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UK free trade deal with GCC on track for fourth round of talks
24-Mar-2023     The National
The British government's investment minster has said the third round of talks that could eventually lead to a free trade agreement between the UK and the GCC have been completed successfully and a fourth session should be held in London later this year.
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23-Mar-2023    
India-UK trade talks home in on digital trade, investor protection
23-Mar-2023     Nikkei Asia
Indian and British negotiators will be seeking a landing zone on digital trade and investor protection as they hold another round of free trade talks in New Delhi.
EU agri ministers push back against Mercosur deal
23-Mar-2023     Euractiv
A number of EU countries spoke out against reviving the EU-Mercosur trade deal during a meeting of agriculture ministers in Brussels on Monday 20 March. But with an agreement already hammered out, room for change is limited.
EU-Mercosur FTA: Joint instrument (EU proposal, Feb 2023)
23-Mar-2023     Friends of the Earth Europe
As leaked by Friends of the Earth Europe, Ecologistas en Acción, European Coordination Via Campesina, Collectif national Stop CETA-Mercosur, Aitec, PowerShift e.V. Germany, Handel Anders.
The USMCA's self-destruct button: Review clause conjures fears of 2018 all over again
22-Mar-2023     CTV
The so-called "sunset provision" reflects the lingering working-class distrust of globalization in the US that helped Donald Trump get elected president back in 2016.
Position paper on pure food and genetic modification
21-Mar-2023     Ngā Toki Whakarururanga
Ngā Toki Whakarururanga believes IPEF provisions would cut across the rights, interests, duties and responsibilities of Indigenous Peoples throughout the region.
Taiwan calls on Britain to support its bid for Pacific trade pact
21-Mar-2023     Reuters
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on Britain to support its bid to join a major pan-Pacific free trade pact which London has also applied to enter.
Ukraine and UK sign agreement on digital trade
21-Mar-2023     Interfax
This new generation trade agreement focuses primarily on preventing the emergence of barriers in the future, as states in the world are increasingly regulating the digital sphere.
Austrian agriculture minister says ‘no’ to Mercosur deal amid industry pressure
21-Mar-2023     Euractiv
Agriculture Minister said he opposes the EU-Mercosur trade agreement during the Agriculture Council in Brussels on despite alleged industry pressure on the minister in charge of giving Austria’s final decision.