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China pushes Sri Lanka to sign FTA in guise of debt restructuring
12-Apr-2023     ANI
Critics argue that the deal would be heavily skewed in favour of China, leading to a flood of cheap Chinese goods into Sri Lanka and undermining the country's domestic industries.
Ukraine, Canada agree to expand bilateral free trade deal
12-Apr-2023     Yahoo
The modernized trade deal would implement the most modern liberalization regime for service and investment markets and revamping digital goods trade rules.
Ukrainian billionaire seeks compensation from Russia in arbitration for losses incurred
12-Apr-2023     Euromaidan Press
Billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, who is the founder and beneficiary of the holding company SCM, has announced that he is initiating an arbitration process against Russia.
Rough trade
12-Apr-2023     The Ecologist
UK accession to Pacific trade deal empowers fossil fuel firms to sue governments.
Ethiopian ambassador to Pakistan stresses preferential trade agreement between both countries
11-Apr-2023     Bol News
Ethiopian Ambassador to Pakistan Jemal Beker Abdula visited the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce today and said that a preferential trade agreement between Pakistan and Ethiopia is indispensable for the promotion of mutual trade.
Liberia, the only country in Africa yet to ratify the Africa Continental Free Trade Area
11-Apr-2023     Front Page Africa
Liberia, an ECOWAS member state where importers mostly experience high tariffs on goods, which lead to inflation of prices on the local market, is yet to ratify the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Somalia pursues AGOA membership to bolster trade
11-Apr-2023     Busiweek
The Somali government officially applied to join the 36 African countries on Thursday, benefiting from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
Trade Committee delegation to visit South Africa
11-Apr-2023     News European Parliament
From 3 to 7 April, MEPs will travel to South Africa to discuss trade and investment relations as well as regional integration.
CEPA with India: Bangladesh forms two panels to start talks
11-Apr-2023     Apparel Resources
Bangladesh has formed two separate committees to start negotiations with India over signing of a proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement or CEPA.
Mercosur, Canada to resume trade deal talks
11-Apr-2023     MercoPress
Negotiations for an agreement between Mercosur and Canada to eliminate tariffs on industrial and agricultural goods, services, intellectual property, and government purchases are to resume after more than three years.