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Paper industry frets as India gears up for RCEP talks
Keep paper, paperboard in negative list, says industry body.
RCEP negotiations: Tea sector seeks protection from tariff cuts
As industry grapples with surplus production, reduction of import duties will create havoc.
Namibia courts Turkey investment
The two countries agreed to hold exploratory talks before the end of the year on the possibility of having negotiations of a trade and economic partnership agreement.
Vietnam: New free trade agreement with EU strengthens IP protection
Vietnam's full compliance with the EVFTA will require a comprehensive review and amendment of its intellectual property law.
Reko Diq Case I: an indictment against ICSID
Pakistan has suffered at the hands of an unaccountable and defective dispute resolution mechanism at the hands of the ICSID, and following the examples of India, South Africa and Brazil, should never have become a part of the ICSID.
Mercosur and EFTA move closer to finalisation of their FTA negotiations
With some chapters of the free trade agreement already concluded, the working groups convening this round included trade in goods and in services, investment, intellectual property.
How unique are preferential trade agreements?
A large portion of the content of preferential trade agreements is copied word for word from earlier agreements, finds a study
Japan, US start working-level talks for bilateral trade pact
Officials from Japan and the United States started a three-day meeting to discuss a bilateral trade agreement, focusing on tariff cuts in agricultural and industrial products.
Vietnam FTA: EU is more pragmatic than principled
The EU’s deal with Vietnam is considered hypocritical by many Asian nations.
‘Pakistan China Free Trade Agreement (FTA): where we are and where we are going?’
The recently signed second phase of FTA between China and Pakistan yields a splendid opportunity for the two nations.