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NI protocol the main barrier to trade deal, says US official
26-Apr-2022     Euractiv
The impasse over the status of the Northern Ireland protocol is one of the main obstacles to a US-UK trade deal, Washington’s trade representative Katherine Tai said.
EU, India agree to set up trade and technology council
26-Apr-2022     Bloomberg
The push is part of a broader EU plan to accelerate trade talks with India, according to a person familiar with the talks.
Prime Minister proposes immediately initiating bilateral discussions on an FTA with China
26-Apr-2022     Colombo Page
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has suggested to the Cabinet that bilateral talks with China on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) be resumed immediately.
Can the AfCFTA bring an end to the rise in food prices in Africa?
26-Apr-2022     Modern Ghana
Globally, food prices are rising due to the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on global food supply chains. In West Africa and the Sahel, food inflation is a native problem existing for over ten years.
Britain’s hopes of post-Brexit US trade deal ‘depend on workers’ rights’
25-Apr-2022     The Guardian
Unions from both sides of the Atlantic accuse Boris Johnson’s government of failing to grasp importance of labour rights.
Bangladesh wants to sign CEPA with India in a year
25-Apr-2022     The Daily Star
Bangladesh is keen to clinch a Free Trade Agreement not only with India but also with Indonesia and Sri Lanka in a year.
UK and Israel to begin ‘formal negotiations’ later this year over trade agreement
25-Apr-2022     Jewish News
Israeli Trade minister Rani Jayawardena "thrilled" by exciting "digital, data, technology, services and innovation" plans between the counties.
India, Canada resume FTA talks, eye interim deal
25-Apr-2022     Financial Express
India and Canada resumed negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) last week and are eyeing an interim trade deal first to bolster bilateral commerce and investment.
China makes signing FTA a condition for helping Sri Lanka
25-Apr-2022     NewsIn Asia
While China has empathy for Sri Lanka’s economic plight and is keen on helping it, there ought to be “an early start of the negotiation and signing of the Free Trade Agreement, so as to enhance mutually beneficial cooperation.
EU Council and Commission appeal Western Sahara ruling
24-Apr-2022     Western Sahara Resource Watch
The Council of the EU has appealed the ruling of the EU General Court annulling the application of EU-Morocco deals in occupied Western Sahara. Surprisingly, the EU Commission lodged separate appeals.