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Why Kenya must keep an eye on data rules in US trade deal talks
16-Jun-2020     Business Daily
The US aims to establish commitments to ensure Kenya refrains from imposing measures that restrict cross-border data flows and does not require the use of installation of local computing facilities.
With Brexit trade talks at an impasse, Boris Johnson finally engages
16-Jun-2020     New York Times
The British prime minister held talks with European Union leaders and agreed to accelerate negotiations on a future trading relationship to try to avoid a brutal break at the end of December.
S. Korea, Cambodia to launch free trade talks in July
16-Jun-2020     The Korea Herald
South Korea is seeking to launch negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement with Cambodia next month, hoping to increase its economic influence in Southeast Asia.
Second round of US-UK talks kick off today
15-Jun-2020     Politico
The two sides bear down on the goal of signing a deal before the US election — an extremely ambitious deadline that would require negotiations to be substantially complete by early August.
Egypt, UK to sign free trade agreement after Brexit: Trade Minister
15-Jun-2020     MENAFN
Egypt will soon sign a free trade agreement with the UK following the latter's exit from the EU, commonly known as Brexit, according to Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea.
US trade deal 'could pose greatest risk to UK food since BSE crisis'
15-Jun-2020     Sky News
Consumer group Which? is warning the government not to allow in chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef.
Trade between Iran, India to return to normal in 2 weeks
15-Jun-2020     Tehran Times
The fifth round of the preferential trade agreement talks between Iran and India were held in Iran.
Ambassador: India intends to expand bilateral cooperation with Uzbekistan
15-Jun-2020     MENAFN
India and Uzbekistan are engaged in negotiations for finalizing a preferential trade agreement and a bilateral investment treaty.
EU-Africa relations in a post-COVID world
15-Jun-2020     Euractiv
Negotiators from the Commission and the African, Caribbean and Pacific community confirmed that talks on a trade and political cooperation deal to replace the twenty-year-old Cotonou Agreement were close to completion.
Collectively to reject the RCEP negotiations in the middle of a pandemic
15-Jun-2020     Hukum Online
Amid the pandemic Covid-19 outbreak with the protocol health of all States, the trade negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is still ongoing. The Government should use the momentum of the pandemic to assess thorough draft related agreements RCEP.