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Mercosur and South Korea fourth round of trade talks, this time in Busan
2-Oct-2019     MercoPress
South Korea plans to hold the fourth round of trade talks with Mercosur as Seoul aims to expand its trade network with emerging countries and revitalize its ailing exports.
EAEU-Singapore free trade agreement signed in Yerevan
2-Oct-2019     Kazinform
Prime ministers of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Singapore signed a Free Trade Agreement and a Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation between the EAEU Member States and Singapore.
Reducing duty on dairy products would cause major unrest among rural India: SJM
2-Oct-2019     India Today
New Zealand and Australia were negotiating "very hard" with India at RCEP-FTA to reduce duty on dairy products so that they can get access to the world's largest market of dairy products.
India, US to continue efforts to link investment with trade
2-Oct-2019     The Economic Times
India’s bilateral trade talks with the US will continue when commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal meets US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross on the sidelines of the India Economic Summit later this week.
China, Japan and S.Korea agree to push FTA, RCEP talks and pay joint efforts on peninsula issue
2-Oct-2019     Beloit Bulletin
China, Japan and South Korea agreed to push forward and speed up negotiations on the free trade area (FTA) and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), as the three countries‘ foreign ministers met in Beijing on Wednesday.
Indonesia gets Rp 232 billion grant from EU to ease trade negotiations
2-Oct-2019     The Jakarta Post
The European Union has granted Indonesia Rp 232 billion (US$16.37 million) through a program dubbed ARISE+ Indonesia to improve trade conditions and capacity between 2019 and 2023.
India may cut duties on 80% of Chinese imports under RCEP
2-Oct-2019     The Economic Times
India may cut or eliminate tariffs on 80% of products imported from China under a 16-country free trade agreement, the last round of negotiations for which is underway in Vietnam.
S. Korea’s FTA with 5 Central American nations partially takes effect on Oct. 1
2-Oct-2019     Pulse News
South Korea’s free trade agreement with five Central American countries becomes partially effective on 1 Oct, putting the country on path to enjoy near tariff-free access to markets across the Latin and South American map.
Hogan convinces MEPs by toughening up trade stance
1-Oct-2019     Euractiv
Phil Hogan obtained the MEPs’ preliminary approval to become the EU’s next Trade Commissioner, promising a tougher stance towards China to ensure the protection of European values, and environmental principles.
Iran to join EAEU in weeks: President Rouhani
1-Oct-2019     IFP
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the country will officially join the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on October 27.