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Webinar: Breaking down Trump’s trade attacks & global solidarity efforts
12-Nov-2025 OWINFS & ETJC
Join us in calling on governments to stop appeasing Trump. Learn how your work fits into this movement and how you can join us in pushing for resistance and creating a better world.
Korea, UK set for final push on upgraded free trade pact
11-Nov-2025 Pulse
South Korea and the United Kingdom are set to begin talks next week to finalize an upgraded Free Trade Agreement (FTA), focusing on business-friendly rules of origin and digital trade standards.
Has the EU sacrificed human rights to economic expediency in Indonesia?
11-Nov-2025 The Diplomat
The Indonesia - EU CEPA grants duty-free access to the EU market for palm oil, minerals, and other commodities linked to environmental degradation and abuse, while failing to enforce accountability for Indigenous rights or environmental harm.
Malaysia-US pact surrenders Malaysia’s sovereignty
11-Nov-2025 Sahabat Alam Malaysia
The Malaysia-US trade agreement is widely criticized by organizations like Sahabat Alam Malaysia and the Comsumer’s Association of Penang for undermining national sovereignty, forcing Malaysia to align with US foreign policy, accept unverified US health standards, and forgo vital fiscal tools like digital taxes and border tax adjustments.
India, Australia eye ‘ambitious’ trade agreement
11-Nov-2025 Hindustan Times
India and Australia are enhancing their economic partnership, negotiating a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) to boost bilateral trade.
Migrant justice groups call for USMCA overhaul to stop displacement and protect the rights of migrant workers
10-Nov-2025 Public Citizen
Public Citizen joined prominent migrant justice organizations in calling for the agreement, as well as immigration policies, to be rewritten to prioritize human rights, labor protections, and climate resilience.
Mercosur, UAE hold new round of negotiations
10-Nov-2025 ANBA
The fourth stage of discussions for a free trade agreement will conclude on Friday (7 November) at the headquarters of Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Brasília.
India–New Zealand FTA talks: Fourth negotiation round concludes on positive note; both sides target early, balanced pact
10-Nov-2025 The Times of India
The fourth round of negotiations on the proposed India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement concluded successfully in Auckland and Rotorua after five days of discussions, according to a press release from the ministry of commerce and industry.
Peru and UAE to hold first FTA negotiations round in December
10-Nov-2025 Andina
Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Teresa Mera announced that Peru and the United Arab Emirates will hold the first round of negotiations on a free trade agreement between the two countries.
Blue gold: how a Ghana mine’s troubles hit workers and UK politicians – and could cost British taxpayers
10-Nov-2025 The Guardian
Exclusive: London-based firm with heavyweight backing received £3.3m loan from Treasury fund for start-ups.
Joint declaration of the national gathering – advocacy assembly on the USMCA
7-Nov-2025
From our diverse backgrounds, we reaffirm our conviction that Mexico is an independent country that places life, dignity, and sovereignty above profit and the imposition of corporate interests.
Pressure mounts on UK to join coordinated exit from secretive corporate court system, during COP30
7-Nov-2025 Global Justice Now
Civil society coalition will hold press conference and side event at COP30 to urge governments to go ‘ISDS free’ to protect sovereign climate policy
Trump announces Uzbekistan trade deal after hosting Central Asian leaders
7-Nov-2025 The Hill
President Trump announced a new trade deal across several sectors between Uzbekistan and the United States.
India advances trade pact talks with Peru, Chile
6-Nov-2025 Mint
India’s push for trade pacts with Peru and Chile is a strategic move to diversify export destinations and reduce reliance on the US market.
MEPs attempt to stall the EU-Singapore digital trade agreement
6-Nov-2025 Euractiv
The EU-Singapore digital trade agreement is not in compliant with EU rules and fundamental rights and should be assessed by the EU Court of Justice, left-wing MEPs argue.
CUSMA 2.no
6-Nov-2025 CCPA
Canada should strive for fair trade in North America—not agree to another bad deal on Trump’s terms.
Ghana positioned as gateway to Africa for German investments – Mahama
6-Nov-2025 CNR
Ghana is making “tangible progress” on initiatives to attract German private sector investments, particularly within the framework of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), headquartered in Accra.
Petrogas sues the Netherlands over fiscal measures meant to protect the public interest
5-Nov-2025 SOMO
SOMO and Both ENDS strongly condemn the newly revealed investor-state dispute settlement case filed by Petrogas, an Omani oil and gas company operating two shallow-water gas fields in the Dutch North Sea, against the Netherlands.
US CEOs warn Mexico reform may risk investment, urge ISDS return
5-Nov-2025 Mexico Business News
The CEOs also called on the US Trade Representative to restore the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism under the USMCA, arguing it would allow complaints to be resolved by neutral arbiters.
Expanding the legal toolkit: the EU’s new tools against sanctioned Russian investors
5-Nov-2025 Freshfields
These new provisions expand the legal tools available to EU Member States to resist and deter investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) proceedings brought by Russian investors in connection to measures imposed within the EU’s sanctions regime against Russia.