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China’s BRI gets entangled in Pakistan port protest
8-Dec-2021     Asia Times
Gwadar unrest grows as fishing communities complain of job losses and broken promises linked to Belt and Road Initiative projects
Majority of CPEC projects completed: envoy
8-Dec-2021     The Express Tribune
A majority of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects have been completed, revealed Chinese Consul General in Karachi Li Bijian.
Farmers urged senators to junk RCEP
8-Dec-2021     Manila Bulletin
A group of farmers has threatened not to support re-electionist senators if they will not junk the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a mega trade deal.
Singapore, EU in talks on strengthening bilateral digital trade, forming partnership
8-Dec-2021     The Straits Times
Singapore and Europe commenced talks in Brussels to strengthen bilateral digital trade, with a longer-term goal of advancing towards a digital partnership.
Australia urges US to push back on ‘digital authoritarianism’
8-Dec-2021     The Sydney Morning Herald
The Morrison government is pushing the Biden administration to strike a digital free trade agreement with democracies across the Indo-Pacific in a bid to counter China’s “digital authoritarianism”.
Thai civil society urges government to end plans to join CPTPP
7-Dec-2021     Thai PBS World
Thailand’s anti-CPTPP civil society organizations issued an open letter, addressed to Prime Minister, urging the government immediately to cease plans to join the 11-member CPTPP trade bloc.
UK seeks to trade with US states with broader deal on hold
7-Dec-2021     Bloomberg
By building relations at state level, the UK will help ease the approval process for any eventual federal-level free trade agreement.
Putin, Modi urge ministries to finalize talks on mutual protection of investments
7-Dec-2021     TASS
The long-term target of the trade and economic relationship between the two countries is an increase by 2025 in bilateral trade to $30 bln and in mutual investment to $15 bln.
Africa: Dangote Group calls for ports' reforms to enhance AfCFTA
7-Dec-2021     All Africa
The Commercial Operations Officer, Dangote Group, yesterday called for the reform at ports in Africa as well as the ease of regulations and bureaucracy, in order to realise benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement.
Tunisia ready to start talks on FTA with Ukraine
6-Dec-2021     Open For Business
Tunisia is ready to start the negotiation process on concluding an agreement on a free trade area (FTA) with Ukraine, negotiations may begin in the first quarter of 2022.