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EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements: Directives for the negotiations (Dec 2019)
7-Feb-2020    
Australia in first wave of UK trade deals
6-Feb-2020     Newcastle Herald
British Foreign Secretary hopes Australia will be in the first wave of free trade deals his country can secure in the post-Brexit era.
Britain wants Canada-style trade deal with EU - minister
6-Feb-2020     Reuters
Britain wants a Canada-style agreement with the European Union that includes goods and services.
Serbia aims to reach trade deal with UK by 2021 - report
6-Feb-2020     SeeNews
Serbia aims to reach an agreement regulating its trade relations with the UK after Brexit by 2021.
Trump's new trade deal is disastrous for the planet
6-Feb-2020     CNN
The deal's chapter on the environment fails to even mention "climate change." Nor does it include meaningful standards to prevent corporations from dumping toxic pollution in border communities.
Odebrecht takes Peru to arbitration over failed gas pipeline investment
6-Feb-2020     Reuters
Brazil construction company Odebrecht SA has taken Peru to arbitration over a failed $2 billion investment in a gas pipeline.
Trump sights in WTO procurement pact for leverage on UK, EU
5-Feb-2020     Bloomberg
By threatening to withdraw from the GPA, the Trump administration can increase its leverage and obtain greater public procurement concessions in bilateral talks with the EU and UK.
India keen to keep future FTAs with RCEP nations less ambitious
5-Feb-2020     BusinessLine
Countries such as Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Japan are among the first ones with which India is ready to consider individual agreements to begin with.
Uber ready to take dispute with Colombia to international arbitration: regional manager
4-Feb-2020     Reuters
The ride-hailing firm said its initial calculations suggest damages from suspending its service in Colombia will exceed $250 million.
Coronavirus may delay hard-fought US trade wins in China
4-Feb-2020     New York Times
The rapidly spreading coronavirus could claim one more victim: the United States-China trade deal.