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Beijing expands Indian Ocean FTAs westward with Mauritius
2-Feb-2021     Nikkei Asia
China's free trade agreement with the small island-nation of Mauritius came into effect in January, increasing the Asian powerhouse's presence in the Indian Ocean where its regional rival India has long dominated.
How the trade deal Boris Johnson is pursuing threatens workers’ rights
2-Feb-2021     Left Foot Forward
The danger is that the UK Prime Minister is eager to get a deal, so he could accept whatever terms the CPTPP countries demand.
Unsustainable RCEP
1-Feb-2021     The Statesman
If the latest flare ups over the contentious territorial issues and popular anti-China sentiments in the region are anything to go by, it seems likely that uncertainty over domestic ratification of the RCEP agreement by the signatory states would persist in the days ahead.
EU-Canada FTA (CETA): investment court texts (Jan 2021)
1-Feb-2021     European Commission
The EU and Canada adopt rules putting in place the CETA investment court
1-Feb-2021     European Commission
The EU and Canada adopted four decisions putting in place the Investment Court System provisions agreed in the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
India may offer Cairn oilfield against $1.4 billion arbitration award
1-Feb-2021     Business Today
For a government struggling to find revenue to boost a COVID-19 battered economy, options of appeal against the arbitration award are limited and it may not have the financial bandwidth for such a payout.
UK to apply to join free trade pact with nations on other side of world
1-Feb-2021     The Guardian
The British government to seek to join 11-nation trans-Pacific partnership, whose nearest member is 3,000 miles away.
EAEU to set up free trade zones with Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mongolia
1-Feb-2021     BELTA
The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is conducting necessary work to conclude free trade agreements with Egypt, India, Indonesia, and Mongolia. In particular, EAEU plan to resume the negotiation process in the first half of the year, to hold negotiations along the tracks that they have.
AfCFTA and the economic emergence of Africa
1-Feb-2021     Enquête+
Economists deconstruct the myth surrounding the trade agreement
Biden to focus on trade enforcement after years of Trump tariffs
1-Feb-2021     Bloomberg
President Joe Biden’s administration is setting up its trade policy to prioritize enforcement of existing commitments by the US’s partners over negotiating more deals to open new export markets.