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Pan-Asian trade deal goes ahead, but with a chunk missing
5-Nov-2019     Stuff
A free trade deal that would have created a trading bloc covering half of the world's population and more than a third of the world's economic activity will stay on hold until 2020 after India refused to sign up.
Navarro: US-China trade deal will take 3 phases
4-Nov-2019     Fox Business
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said the United States' trade deal with China will require three phases.
'RCEP doesn't reflect original intent': India refuses to join mega Asian trade deal
4-Nov-2019     Outlook India
India has decided not to join Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the mega Asian trade agreement between 16 countries with almost half the world's population.
Review of FTA with Asean will help balance trade: PM Narendra Modi
4-Nov-2019     Live Mint
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said a review of India’s free trade agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will help balance trade between the two.
Joint leaders' statement on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
4-Nov-2019     ASEAN Secretariat
The Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and New Zealand released a statement on the RCEP
NZ-China FTA upgrade negotiations conclude
4-Nov-2019     Scoop Parliament
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister for Trade and Export Growth David Parker have announced the conclusion of negotiations to upgrade New Zealand’s existing free trade agreement with China.
Congress to stage protests against RCEP across State
3-Nov-2019     The Hindu
The Congress has decided to hold protests across the State against the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement that is expected to be signed by India soon.
RCEP to commit to signing free trade deal in 2020: source
3-Nov-2019     Kyodo News
Leaders from 16 Asia-Pacific nations including Japan, China and India are likely to declare early next week their intent to give up achieving their goal of finalizing a free trade deal by the end of this year.
RCEP ministers fail to reach agreement
3-Nov-2019     Bangkok Post
Ministers from 16 Asia-Pacific nations failed to reach an agreement on creating the world's largest free trade area at their meeting, a Thai negotiator suggested, but some are optimistic about the chances of a deal by year-end.
AfCFTA phase 1 negotiations: Issues and challenges for Eastern Africa
1-Nov-2019     TWN Africa
This study identifies issues and challenges of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), with a focus on East Africa.