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Singapore and EFTA conclude talks on digital economy agreement
11-Jul-2025     Singapore Business Review
The agreement will allow the free flow of data across each other’s territories.
Vietnam thought it had a deal on its US tariff rate. Then Trump stepped in.
11-Jul-2025     Politico
Neither side has released documentation of the tariff terms, raising questions about whether they did, in fact, reach an agreement.
Trump threatens Canada with 35 percent tariff rate starting Aug 1
11-Jul-2025     France 24
Both Canada and Mexico are trying to find ways to satisfy Trump so that the free trade deal uniting the three countries -- known as the USMCA -- can be put back on track.
Sri Lanka, Nepal discuss trade, FTA & Business Council
11-Jul-2025     Newswire
Sri Lanka and Nepal discussed at length the potential for entering into a Free Trade Agreement, covering goods such as gems and jewellery, mineral sands, phosphate, rice, sugar, and garments.
Canada hopes to seal Asean trade deal soon
11-Jul-2025     Bangkok Post
Canada’s top diplomat says she aims to finalise a free trade agreement with Southeast Asian nations “as soon as possible,” as the country looks to expand economic ties in the face of tariffs from President Donald Trump.
UAE and Azerbaijan sign CEPA to boost trade, investment ties
10-Jul-2025     Gulf Business
The UAE is currently the leading Arab investor in Azerbaijan, with total investments exceeding $1bn.
Trade tools for climate action: investor-state dispute settlement reform
10-Jul-2025     Council of Foreign Relations
Although fossil fuel phase-outs are critical to achieving global climate goals, protections granted through Investor-State Dispute Settlement provisions to foreign-owned coal operations expose governments to costly litigation, threatening to thwart state action.
'Trump's model isn't a free trade agreement, it's a YATRA...': GTRI on India-US trade deal
9-Jul-2025     Business Today
“Trump’s model isn’t a free trade agreement; it’s a YATRA — Yielding to American Tariff Retaliation Agreement,” GTRI said, highlighting the US President’s aggressive stance on trade negotiations.
Israel eyes deeper economic ties with India, finalising investment protection deal
9-Jul-2025     Reuters
Israel and India are finalising an investment protection agreement and expect to sign it in the coming months, Israel's Finance Ministry said.
Over 200 journalists killed in Gaza: RSF joins call to suspend EU-Israel trade partnership
9-Jul-2025     Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders, which accuses the Israeli army of war crimes against journalists in the Gaza Strip, has joined the call by more than 180 international organisations to suspend the trade agreement between the European Union and Israel.