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Pakistan, Qatar to sign trade pacts soon
10-Dec-2019     The Express Tribune
Pakistan and Qatar have agreed in principle on a preferential trade agreement (PTA) and a free trade agreement (FTA) to enhance bilateral trade. The agreements will soon be signed after necessary formalities.
Rejecting RCEP preserved India’s milk self-sufficiency’
9-Dec-2019     Times of India
The decision of keeping India out of the Regional Comprehension Economic Partnership (RCEP) has helped crores of farmers and prevented the likely shift shift of India from a self-sufficient milk producer to importer.
Tories' dirty war on NHS exposed as 17,000 beds are lost since 2012 reforms
9-Dec-2019     Daily Mirror
Neither Boris Johnson nor Donald Trump deny evidence of secret talks as NHS is under attack by 'market' ideologues in a privatising policy which began with Thatcher.
We need a socialist trade policy
9-Dec-2019     Jacobin
Instead of imagining trade as an end in itself, or as the driver of job creation and production, we should think about trade as a support mechanism for well-defined political goals centered on improving the lives of working people.
African Free Trade Agreement: Nigeria issues strong warning
9-Dec-2019     Daily Post
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, has warned that Nigeria will not tolerate smuggling and importation of substandard products.
Cambodia-VN forum hears plans for cross-border SEZ
9-Dec-2019     Phnom Penh Post
As Vietnam currently has a free trade agreement with the US, Cambodia may benefit from the special economic zone – particularly from the US market.
Civil society seeks reforms to stem trade suits losses
9-Dec-2019     The East African
Civil society groups are now calling on governments to reform their investor state dispute settlement because “it is being unfairly used by investors to sue states for millions of dollars.”
Steel rules for cars stall progress on the revised Nafta agreement
9-Dec-2019     Bloomberg
US rules-of-origin demand presents new challenge for Mexico. Requirements for cars are among most complicated USMCA topics.
India and Australia: Reciprocity, mutuality, and promise
9-Dec-2019     The Interpreter
India has long had a reputation in Australia as being a challenging negotiator that may not share the same enthusiasm for concluding free trade agreements.
Why did India suddenly pull out of the world’s largest trade deal?
9-Dec-2019     Brink News
China pushed to finalize the RCEP deal as it faces slowing growth in part due to its trade war with the U.S. But at the very last minute, even after the leaders’ photo was taken, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi pulled his country out of the deal.