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Nigeria should audit her Bilateral Investment Treaties –Owonikoko
16-Sep-2024     New Telegraph
Why President Bola Tinubu should use diplomatic means to resolve the dispute, ANAYO EZUGWU brings the excerpts
There are no free lunches in trade deals
13-Sep-2024     Foreign Policy
How to cut through the PR and understand an agreement.
Caribbean unable to penetrate European markets – former CARICOM economic advisor
13-Sep-2024     Demerara Waves
The benefits derived from the 2008 Economic Partnership Agreement with Europe have so far been very disappointing partly because of the inherently unequal/unlevel nature of the playing field.
Pakistan moves to join MERCOSUR
13-Sep-2024     The Express Tribune
Cabinet approves framework trade agreement with South American trade bloc.
New French PM dashes hopes of a EU-Mercosur deal by Brazil G20 summit
13-Sep-2024     Euractiv
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier reiterated France’s opposition to the EU-Mercosur free trade deal and confirmed his desire to seek a ‘blocking minority’, dashing hopes of finalising the deal at the upcoming G20 summit in Brazil.
Canada faces $100-million forfeiture ‘test case’ as Russian airline sues over grounded plane
13-Sep-2024     The Hill Times
In August 2023, Volga-Dnepr filed a motion of intent to initiate the dispute with Canada under a 1989 treaty that Ottawa penned with the then-Soviet Union, which included a investor-state dispute settlement system.
Chinese premier calls for acceleration of FTA negotiation with GCC
12-Sep-2024     Xinhua
Chinese Premier Li Qiang called on China and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries to strengthen the alignment of their development strategies and speed up the free trade agreement negotiations process.
Brazil asks EU to hold off on implementing deforestation law
12-Sep-2024     Euractiv
Brazil asked the European Union not to implement regulations in its deforestation law at the end of the year as scheduled and asked for it to be revised to avoid hurting Brazilian exports.
Hong Kong explores free trade agreements with UAE and Gulf
12-Sep-2024     The National
Hong Kong is exploring free trade agreements with the UAE and the broader Gulf region to boost its trade and investment ties with economies in the region, senior government officials have said.
Indonesia ready to negotiate free trade agreement with Pakistan: Envoy
12-Sep-2024     Pro Pakistani
Rahmat Hindiarta Kusuma, Charge d’Affaires of the Indonesian Embassy, said Indonesia is ready to negotiate a free trade agreement (FTA) with Pakistan.