2-Sep-2025
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia are negotiating an investment promotion and protection agreement to strengthen investment, investor confidence and bilateral investment flows.
1-Sep-2025
Human Rights Watch
A coalition of rights groups and trade unions express deep concern around the lack of transparency and rights protections in the forthcoming Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom and the Gulf Cooperation Council
1-Sep-2025
Ngā Toki Whakarururanga
Recent agreements (negotiated in secret) also guarantee foreign corporations the rights to lobby against new laws in the name of “transparency”; guaranteed rights that iwi and hapū don’t have.
1-Sep-2025
Friends of the Earth Europe
The ‘framework agreement’ on trade between the EU and the US that was published August 21 is a worrying reminiscence of the infamous TTIP -the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership- of a decade ago.
1-Sep-2025
Global Justice Now
Lawsuit is the first known case under Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) against the UK since 2006 proceeding to arbitration, and the first ISDS case brought against it in response to a climate policy.
1-Sep-2025
The Conversation
When the Trump administration arbitrarily imposed 15% tariffs on New Zealand exports on August 1, up from a previously announced 10%, no one should have been surprised.
1-Sep-2025
Financial Express
Qatar is also seeking a free trade agreement with India and the agreement with Oman will be finalised soon, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said. India has also initiated formal talks with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), while the broader Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)—including Saudi Arabia and the UAE—expresses interest in a collective trade deal.
27-Aug-2025
The Economic Times
India and Australia concluded the 11th round of negotiations Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA). Discussions encompassed goods, services, digital trade, and various regulatory aspects. Both nations are committed to maintaining momentum through virtual sessions, striving for an early and mutually beneficial agreement.
25-Aug-2025
New Business Ethiopia
The new initiative that focuses on Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana to boost intra-regional trade in agricultural goods and aimed at advancing the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is launched this week.
22-Aug-2025
The eastleigh voice
Kenya and the US have agreed to begin the process of negotiating a reciprocal trade deal as Trump’s administration doubles down on protectionism. The agreement sets stage for a new era of bilateral economic engagement as the AGOA nears its expiry in September.
