will enter into force today.
3rd round of trade talks with S. Korea
7-Jan-2021 Dawn
Pakistan and South Korea held third round of the Joint Trade Committee meeting. The prospects of a Free Trade Agreement was discussed.
India self-isolates as China’s economic might enfeebles West
7-Jan-2021 Nikkei Asia
Not only has India failed to agree on its own trade and investment deal with the EU, the country has failed to capture any significant share of China-based global supply chains.
UK-EU trade agreement: What’s next for financial services?
6-Jan-2021 Lexology
The EU and the UK committed in the agreement to establishing a Memorandum of Understanding, by March 2021, for establishing a framework for regulatory cooperation on financial services.
Corporate-led trade deals are coming to Britain – and unions have to be ready
6-Jan-2021 Left Foot Forward
The Tories are trying to shut workers out of Britain’s post-Brexit trade deals, writes Unite’s Tony Burke.
EU-UK FTA: Draft text (Dec 2020)
5-Jan-2021 European Commission
Sempra v Argentina: award annulled for manifest excess of powers in failure to apply BIT defence of necessity
5-Jan-2021 Thomson Reuters
Sempra v Argentina: award annulled for manifest excess of powers in failure to apply BIT defence of necessity
China-Mauritius FTA goes into effect. But who benefits?
5-Jan-2021 TRT
China’s first FTA with an African country provides a stepping stone into the continent through the geopolitical hotspot Indo-Pacific region.
Japan, Mexico agree to expand membership of TPP free trade pact
5-Jan-2021 The Mainichi
Britain, China and South Korea have recently shown interest in joining the TPP, while Japanese officials are keeping close tabs on whether Washington will return to the framework.
Ukraine-Israel free trade agreement takes effect, expected to double trade
5-Jan-2021 Jewish Press
A free trade agreement between Israel and Ukraine took effect over the weekend and is estimated to double the trade between Israel and Ukraine within the next two to three years to $2 billion.
Ghana-UK reach consensus on new trade agreement
5-Jan-2021 Business Ghana
The agreement provides duty free and quota free access for Ghana and the same preferential tariff reductions for British exporters as provided by the arrangement that is currently in force.
UK and Cameroon secure economic partnership agreement
5-Jan-2021 Business Leader
The United Kingdom and Cameroon have today secured an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that ensures mutual continuity of trade.
Pakistan’s PIA faces asset grab in British Virgin Islands
4-Jan-2021 Ch-aviation
Pakistan International Airlines could see its assets attached by the High Court of Justice in the British Virgin Islands, over a longstanding dispute between its shareholder, the Pakistan state, and gold and copper exploration giant Tethyan Copper Company
S. Korea’s FTA networks set to further expand in 2021
4-Jan-2021 Yonhap
South Korea plans to sign more FTAs down the road to diversify its trade portfolio and ease its heavy dependence on China and the United States, which take up around 40 percent of exports.
African free trade bloc opens for business, but challenges remain
4-Jan-2021 Reuters
African countries began officially trading under a new continent-wide free trade area, after months of delays caused by the global coronavirus pandemic.