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NAFTA deal close, but obstacles remain
31-Aug-2018     RFI
US and Canada officials continue to meet but there are three key issues to resolve: dairy, intellectual property, dispute settlement.
RCEP ministerial meeting kicks off in Singapore
31-Aug-2018     The Mainichi
Trade ministers from 16 countries that are negotiating for an Asia-wide free trade pact began a two-day meeting in Singapore.
China, Botswana agree to promote ties to higher level
31-Aug-2018     CGTN
Speaking of the Belt and Road Initiative, China welcomes Botswana's participation in and support to the infrastructure and trade framework.
EU says it is willing to scrap car tariffs in US trade deal
31-Aug-2018     Politico
Malmström insists discussions are not about ‘restarting TTIP’ but aiming for ‘a more limited trade agreement.’
Free trade 'agreement' between Australia, Indonesia only one page long
30-Aug-2018     Sydney Morning Herald
An Indonesian foreign ministry briefing confirmed that the agreement Australian Prime Minister hopes to sign will only be a preliminary one.
Nafta betrayal points to bleak future for US-Canada relationship
30-Aug-2018     The Guardian
Canadians feel stabbed in the back by Mexico after it agreed a separate trade deal with Trump.
Trump’s trade deal with Mexico gives workers more rights than NAFTA. But there’s a catch
30-Aug-2018     Vox
When NAFTA was signed, it included labor protections for workers in all three countries. But labor complaints filed through the NAFTA labor dispute process have led nowhere.
Joint release by USTR Robert Lighthizer and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Industry, Trade and Cooperatives, Peter Munya
30-Aug-2018     Tralac
United States Trade Representative and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Industry, Trade and Cooperatives announced the establishment of a US-Kenya Trade and Investment Working Group to explore ways to deepen the trade and investment ties between the two countries.
Joint statement on UK, SACU and Mozambique EPA
30-Aug-2018     Tralac
Progress was made on a future UK, SACU, and Mozambique EPA that will ensure that the parties maintain the current market access and replicate the effects of the existing EU-SADC EPA.
UK seeks to prepare FTA with Ukraine by mid-2019
29-Aug-2018     Interfax
The United Kingdom is ready to talks with Ukraine on the bilateral free trade agreement that would regulate trade and economic relations after Brexit.