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Thorny clause in ripening India-European Free Trade Association deal may hit generic drug industry
14-Feb-2024     The Hindu
The clause in the draft free trade agreement text could delay access to affordable, generic versions of patented drugs in India by a minimum of six years, according to documents.
Nigeria, UK to sign enhanced trade investment partnership agreement on Tuesday
14-Feb-2024     Arise News
Governments of Nigeria and the United Kingdom will, on Tuesday, sign the Enhanced Trade Investment Partnership (ETIP) Agreement to not just boost its trade volume but also reduce market access and regulatory barriers discouraging people from investing in either of both nations.
AfCFTA: Digital trade protocol (draft, Feb 2024)
14-Feb-2024    
Govt signs bilateral investment treaty with UAE to promote investments
14-Feb-2024     Business Standard
India and the UAE signed the Bilateral Investment Treaty, which will be a key enabler for further promoting investments in both countries.
Farmers’ Protest: Why are farmers demanding India’s withdrawal from WTO?
14-Feb-2024     DNA
Farmers started protesting with a new set of demands including India's withdrawal from the World Trade Organization and scrapping all Free Trade Agreements.
EU-Mercosur unlikely to be finalised before the EU elections
14-Feb-2024     Euractiv
It is highly unlikely that the hotly-contested EU-Mercosur free trade agreement will be concluded before the EU elections in June, French and German MPs familiar with the matter said.
Spain suggests simplifying CAP, strengthening Mercosur ‘mirror clauses’
14-Feb-2024     Euractiv
Spain will present a proposal to strengthen mirror clauses in free trade agreements, such as the EU-Mercosur deal.
Sign on to the letter calling for the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement
14-Feb-2024    
Designing for Success: Key Elements of Modern Corporate Office Architecture
14-Feb-2024    
‘Litigation terrorism’: the obscure tool that corporations are using against green laws
13-Feb-2024     The Guardian
Investor-State Dispute Settlements are legal, huge and often hush-hush – and fossil fuel firms and others are using them to hold the planet to ransom.