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Taiwan voters should look before they leap on pork referendum
13-Jul-2021     Brookings
The decision that Taiwan’s voters reach in the December referendum on whether to reverse President Tsai Ing-wen’s decision to allow importation of U.S. pork containing ractopamine could have significant strategic reverberations.
Ministry ready for more mini-FTAs
13-Jul-2021     Bangkok Post
Thailand aims to clinch deals to form deeper trade partnerships through "mini-FTAs" with Hainan, China and Telangana, India.
Imran okays new bilateral investment treaty template
13-Jul-2021     Dawn
Pakistan Prime Minister has approved the new Bilateral Investment Treaty template whereby any dispute will now be remedied through local arbitration.
Biden team mulls digital trade deal to counter China in Asia
13-Jul-2021     Bloomberg
White House officials are discussing proposals for a digital trade agreement covering Indo-Pacific economies as the administration seeks ways to check China’s influence in the region.
Burundi has officially ratified the agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area
12-Jul-2021     Region Week
In a document that was made public this Tuesday, July 6, 2021, it was confirmed that Burundi officially ratified the agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area on June 17, 2021.
India is now Africa’s third largest trading partner
12-Jul-2021     RTV News
Indian companies are flourishing well in overseas. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) provides a window to the Indian companies to tap a unified African market.
Farm antibiotics use and new trade deals
12-Jul-2021     Poultry World
Concerns about excessive use of antibiotics in the Australian poultry and livestock sectors has prompted an alliance of UK medical, environmental and animal welfare organisations.
Serbia-Eurasian Economic Union free trade agreement enters into force
12-Jul-2021     Foreign Brief
The free trade agreement replaces current bilateral agreements with EAEU members, most notably Russia.
Preferential trade deal with Uzbekistan likely
12-Jul-2021     The Express Tribune
Preferential trade agreement between Pakistan and Uzbekistan, bilateral cooperation in other areas including transit trade, customs, banking, trade and investment, transport and other MoUs and agreements will be signed.
Bangladesh eagerly waiting for preferential trade agreement with Sri Lanka
12-Jul-2021     India Blooms
Bangladesh is eagerly awaiting a preferential trade agreement with Sri Lanka and requires feels some kind of facilitation was necessary to take bilateral trade to the next level.