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EU concludes modernised economic partnership agreement with Sub-Saharan Africa partners
12-Jun-2026 The europen sting
The EPA represents the first of its kind signed between the EU and partners in Sub-Saharan Africa, and sets an important benchmark for future EU-Africa economic relations. It will remain open for accession by other ESA countries.
Le Ghana et le Royaume-Uni scellent un partenariat économique
12-Jun-2026 Africanews
Le Ghana et le Royaume-Uni ont signé, le 1er juin à Londres, un accord de partenariat économique destiné à soutenir la création d’emplois, l’industrialisation et l’investissement privé dans plusieurs secteurs stratégiques.
China’s Jingye Group launches consultations with UK govt over nationalization of British Steel, demanding compensation from UK for investment losses
12-Jun-2026 Global Times
Chinese steelmaker Jingye Group, which bought British Steel in 2020, said that it had recently initiated consultations under the bilateral investment treaty with the British government.
MEMO: EU-ESA enhanced Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA): Chapter-by-chapter summary
12-Jun-2026 European Commission
The EU and four Eastern and Southern African countries (ESA4) – Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles – have concluded negotiations to deepen their existing interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
UAE, Sri Lanka working closely towards comprehensive trade pact
12-Jun-2026 Khaleej Times
Island nation unveils Colombo Port City as the country seeks to position itself as a strategic gateway between the UAE and wider South Asian trade.
China, New Zealand to advance negative list negotiations on service trade under FTA
12-Jun-2026 Xinhua
China and New Zealand have agreed to jointly promote negotiations on the negative list for trade in services under the China-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement.
India, Israel likely to resume FTA negotiations after July: Sources
12-Jun-2026 NDTV
The next phase of face-to-face negotiations was initially intended to take place earlier, but the ongoing conflict in West Asia altered the timeline, pushing the high-level meeting to later this summer.
Trump’s deals extort trade partners for mining company profits. There is a better way
12-Jun-2026 Earth Works
New mineral trade “deals” that the Trump administration is pushing are extortion, not foreign policy. A deal being considered between Zambia and the US that would make lifesaving medical aid contingent on access to minerals is just the latest in a series of these exploitative deals, including Indonesia, Rwanda, and the DRC.
Resisting the corporate grip on climate action: From Santa Marta to Southeast Asia
11-Jun-2026 TNI
On 24-29 April 2026, 57 countries came together for the first conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, co-organised by Colombia and the Netherlands.
Importing occupation: Europe’s complicity in Palestinian dispossession through settlement agricultural trade
11-Jun-2026 Global Echo
Global Echo’s four-year investigation reveals for the first time the mechanisms through which millions of euros’ worth of agricultural products from Israeli settlements enter European markets unlawfully.
Call for cancellation of US trade agreement
11-Jun-2026 New Age
The Committee for Democratic Rights called on the prime minister and all members of parliament to demand for taking steps for the cancellation of the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade between Bangladesh and the United States.
EU and South Korea deepen ties with digital pact to bolster trade
11-Jun-2026 Reuters
The European Union and South Korea signed a digital trade agreement on Wednesday designed to make digital ​transactions easier and further cement economic ties between the ‌partners at their first summit in three years.
EU FTA queried over data sovereignty issues
11-Jun-2026 Business World
The digital chapter of the Philippines’ proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) has raised questions about Philippines’ ability to regulate cross-border data flows and pursue data localization policies.
Thai-Bhutan pact receives approval
11-Jun-2026 Bangkok Post
The Thai cabinet has approved the Thailand-Bhutan free trade agreement (FTA) submission under Section 178 of the Constitution, which is expected to take effect early next year.
EU-Korea agreement on digital trade (draft, Sep 2025)
11-Jun-2026 European Commission
ECVC calls on members of the European Parliament to reject the EU-US trade agreement
10-Jun-2026 European Coordination Via Campesina
Let us strengthen European food sovereignty!
Bangladesh pushes for free trade with Russia as foreign ministers meet in Moscow
10-Jun-2026 The Diplomatic Insight
Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister requested Russian support for concluding a free trade agreement between Bangladesh and the Eurasian Economic Commission.
Public comment: African trade program must put people’s wellbeing before corporate interests
10-Jun-2026 Public Citizen
Public Citizen, along with the labor, environmental, consumer, faith, and family farm groups that make up the Citizens Trade Campaign (CTC) national coalition, submitted recommendations for the record in response to the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) request for public comment on the modernization of the AGOA).
Indonesia, EU push to complete IEU-CEPA ratification in 2026
10-Jun-2026 The Jakarta Globe
Indonesia and the European Union are accelerating efforts to finalize the ratification of the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA), a key initiative aimed at expanding market access, boosting trade, and strengthening investment cooperation between the two economies.
India–Oman CEPA: A pragmatic step in India’s Gulf economic strategy
10-Jun-2026 The Week
India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) came into force on 01 June 2026, marking an important milestone in India’s regionalism strategy in the broader Gulf region.