Major Indian farmer’s groups have announced they will participate in the upcoming July 9 national strike call made by the central trade unions against the government’s anti-worker policies.

Civil society organisations from the 15 member countries of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), call upon RCEP governments to continue to exclude Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) from the RCEP.

Neither side has released documentation of the tariff terms, raising questions about whether they did, in fact, reach an agreement.

Both Canada and Mexico are trying to find ways to satisfy Trump so that the free trade deal uniting the three countries — known as the USMCA — can be put back on track.

Sri Lanka and Nepal discussed at length the potential for entering into a Free Trade Agreement, covering goods such as gems and jewellery, mineral sands, phosphate, rice, sugar, and garments.

Canada’s top diplomat says she aims to finalise a free trade agreement with Southeast Asian nations “as soon as possible,” as the country looks to expand economic ties in the face of tariffs from President Donald Trump.

The UAE is currently the leading Arab investor in Azerbaijan, with total investments exceeding $1bn.

“Trump’s model isn’t a free trade agreement; it’s a YATRA — Yielding to American Tariff Retaliation Agreement,” GTRI said, highlighting the US President’s aggressive stance on trade negotiations.

Israel and India are finalising an investment protection agreement and expect to sign it in the coming months, Israel’s Finance Ministry said.

Reporters Without Borders, which accuses the Israeli army of war crimes against journalists in the Gaza Strip, has joined the call by more than 180 international organisations to suspend the trade agreement between the European Union and Israel.

The agreement reached by the EU and the Mercosur countries has been reviewed by the European Commission’s legal service and translated, but its submission to the Member States for ratification has been put on hold.

Bangladesh is actively negotiating with the US to secure a mutually beneficial tariff agreement amid planned US tariffs on Bangladeshi goods. Bangladesh has offered zero-duty access for many US goods and commitments to increase imports of items like LNG, cotton, aircraft, and agricultural products to balance the trade gap.

US President Donald Trump stated that the US and India are close to finalizing a trade deal amid ongoing negotiations. Although America’s reciprocal tariffs on India were extended from July 9 to August 1, a special Indian negotiating team recently concluded key discussions in the US.

Malaysian CSOs have urged the government to reject the inclusion of the ISDS clause in the RCEP agreement. They warn that ISDS allows foreign investors to sue governments over policies safeguarding public interests like health, workers, and the environment, potentially leading to costly legal battles and large payouts detrimental to national budgets.

The Credit Fund of the AfCFTA Adjustment Fund has successfully closed its first investment, committing US$10 million to Telecel Global Services Ltd, through a senior secured amortising loan. The transaction marks a significant milestone in the operationalisation of the Fund.

President Trump threatened tariffs between 25 percent and 40 percent on imports from 14 countries, the first of what he said would be a series of higher duties as the administration continues negotiating trade deals ahead of a new Aug. 1 deadline.

The Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of Hungary for the Promotion and Protection of Investments officially entered into force on 7 July 2025.

United States President, Donald Trump, has warned that countries supporting BRICS policies that clash with U.S. interests will face an additional 10 per cent tariff.

Bangladesh now gears up drives for striking free-trade deals, with negotiations underway with a couple of countries, as the country prepares for post-graduation trade sans tariff concessions.

The EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas was tasked to follow up on a request made by the 27 leaders at their Council summit to engage with Israel and scope out further options for action against Tel Aviv if the situation in Gaza does not improve.

The Trinidad and Tobago government said it intends becoming the first Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to enter into a partial scope trade agreement with India.

The United States is warning its trading partners to negotiate new deals or face higher import taxes by August 1, the latest deadline in President Donald Trump’s implementation of "reciprocal" tariffs.

India is actively negotiating bilateral investment treaties with over a dozen countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Israel, Oman, European Union, Switzerland, Russia, and Australia, a government official said.

Kerala’s Agriculture Minister, P Prasad, has voiced strong opposition to the proposed India-US Free Trade Agreement, raising alarm over its potential impact on India’s agricultural sector.

Samyukta Kisan Morcha leaders warned that Indian agriculture should be kept out of any free trade agreement with the US or other countries.

The India-ASEAN FTA, has been criticized for its weak "rules of origin" provisions, which have facilitated massive dumping of Chinese goods through some ASEAN countries, negatively impacting Indian industries.

Korea and Britain commenced the fifth round of follow-up negotiations in Seoul to upgrade their FTA. The talks, running through the week, focus on enhancing trade by easing product origin regulations and introducing new rules involving supply chains, digital trade, services, investment, and government procurement.

The second round of negotiations for the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Japan took place in Tokyo from June 30 to July 4. These talks focused on key provisions including goods, technical barriers, services (financial, telecommunications), movement of natural persons, intellectual property, dispute settlement, and trade facilitation.

Although fossil fuel phase-outs are critical to achieving global climate goals, protections granted through Investor-State Dispute Settlement provisions to foreign-owned coal operations expose governments to costly litigation, threatening to thwart state action.

En el documental Pero sí existimos, la lideresa ambiental del Mayab, Araceli Domínguez, señala que la minera estadunidense Vulcan miente diciendo que no hay una comunidad en resistencia al proyecto CALICA.

La Asamblea Argentina Mejor sin TLC rechazó el cierre de las negociaciones entre el Mercosur y la Asociación Europea de Libre Comercio – EFTA, debido a que no es un simple acuerdo sobre comercio y aranceles sino que abarca otras áreas sensibles.

En apenas seis semanas han ocurrido varios hechos alarmantes relacionados con proyectos mineros con capital canadiense. Pasamos a dar cuenta de estos.

Costa urge a los Estados miembros a firmar el acuerdo con Mercosur en 2025, destacando sus beneficios estratégicos y económicos para la UE.

La portavoz de Sumar ha reclamado al presidente del Gobierno, Pedro Sánchez, que impulse dentro de la Unión Europea la ruptura del acuerdo de asociación con Israel en el próximo Consejo Europeo.

Reporteros Sin Fronteras (RSF) se suma al llamamiento de más de 180 organizaciones internacionales para suspender el acuerdo de asociación entre la Unión Europea (UE) e Israel.

El canciller de Uruguay, Mario Lubetkin, afirmó que solo una «hecatombe» impedirá que la Unión Europea (UE) apruebe su acuerdo de libre comercio con el Mercosur.

Se espera la presentación del texto jurídico definitivo y su traducción a los idiomas oficiales de la UE para luego firmar el acuerdo seguir con su ratificación.

El grupo, representado por el bufete Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, solicita el pago de hasta 90 millones de euros en disputas sometidas ante el CIADI con resultado favorable.

AES denunció una violación al Tratado Bilateral de Inversiones con Estados Unidos por la modificación unilateral de los ingresos en dólares y por el prolongado congelamiento tarifario.

En noviembre de 2020, Lupaka presentó una demanda contra el Estado peruano, acusando al Gobierno de respaldar a la comunidad de Parán y violar el Acuerdo de Libre Comercio entre Canadá y Perú.

La compañía alega violaciones a tratado de protección de inversiones suscrito entre Costa Rica y Canadá en pugna por desarrollo de rellenos sanitarios.

Le 4 septembre, soyons nombreuses et nombreux dans le quartier européen à Bruxelles pour dire une fois de plus STOP à l’accord UE-Mercosur.

Reporters sans frontières, qui accuse l’armée israélienne de crimes de guerre contre les journalistes dans la bande de Gaza, rejoint l’appel de plus de 180 organisations internationales pour suspendre l’accord d’association entre l’Union européenne et Israël.

Des centaines d’artistes, en France et dans le monde, joignent leur voix à celles du collectif Artists for Palestine : ils exigent de l’Union européenne qu’elle cesse toute coopération avec “un gouvernement auteur de crimes de masse” à Gaza.

Le Fonds de crédit du Fonds d’ajustement de la ZLECAf a clôturé avec succès son premier investissement, engageant $10 millions dans Telecel Global Services Ltd, par le biais d’un prêt amortissable garanti de premier rang. Cette transaction marque une étape importante dans la mise en œuvre du Fonds.

La Corée et le Royaume-Uni ont entamé un cinquième cycle de négociations destiné à moderniser leur accord de libre-échange bilatéral.

Le président américain Donald Trump a commencé à envoyer des lettres à des gouvernements à travers le monde, les menaçant d’imposer des droits de douane élevés en l’absence d’accords commerciaux au 1er août.

Le Bangladesh, deuxième fabricant mondial de textiles, espère toujours conclure un accord avec les États-Unis pour éviter la forte hausse des droits de douane dont le menace Donald Trump, a indiqué un de ses hauts responsables.

L’accord conclu mercredi entre la Suisse et le Mercosur n’est pas parfait. Les résultats sont moins bons qu’espérés sur les produits pharmaceutiques, a déclaré Guy Parmelin.

Le deuxième cycle de négociations de l’accord de libre-échange entre les pays du Conseil de coopération du Golfe et le Japon s’est achevé à Tokyo, après s’être tenu du 30 juin au 04 juillet 2025.

Kelompok masyarakat sipil dari 15 negara anggota RCEP, menyerukan kepada pemerintah untuk tidak memasukkan ISDS dalam RCEP