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Extraordinary summit to be held on Africa's CFTA this March
12-Feb-2018     SUNS
An extraordinary summit of the African Union is scheduled to be held in Kigali, Rwanda on 21 March 2018 to consider and sign the Framework Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA).
Sri Lanka seeks deeper ties, free trade agreement with China
12-Feb-2018     Modern Diplomacy
Sri Lanka wants a longer-time period to negotiate a free trade agreement with China as it is concerned about the economic impact of a rushed deal on their small country, the Sri Lankan ambassador said.
Australia, Peru sign free trade agreement
12-Feb-2018     Xinhua
Under the deal, tariffs on 99 percent of Australian goods exported to Peru will be eliminated within five years.
US-Malaysia FTA unlikely until CPTPP sealed
12-Feb-2018     Malaysian Reserve
Unlikely that a US-Malaysia FTA will transpire anytime soon, says American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce
EU-Mercosur trade talks close with key gaps remaining
12-Feb-2018     Reuters
Negotiators for the European Union and Latin American bloc Mercosur have concluded two weeks of talks in Brussels on a free trade deal with no clear breakthrough and no formal offers made.
South Korea to seek investor protection measures in FTA talks with China
12-Feb-2018     Yonhap News Agency
South Korea's trade ministry said Monday it will seek ways to better protect investor rights from arbitrary regulations when holding talks with China to expand the scope of the two countries' free trade agreement (FTA) to the service and investment sector.
Auto industry skeptical of Canadian TPP side deal on vehicles with Japan
12-Feb-2018     Global News
Auto workers and manufacturers are rejecting assertions by Canada’s trade minister that the country won major access for them into the highly protected Japanese market in the recently rebooted Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Tokyo’s drift towards intellectual property crusader
12-Feb-2018     East Asia Forum
Japan’s role in RCEP negotiations appears to have been shaped by its participation in the TPP. Japan is now championing for expanded intellectual property right provisions which may block access to affordable medicines
Belt and road initiative: Ominously, Chinese investment in South Asia target control of natural resources
12-Feb-2018     Financial Express
Economic corridors have hardly been as controversial as China’s Belt and Road initiative (BRI). It could have avoided controversies if it had proceeded in a consultative fashion like multi-country cross-border corridors.
China agrees to accommodate Pakistan’s concerns on FTA
9-Feb-2018     Pakistan Observer
The demands included those from exporters to provide tariff concessions equivalent to the ASEAN countries.