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31-Oct-2025 African Business
Luanda summit rallies renewed investor support for African infrastructure
This high-level gathering convened heads of state, ministers, global investors, heads of multilateral development banks, and private sector leaders from Africa and beyond to deliberate on strategies to address one of the continent’s most pressing challenges: transforming Africa’s infrastructure ambitions into bankable, investment-ready projects. -
31-Oct-2025 State information service
Egypt manages to reach African consensus on the rules of origin pending in AfCFTA agreement
Adoption of eight annexes to the Intellectual Property Protocol in preparation for their submission to the upcoming African Union Summit. -
31-Oct-2025 The Straits Times
Singapore, Chile and New Zealand launch negotiations for new green trade pact
Singapore, Chile and New Zealand have launched negotiations for a green trade pact which could include cooperation in areas like sustainable aviation fuel, carbon credits and renewable energy certificates. -
31-Oct-2025 Fibre 2 Fashion
UK, Switzerland advance enhanced FTA talks
An enhanced FTA with Switzerland will deliver long-term certainty for UK services firms, by locking in access to the Swiss market, guaranteeing the free flow of data and cementing business travel arrangements. -
30-Oct-2025 Energy World
Romania withdraws from the Energy Charter Treaty
The Government has approved a draft law approving Romania’s withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty. -
30-Oct-2025 Public Citizen
Trump’s secret trade deals with Malaysia and Cambodia revealed: Imperialist bullying on behalf of Big Tech, other corporate interests
An early review of the texts reveals new handouts to Big Tech and other corporate interests, with little to nothing that will help working people in the US. -
30-Oct-2025 The Daily Star
S Alam files international arbitration claims over asset freeze: FT report
Mohammed Saiful Alam, founder and chairman of the controversial business conglomerate S Alam Group, has filed an international arbitration claim alleging that Dhaka’s asset recovery drive has cost his family’s business "hundreds of millions" of dollar. -
30-Oct-2025 Market Screener
Canada nears free trade pact with ASEAN, says Prime Minister Carney
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country is working to finalize a new free trade agreement with the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN). -
30-Oct-2025 Reuters
Trump announces trade breakthrough with South Korea
US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung finalized details of their fraught trade deal at a summit in South Korea. -
29-Oct-2025
Call for signatures: We say no to AfCFTA – trade justice for people, not corporations!
Call for signatures: We say no to AfCFTA – trade justice for people, not corporations! Please consider signing the African civil society statement here. -
29-Oct-2025 RFI
French farmers petition Macron to block Mercosur trade agreement
Forty-four French farmers’ organisations have signed an open letter urging President Emmanuel Macron to “clarify” France’s stance and take action to block the South American Mercosur trade agreement, which they regard as both unfair and even dangerous. -
29-Oct-2025 CTV
US trade talks ‘going nowhere fast’: Trew on additional tariffs on Canadian products
International Trade Policy Researcher Stuart Trew on Trump announcing additional tariffs on Canadian products and why he thinks ‘CUSMA is going down the pipes.’
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29-Oct-2025 The Times of India
India-EU FTA: Both sides eye final deal by 2025 end; agreement on steel, auto and other sectors remaining
The talks were described as productive, with both sides reviewing unresolved areas within the negotiations and identifying what they termed “possible landing zones” on pending issues. -
29-Oct-2025 Romania-Insider
ICSID rejects Romania’s call to terminate Eurohold’s EUR 500 mln arbitration request
The International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes in Washington rejected the Romanian government’s request to terminate the arbitration case filed by the Bulgarian group Eurohold and its insurance arm Euroins Insurance Group. -
29-Oct-2025 Russia’s Pivot to Asia
Russia, China, update bilateral investment treaty as Belt & Road Initiative projects look set to increase
The reference to infrastructure construction suggests that Chinese participation as part of its Belt & Road Initiative projects and investments into Russia will increase. -
28-Oct-2025 The White House
US-Cambodia trade agreement text (Oct 2025)
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28-Oct-2025 The White House
US-Malaysia trade agreement text (Oct 2025)
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28-Oct-2025 Global Justice Now
Gulf trade deal could ‘lock in’ more rights for fossil fuel industry, campaigners warn
UK government reported to be demanding corporate courts as a red line in deal with six Gulf countries. -
28-Oct-2025 Zawya
OIC member states move to modernize investment agreement
Held the first meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement on Promotion, Protection and Guarantee of Investments. -
28-Oct-2025 The Washington Post
Trump signs rare earth minerals deal with Japan ahead of China meeting
President Donald Trump and Japan’s newly‑appointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi signed a framework on critical minerals, aiming to curb US dependence on China’s dominant supply of rare earths essential for modern technology.