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Singapore to push for quick EU ratification of free trade deal
11-Jul-2018     Channel News Asia
Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing is expected to push for the speedy ratification of the European Union-Singapore Free Trade Agreement when he meets with his EU counterparts.
China, Estonia agree to boost Belt and Road cooperation
11-Jul-2018     Xinhua
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with his Estonian counterpart, Juri Ratas, and the two sides pledged to enhance cooperation within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative.
Sri Lanka to begin FTA talks, strategic economic partnership as Thailand PM visits
10-Jul-2018     Economy Next
Sri Lanka is expecting to ink a deal on a strategic economic partnership with Thailand on July 12, including initial talks on a free trade agreement.
Bid to explore Fiji-PNG free trade agreement
10-Jul-2018     Fiji Times
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says he would like to explore the possibility of a free trade agreement between Fiji and PNG.
India, South Korea agree on early reduction of tariffs on 11 items
10-Jul-2018     The Hindu
India and South Korea have agreed to reduce tariffs on 11 items as part of the on-going negotiations for upgrading the existing Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
PH, US renew interest in exploring free trade agreement
10-Jul-2018     Manila Bulletin
The US wants to involve the Philippines’ agricultural products such as rice, meat and poultry and intellectual property rights. Washington also wants the Philippines to have an open and competitive market for electronic payment (e-payment) services.
Sustainable trade? Testing the EU-Indonesia free trade agreement
10-Jul-2018     Friends of the Earth Europe
The agreement scores only 4.5 out of 20 points on a sustainability check of the draft texts - a clear fail.
Mauritius-India: Fifth meeting pursues negotiations on CECPA
10-Jul-2018     Government of Mauritius
The three-day discussions comprise sessions on trade in goods and services; sanitary and phyto-sanitary measures; technical barriers to trade; requests lists; rules of origin and finalisation of economic cooperation chapter.
Postponed EU-Japan summit moved to Tokyo
10-Jul-2018     Japan Today
Tokyo will now host an EU-Japan summit on July 17 to sign a free trade accord after the Japanese premier cancelled the talks in Brussels because of deadly floods at home.
EU keen to get Mercosur deal over line as trade war with US ramps up
9-Jul-2018     Independent.ie
Talks on a trade deal between the EU and South American Mercosur bloc are heating up this summer.