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India may find the going tough in FTA talks with UK on agri front
26-Apr-2023     The Hindu BusinessLine
House of Commons panel wants pesticide residue norms undiluted, cut in dairy, alcohol tariffs.
Brazil's Lula visits Spain with Mercosur deal on agenda
26-Apr-2023     Yahoo
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in Spain on the second stop of a European tour aimed at resetting relations and making progress on a long-delayed trade deal between the European Union and the South American bloc Mercosur.
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26-Apr-2023    
Pakistan-China Economic Partnership stalled
25-Apr-2023     The Print
The FTA has been repeatedly been criticised by businessmen in Pakistan, who believe that Pakistan had negotiated poorly.
Commission reports on eleventh negotiation round with five Eastern and Southern African countries to deepen existing Economic Partnership Agreement
24-Apr-2023     European Commission
The European Commission published the report summarising progress made during the latest negotiation round to deepen the existing Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with five Eastern and Southern African partners.
Europe’s disunity over China deepens
24-Apr-2023     Politico
France, Germany and EU institutions are at odds over whether to revive the stalled Comprehensive Agreement on Investment with China.
Brazil hopes for conclusion to EU-Mercosur trade deal this year
24-Apr-2023     Reuters
Brazil hopes the Mercosur trade deal with the European Union (EU) will be concluded this year, a government official said, ending years of delay and opening the way to increased trade between the two regions.
Digital divide: India-UK FTA faces data flow rift
24-Apr-2023     Mint
India’s insistence on data localization is a “major stumbling block" to a planned free trade agreement with the UK, a report tabled in House of Commons said, signalling continuing differences on cross-border data flow issues.
MPs criticise lack of information and unhelpful responses from Government on India trade negotiations
24-Apr-2023     UK Parliament
In the International Trade Committee's report on UK trade negotiations with India, MPs note that the briefings they have received from Government on the negotiations, designed to inform the Committee’s all-important scrutiny, have been extremely limited in scope.
India-UK free trade agreement to resume from April 24; here’s what to expect as PM Modi, Rishi Sunak plan to expedite progress
24-Apr-2023     Live Mint
Negotiations on the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) are set to resume from April 24 after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi spoke over the phone and agreed to expedite progress on outstanding issues.