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EU ready to lift duties on most US goods for trade pact
10-Feb-2014     Reuters
EU shows it's keenness for TTIP by offering to lift nearly all tariffs on goods imported from the US.
Kenya steps up lobbying for sugar safeguards deal
10-Feb-2014    
A technical team from the Ministry of East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism last week held a meeting with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) Secretariat over the progress of the local sugar industry.
Diplomats of Belarus, Egypt discuss FTA between Egypt and CU
10-Feb-2014    
Belarus’ Ambassador to Egypt Sergei Rachkov and Egypt’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs Maghdi Radi have discussed a possibility to establish a free trade area (FTA) between Egypt and the Customs Union (CU) at a meeting in Egypt on 10 February, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry.
Is EAC at gunpoint over EU trade agreement?
10-Feb-2014     The New Times
There's a strong feeling among experts in East Africa that by insisting on the inclusion of the "most favoured nation", the EU is holding the region at gunpoint to accept a clause that would legally tie their hands regarding who to trade with besides Europe.
Free trade deal with Japan took priority over whaling dispute, says Trade Minister Andrew Robb
10-Feb-2014     Sydney Morning Herald
Australia's federal government has prioritised a free trade deal with Japan before a dispute between the two countries over whaling in the Southern Ocean, says Trade Minister Andrew Robb.
Jordan, EU urge more Arab states to join Agadir Agreement
10-Feb-2014     Jordan Times
Jordan and the European Union on Thursday called on Arab Mediterranean countries to join Agadir free trade agreement between the Kingdom, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco.
EJN cautions ECOWAS over EPA
7-Feb-2014     Spy Ghana
After over 10 years of objecting to demands by the European Union in the Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations, ECOWAS, last week, suddenly reversed its position and made serious and incomprehensible concessions to the EU.
Doubt over Canada-Caricom trade talks
7-Feb-2014     Trinidad Express
Negotiations on a trade agreement between Canada and Caricom countries have limped along for over five year and could fizzle out by the end of June—a “drop-dead” date now accepted by both sides.
Investor-state dispute settlement under TTIP - a risk for environmental regulation?
6-Feb-2014     HBF
New report from the Heinrich Boell Foundation reviews the implications of an investor-state dispute settlement provision in TTIP for environmental policies and standards
EU seals free trade deal with West Africa
6-Feb-2014     Euractiv
Negotiators from West Africa and the EU have put pen to paper on a €42 billion-a-year free trade deal after 10 years of haggling, but ongoing talks with East African states remain mired in fine print.