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Swiss government adopts draft negotiating mandate for US trade deal
8-Dec-2025 Reuters
The Swiss government has adopted a draft negotiating mandate for a trade agreement with the United States.
Qatar, Uruguay sign investment protection and tax treaties to deepen economic ties
8-Dec-2025 Arab News
Qatar and Uruguay signed two economic agreements aimed at strengthening investment flows and eliminating double taxation as Doha moves to expand its network of international trade partners.
Pacific trade pact PACER Plus extended for five more years
8-Dec-2025 RNZ
The Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus will be renewed for another five years, after a meeting of ministers in the Solomon Islands last weekend.
China, 5 Pacific Island countries sign framework agreement to upgrade economic partnership: MOFCOM
8-Dec-2025 Global Times
China and the relevant Pacific Island countries agreed to carry out flexible and pragmatic negotiations on specific issues such as trade in goods and services, investment, rules, and practical cooperation.
EU–Mercosur: trade first, standards later?
8-Dec-2025 Foodwatch
In mid-December, EU governments will decide whether to move ahead with the controversial EU–Mercosur trade deal. It risks increasing low-standard imports, putting farmers under more pressure, and weakening health and environmental protections.
Does Pakistan know what to do with trade agreements?
8-Dec-2025 Business Recorder
The prime minister may describe the Pakistan-GCC Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as being in its “final stages”, but the real question is whether the country knows what to do with trade agreements at all.
India-Russia talks focus on free trade agreement with Eurasian Economic Union
8-Dec-2025 ANI News
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri noted that PM Modi and President Putin discussed fast-tracking the India-EAEU Free Trade Agreement (EAEU: Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan) to address India’s trade deficit. Terms of reference were finalized during EAM S. Jaishankar’s November Moscow visit.
Bangladesh keen to pursue FTA with Thailand: Adviser Bashir
8-Dec-2025 Hindustan Times
While Bangladesh Commerce Adviser enthusiastically touted a potential FTA with Thailand as a game-changer for maritime and logistics connectivity—aiming to supercharge bilateral trade and investment—such optimism warrants scrutiny amid Bangladesh’s persistent economic hurdles like infrastructure bottlenecks and regulatory red tape.
Investor–State arbitration under investment laws: Risks and policy lessons
5-Dec-2025 UNCTAD
Arbitral decisions under national investment laws remain far less studied than the extensive jurisprudence on treaty-based investor–State dispute settlement (ISDS) cases.
India, Canada discuss contours of trade pact
5-Dec-2025 Financial Express
The new CEPA will be negotiated from the start and would not be a continuation of the discussions held in the past.
Taiwan, Japan ink pact on digital trade cooperation
5-Dec-2025 Taiwan Today
The agreement includes more comprehensive regulations spanning duty-free cross-border electronic transmission, transnational data transmission, paperless trade, personal data.
Trump could decide next year to withdraw from CUSMA trade deal, Politico reports
5-Dec-2025 CTV
US President Donald Trump could decide next year to withdraw from the Canada-United States-Mexico trade agreement , Politico reported, citing US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
South Sudan, Saudi Arabia seal ambitious trade agreement
4-Dec-2025 Sudans Post
According to a statement from the Ministry of Trade, the deal was concluded during a landmark bilateral meeting between Minister Atong and the Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources. Officials described the discussions as “particularly productive,” marking a significant step toward deepening economic ties between the two nations.
Kenya to appeal regional court ruling that suspended EU trade deal
4-Dec-2025 Reuters
Kenya will appeal against a regional court ruling that halted a trade deal with the European Union, Trade Minister Lee Kinyanjui said on Wednesday, adding the ruling imperils $1.56 billion worth of annual exports to the EU.
Japanese investors sue Switzerland over Credit Suisse’s AT1 write-down, law firm says
4-Dec-2025 Reuters
The 184 investors filed an arbitration request with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, or ICSID, claiming Switzerland violated a free trade agreement with Japan when wiping out the bonds in March 2023.
Strong political push to seal FTA with India by 2025 end: EU ambassador
4-Dec-2025 Business Standard
India and the European Union (EU) to finalize the revamped India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by the end of 2025. Of the 23 chapters under negotiation, 11 have been completed, with key discussions ongoing in areas such as market access for cars, steel, services, investment, and technical trade barriers.
Israel-US trade talks close to agreement
4-Dec-2025 Globes
Tariffs on Israeli exports to the US will be cut from the proposed 15% but will not be uniform for all industries.
EU pushes Mercosur Trade Pact as raw-materials ethics loom large
4-Dec-2025 Latin America Reports
As the EU accelerates its plan to sign its long-delayed trade agreement with South American economic bloc Mercosur, the pact’s role in securing raw materials is drawing criticism.
European Commission recalls Brazilian beef containing banned hormones
3-Dec-2025 RTE
The European Commission has recalled consignments of frozen Brazilian beef products imported into the EU, after it was found they contained hormones banned in the bloc.
After UK deal, White House wants to get other countries to agree to pay more for drugs
3-Dec-2025 WGXA
The administration said it would pursue similar deals with other countries that have not yet locked in trade agreements with the US to correct a longstanding gripe Trump has had with wealthy European nations that he says pay too little for medicines.