bilaterals.org logo
bilaterals.org logo

All articles

Global call to mobilise against the WTO and free trade agreements
5-Mar-2026 La Via Campesina
As the World Trade Organization (WTO) prepares for its 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon, this March, we must confront the troubling reality of its impact on global trade.
AFTINET submission to reviews of ISDS in agreements with Egypt and Eastern European countries
5-Mar-2026 AFTINET
The submission recommends that Bilateral Investment agreements with Hungary, Poland, Czechia, Lithuania and Romania should be terminated without sunset clauses, which preserve existing investor rights to sue after agreements are terminated.
Brazil’s Senate ratifies Mercosur free trade deal with European Union
5-Mar-2026 France 24
Brazil has formally ratified a landmark free trade deal with the European Union, joining Argentina and Uruguay in creating one of the world’s largest trade blocs.
Lupaka Gold sues Peru in the US to enforce nearly US$70mn ICSID award
5-Mar-2026 BNamericas
The Canadian company Lupaka Gold sued Peru before the District Court of Columbia in the United States to enforce an ICSID arbitration award from June 2025 for around US$69 million.
Lee, Singapore PM agree to launch FTA upgrade talks, strengthen AI cooperation
5-Mar-2026 Yonhap News Agency
President Lee Jae Myung and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong agreed to launch negotiations to upgrade their countries’ free trade agreement (FTA) and step up cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) during summit talks.
Indonesia, Uzbekistan launch Free Trade Agreement talks
5-Mar-2026 ANTARA News
Indonesia and Uzbekistan have launched Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, marked by a virtual signing of a joint statement and a Trade and Investment Cooperation Agreement.
Uruguay activates Mercosur–Singapore FTA on a bilateral basis, opening preferential access to Southeast Asia
4-Mar-2026 MercoPress
The Free Trade Agreement between Mercosur and Singapore entered into force on a bilateral basis between Uruguay and the city-state on 1 March 2026, after both sides completed domestic procedures and deposited their instruments of ratification.
Trump’s deal with Argentina marks a new low in Big Pharma-friendly trade
3-Mar-2026 Public Citizen
The US-Argentina deal represents a new low in using US trade policy to bully countries into adopting intellectual property rules that expand Big Pharma’s monopoly power at the expense of access to affordable medicines.
India & Israel to expedite negotiations for an early signing of FTA
3-Mar-2026 The Hindu Businessline
India and Israel gave fresh momentum to bilateral trade ties by expediting negotiations for an early signing of a Free Trade Agreement even as the two countries elevated their relationship to a “Special Strategic Partnership for Peace, Innovation and Prosperity”.
India, Canada relaunch free trade talks after 2023 diplomatic chill
3-Mar-2026 The Economic Times
India and Canada have officially begun talks for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. Both nations aim to finalize the pact by the end of 2026.
UAE-Ecuador CEPA to eliminate 96 percent of tariffs, hailed as strategic milestone
3-Mar-2026 Economy Middle East
The UAE currently stands as Ecuador’s largest trading partner across the Arab world and the African continent, accounting for roughly 30 percent of Ecuador’s total trade with these regions combined.
Trade without accountability: Why the US–Cambodia Tariff deal is important for Cambodian workers
3-Mar-2026 Kiri Post
The US–Cambodia tariff deal lacks enforceable labour protections and accountability, leaving Cambodian workers vulnerable and undermining long-standing US credibility and leadership on human rights.
EU-India FTA text (Feb 2026)
2-Mar-2026 European Commission
India-EU FTA: What the deal means for digital trade and intellectual property rights
2-Mar-2026 The Week
The deal points to creating a secure digital trade environment by promoting paperless transactions and cyber-security .
India-EU FTA: Both sides to adopt ‘most favoured nation tag’ for 5 years – What does this mean?
2-Mar-2026 Financial Express
The two sides plan to grant each other MFN status for five years once the FTA goes into effect.
India, EU release provisional text of FTA with 20 chapters
2-Mar-2026 Business Today
No exemption from CBAM for India, separate chapter on model mediation procedures, services, review after five years.
The EU’s smaller-is-better moment
2-Mar-2026 Euractiv
With mega trade agreements proving painfully slow, Brussels is warming to mini-deals.
Modi-Carney meet on Monday to see launch of free trade agreement talks
2-Mar-2026 Business Standard
India and Canada will start talks on a free trade deal to double trade to $50 billion by 2030. They also advanced a 10-year uranium supply deal and agreed to cooperate in energy, critical minerals, AI, and defence, strengthening their strategic partnership.
EFTA, Vietnam step up FTA negotiations at 19th round of talks
2-Mar-2026 Fibre2Fashion
The 19th round of negotiations for a Vietnam-European Free Trade Association (EFTA) FTA is taking place in Geneva. Both sides agreed not to introduce new issues to accelerate the process, and to focus on flexibly resolving differences.
Singapore, South Korea to work towards upgrading free trade agreement
2-Mar-2026 Channel News Asia
Singapore and South Korea on Monday announced plans to upgrade the free trade agreement between both countries.