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Pakistan - Canada review BIT
2-Feb-2026     The Express Tribune
The meeting between Pakistan’s Commerce Minister and Canada’s High Commissioner emphasized regulatory reforms and progress on the Bilateral Investment Treaty.
Korea-UK upgraded FTA finalized, enhancing trade, investment foundations
2-Feb-2026     Pulse
South Korea and the United Kingdom have concluded negotiations to upgrade their free trade agreement (FTA), prompting Korean companies to move swiftly to establish the UK as a strategic overseas base.
India-EU FTA unsettles not only Pak but also Bangladesh
2-Feb-2026     India Today
The EU–India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has raised concerns in neighboring countries Bangladesh and Pakistan, as it grants Indian goods duty-free access to 93% of the European market. This threatens the competitive advantage these nations have long held in European textile exports, which are vital to their economies.
The mother of all deals: why geopolitics finally sealed the EU–India FTA
30-Jan-2026     European Policy Centre
Its conclusion has been driven in large part by shifting geopolitical pressures from Washington and Beijing, which have forced both Brussels and New Delhi to reassess their strategic positioning.
120+ groups call on EU to resist Trump’s ‘fossil-fueled imperialism’ and cancel US trade deal
30-Jan-2026     Common Dreams
“The EU is at a fork in the road: It can follow the US down a volatile, destructive path or it can forge its own course toward stability.”
EU Parliament eyes US trade deal approval with Trump-proof safeguards
29-Jan-2026     Politico
Lawmakers want agreement to be voided if US president threatens Greenland again.
US, Mexico agree to begin talks on USMCA reforms, timing unclear
29-Jan-2026     Reuters
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Mexican Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard agreed on Wednesday to begin formal discussions on possible reforms to the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.
Decades of trade deals fail to wean Nigeria off crude oil dependence
29-Jan-2026     The Guardian
Despite two decades of being handed preferential access to global markets, Nigeria remains trapped in oil dependence as many deals fail to deliver the much-needed diversification.
AfCFTA member states advance digital trade integration
29-Jan-2026     BFT online
Tunisia, Zambia, Senegal, Uganda, Togo, and Angola shared practical experiences in implementing the Digital Trade Protocol. These country presentations demonstrated concrete progress in areas such as digital identity systems, payment infrastructure, and regulatory frameworks that support cross-border digital commerce.
Ghana risks becoming net consumer instead of producer under AfCFTA
29-Jan-2026     News Ghana
Ghana’s growing imports under the AfCFTA, without a corresponding rise in exports, could erode the country’s industrial base and dilute the core objectives of the continental trade pact, an international trade expert has warned.