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Georgian FM, Israeli Economy Minister review cooperation, economic ties
Bilateral and multilateral cooperation involving Georgia and Israel, and economic ties between the countries were discussed on Tuesday. The officials signed a joint declaration on the completion of the feasibility study on the free trade agreement between the two countries.
US wants Pakistan to ‘do more’ for intellectual property enforcement
Pakistan has made significant progress in improving intellectual property legislation, but a lot still needs to be done in the area of enforcement, says US report.
A US fund declares Spain in “technical default” and claims almost 1,000 million government bonds
The US fund Blasket Renewable Investments has activated the “default” clause that declares Spain at “technical impact” after the Government has not yet paid the pending awards for the cuts in the premiums for renewables.
Spain tells World Bank it will not pay €2-billion ICSID awards for renewable energy debts
The World Bank has sent a de­vas­ta­ting letter to the Spanish go­vern­ment to de­mand pay­ment of the awards that con­demn our country to com­pen­sate the in­ves­tors af­fected by the re­tro­ac­tive with­drawal of the pre­miums granted to re­ne­wable ener­gies.
UAE strikes economic partnership agreement with Cambodia to enhance global ties
The UAE and Cambodia have finalized the terms for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) as the Gulf state seeks to enhance its global trade and commerce ties to fulfill its new foreign trade agenda.
India, EFTA nations discuss prospects of resuming FTA negotiations
The development comes in the backdrop of a meeting between high-level delegations from India and EFTA to boost bilateral trade and economic partnership.
S. Korea, Serbia reach tentative deal on bilateral investment treaty
South Korea and Serbia have reached a tentative deal to sign a bilateral investment treaty aimed at promoting mutual investments between the two countries.
Brazil, Spain want EU-Mercosur deal by end of the year
Leaders of Brazil and Spain hope long-delayed trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur trade bloc can be finalised by the end of the year.
Kenya, US advance talks on trade and investment partnership
Kenya and the United States of America have completed the second round of negotiations on Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership.
UK should drop Gulf trade deal if rights concerns not addressed, say MPs
The UK should be willing to walk away from trade negotiations with Gulf states rather than accept an agreement that fails to address human rights and environmental concerns, MPs have said.