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China willing to accelerate FTA talks with Nicaragua: senior official
13-Feb-2023     Global Times
China is willing to accelerate comprehensive FTA negotiations with Nicaragua, promoting bilateral development in deepening mutually beneficial cooperation.
Thailand, UAE to form closer trade ties
9-Feb-2023     Bangkok Post
Thailand and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to form a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
UK trade minister visits Mexico, targeting new deals
9-Feb-2023     Reuters
Britain's trade minister begins a two-day visit to Mexico, targeting a bilateral trade deal as well as Britain's accession to a Pacific trading association.
Free-trade agreement ‘logical next step’ for Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates, city leader John Lee says
9-Feb-2023     South China Morning Post
A bilateral free-trade agreement will be the “logical next step” for Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates to boost investment ties, the city’s leader has said during his visit to Dubai.
Kenya, US to hold talks on strategic trade and investment partnership in Feb
9-Feb-2023     Capital News
The United States and Kenya will hold an in-person round of conceptual discussions under their Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) in Washington, DC, from February 6-10, 2023.
China-ASEAN negotiations enter next round
9-Feb-2023     China Daily
The first round of consultations on the 3.0 version of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area negotiations was launched between China and the bloc, according to China's Ministry of Commerce.
UK, EU seek access to India’s public procurement market
9-Feb-2023     Live Mint
Large Indian companies bidding for government tenders will soon be facing foreign competition as India prepares to open up its $500 billion public procurement market as part of free trade agreement negotiations.
Egypt’s trade minister touts $994 mln trade exchange in meeting with Swiss ambassador
8-Feb-2023     Ahram online
Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Samir said on Tuesday that Egypt and Switzerland have distinguished trade and investment relations, with the volume of trade exchange between the two amounting to $994 million in 2022.
AfCFTA: Ambitions of free trade must move beyond talk
8-Feb-2023     The Africa Report
How can Africa’s continental free trade agreement be moved forward from talk to action? An eventful week in Ghana ended with new promises from African governments and state parties to speed up processes towards the full realisation of the world’s largest free trade area – AfCFTA
Second round of IPEF negotiation to start in India on Wednesday
8-Feb-2023     Business Standard
India has opted out of the trade pillar as broad consensus had not emerged on issues pertaining to labour, environment, digital trade, and public procurement.