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South Africa to explore possible free trade pact with Japan: president
4-Sep-2025 Mainichi
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced plans to explore a free trade agreement with Japan following meetings with Japanese business leaders during his visit to Tokyo.
China, S. Korea to expedite 2nd phase of free trade negotiations
4-Sep-2025 China Daily
China and South Korea are moving to fast‑track talks on the second phase of their free‑trade pact, aiming to deepen economic ties and bolster regional cooperation.
Switzerland eases norms to implement FTA with India
4-Sep-2025 Financial Express
Switzerland has eased rules to implement its FTA with India, effective October 1. The pact promises $100 bn EFTA investments, boosts market access for pharma, machinery, and agri goods, while keeping gold duties untouched to balance trade between the two partners.
German FM in Delhi: no Russian oil ‘Detours’, pushes EU-India FTA by year-end
4-Sep-2025 The Wire
Germany reaffirms strong support for the EU-India Free Trade Agreement, seeking to boost bilateral trade from €31 billion to €60 billion, and urges dialogue over tariffs, calling predictability and partnership vital in uncertain times.
Open letter on why India must not give in to US tariff blackmail
4-Sep-2025 Focus on the Global South
The Forum for Trade Justice warns the US-India FTA is less about fair trade and more about economic subjugation, urging India to defend its long-term development, ecological security, and global multipolar standing by rejecting coercive terms and ensuring inclusive, parliamentary-level scrutiny.
EU proposes Mercosur trade deal, French opposition softens
3-Sep-2025 Reuters
The European Commission presented the EU’s trade accord with South America’s Mercosur bloc for approval and appeared to be softening opposition from the deal’s main critic, France, with promises of possible limits on farm product imports.
UAE and Angola sign Cepa and other deals as they seek to boost trade
3-Sep-2025 The National
The UAE and Angola signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Cepa) and other deals on Monday to boost trade between the two countries as part of President Sheikh Mohamed’s state visit to the African country.
Nigeria, Singapore enforce new bilateral investment treaty
3-Sep-2025 Von
Nigeria and Singapore have strengthened their economic ties with the enforcement of a new Bilateral Investment Treaty, BIT.
Record number of corporate lawsuits target climate action in controversial tribunal
3-Sep-2025 Follow The Money
Fossil fuel and mining companies are ramping up lawsuits against governments over environmental rules, using a controversial arbitration mechanism that critics say is skewed in industry’s favour and jeopardises global climate action.
South Korea, Bangladesh begin talks on economic partnership deal
3-Sep-2025 The Business Standard
“Signing a CEPA with Bangladesh will serve as a bridgehead for Korean companies to enter the Southwest Asian market, which holds great potential,” said Kwon Hye-jin, director general for FTA negotiations at the ministry
EU-US trade deal threatens EU corporate accountability law
3-Sep-2025 Human Rights Watch
The European Parliament should ensure that the European Union’s flagship corporate accountability law, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, does not become a victim of the EU-US trade deal.
Indonesia, Pakistan negotiating on FTA for promoting trade liberalization
3-Sep-2025 APP
Indonesia and Pakistan bilateral trade reached up to $4.7 billion in Fiscal Year 2024, and both countries are negotiating on the Free Trade Agreement for finalization of agreement.
S. Korea to renew push for joining CPTPP to reduce trade uncertainties: ministry
3-Sep-2025 Yonhap
South Korea will reopen its strategic review on joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, as part of efforts to increase its economic allies amid the global rise of trade protectionism.
Google adtech fine on hold as EU awaits lower US car duties, sources say
3-Sep-2025 Reuters
EU antitrust regulators have delayed fining Alphabet’s Google over its adtech business, while waiting for the United States to cut tariffs on European cars as part of a trade deal.
How fining Elon Musk’s X could threaten the US-EU trade deal
3-Sep-2025 The New York Times
The European Union is expected to penalize the company, which has been accused of breaching the Digital Services Act, a law President Trump has criticized.
Annulment insurance and disposal of Italian assets
3-Sep-2025 Rockhopper
Rockhopper has drafted new request for arbitration against Italy and expects to submit it in the coming weeks.
ECVC joins the 4 September demonstration in Brussels! Farmers refuse to foot the bill: Stop EU-Mercosur, Stop EU-US, Stop CAP’s dismantling!
3-Sep-2025 European Coordination Via Campesina
ECVC farmers from Belgian, France, Germany, and the Netherlands will join civil society actors this Thursday at 5pm in Place du Luxembourg in Brussels to call for an end to the EU-Mercosur FTA.
Korea-Ecuador SECA expands Latin America trade
3-Sep-2025 The Chosun Daily
South Korea has officially signed its first free trade agreement under President Lee Jae-myung’s administration: the Strategic Economic Cooperation Agreement (SECA) with Ecuador.
India’s trade diplomacy on the rise: ambitious deals with US and EU in sight
3-Sep-2025 Devdiscourse
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal expressed optimism about finalizing a bilateral trade agreement with the US by November. Negotiations have been impacted by geopolitical factors, but progress continues.
India, ASEAN agree to fast-track FTA review amid Trump’s tariffs
3-Sep-2025 Money Control
India and the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) have come to an agreement to fast-track negotiations for a review of the trade pact between them in a bid to overcome uncertainties owing to steeper tariffs imposed by the United States on the South Asian nation, a government official said.