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Asia trade pact RCEP aims for fall signing, after India elections
9-Jan-2019     Nikkei Asian Review
India asked other RCEP members to enter final negotiations after India's elections.
NAFTA renewed. Now what?
8-Jan-2019     Canadian Dimension
The outcome of the “Trump moment” is likely, for all its protectionist rhetoric, to end up further legitimating free trade.
Misleading and false INTA report as basis for Parliamentary vote
8-Jan-2019     WSRW
The report of the Parliament's International Trade Committee (INTA) that serves as a basis for the vote on the extension of the EU-Morocco trade deal into occupied Western Sahara contains highly misleading and false claims.
What the US-Africa strategy means for SA and the continent
8-Jan-2019     Moneyweb
The US-Africa Strategy seeks to re-position the US and bring it to par with China and Russia.
Sri Lanka to review feasibility studies of all proposed FTAs
7-Jan-2019     Mirror Business
Following criticism levelled at the Sri Lanka – Singapore FTA, Sri Lanka has decided to review all feasibility studies of all proposed FTAs
India to hold bilateral meetings with some RCEP members; next round of talks in Feb
7-Jan-2019     The Economic Times
Indian officials will hold bilateral meetings with a few countries, including China to iron out issues hindering negotiations of RCEP mega trade deal
Pacific Rim trade deal enters into force with steep tariff cuts for six nations including Singapore, Australia, Japan
7-Jan-2019     The Straits Times
Pacific trade pact takes off with tariff cut in six nations that ratified the pact
Pakistan seeks to sign FTA with Latin America bloc
7-Jan-2019     The Express Tribune
The External Relations Group of Mercosur will take up Pakistan’s request for signing a free trade agreement in early 2019
Why free trade will be a disaster for Africa
7-Jan-2019     Monde Diplomatique
African countries, backed by the EU, want internal and external free trade, which will wreck local agriculture, and rural economies and societies.
German company requests arbitration with Morocco at World Bank agency
7-Jan-2019     Morocco World News
A metallurgical industry project is the center of the dispute.