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Trump Organization pressures Varela
10-Apr-2018     La Prensa
A letter sent by the Trump Organization's lawyers reminded President Varela of Panama's obligations under a 1983 treaty that protects the rights of investors from the United States.
US-Bahrain food export agreement signed
10-Apr-2018     Arab News
Bahrain has agreed to continue to recognize US safety certifications for American food and agriculture exports to the Gulf nation.
Ghana: Government moves to deepen bilateral trade with Japan
10-Apr-2018     All Africa
The Finance Ministry of Ghana is leading a business delegation to Japan, expecting to boost bilateral trade and economic relations with Japan and to conclude the Ghana Japan Bilateral Investment Treaty.
Most favoured nation (MFN) clause, the Africa's Continental Free-Trade Agreement and the interim Economic Partnership Agreements of Ivory Coast and Ghana
9-Apr-2018     SOL
The MFN clause of their interim Economic Partnership Agreements obliges Ivory Coast and Ghana to extend to the EU the tariff advantages granted in the Africa's Continental Free Trade Area.
Trade Minister plans to retaliate to EU ban on CPO
9-Apr-2018     Tempo
Trade Minister asked for permission to retaliate to countries barring the use of Indonesian crude palm oil.
Copyright in Mercosur-EU trade agreement: A little better, but mostly worse
9-Apr-2018     Creative Commons
While it’s positive that at least the parties are coming to the conclusion to forego the gratuitous copyright term extension, most of the changes in the consolidated text show a continued tightening of copyright protections that favor incumbent rights holders at the expense of users and the commons.
No NAFTA deal in principle to be announced at Lima summit - sources
9-Apr-2018     Reuters
Talks to rework NAFTA are not advanced enough for the United States, Mexico and Canada to announce a deal “in principle” at this month’s Summit of the Americas in Lima, according to two people familiar with matter.
PACER Plus: debate about Tonga’s signing could mean even more PACER-Minus
9-Apr-2018     AFTINET
The Kingdom of Tonga’s Prime Minister, 'Akilisi Pohiva, threw more doubt over Tonga’s signature on the PACER-Plus free trade agreement.
What to expect from PM Modi’s upcoming bilateral visit to China
9-Apr-2018     The Quint
The coming weeks will see a never-before intense bilateral engagement between India and China at the highest levels.
Vivian Balakrishnan, Wang Yi stress importance of upholding free trade
9-Apr-2018     Channel News Asia
Singapore's Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on Sunday, with both reaffirming bilateral ties and stressing the importance of upholding free trade.