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EU, US working on deal to make EV minerals eligible for tax credits -EU official
6-Mar-2023     Reuters
The United States and European Union are working toward agreement in principle on a deal to make European minerals eligible for tax credits.
Shared views on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF)
3-Mar-2023     Citizens Trade Campaign
Any final deal should correct the errors of past trade pacts and becomes a useful model for future agreements that deliver real benefits to people and the planet.
Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity is unlikely to expand trade
3-Mar-2023     American Action Forum
The APEP seeks to “foster regional economic integration,” but it does not include negotiation objectives on market access to eliminate tariffs, objectives similarly neglected by the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework..
The EU-Chile advanced framework agreement: a brief analysis of the investment protection provisions
3-Mar-2023     Lexology
The advanced framework agreement's investment protection provisions include many of the substantive obligations that are common in international investment agreement.
Signing of US-Taiwan trade pact to be foundation for future full-scale BIA: Source
3-Mar-2023     Focus Taiwan
Taiwan and the United States will be signing an agreement under a trade initiative "in the coming weeks" that would pave the way for a full-scale bilateral trade agreement should Washington wish to explore that option.
Africa: World Customs Organization publishes Guide on AfCFTA Rules of Origin
2-Mar-2023     Baker McKenzie
The World Customs Organization (WCO) has published a Guide for Rules of Origin under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.
Kagame says Africans should make AFCFTA work for them
2-Mar-2023     KT Press
President Paul Kagame has called on African leaders to fully utilize the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as the best tool for breaking the mentality of depending on and producing for others to benefit.
Costa Rica and Ecuador sign trade agreement
2-Mar-2023     Macau Business
The deal focuses on goods exports, plus facilitating discussions on best practices for gender-related issues in trade, workers’ rights, environmentalism and corporate responsibility.
Ministry preps mini-FTA with Shenzhen
2-Mar-2023     Bangkok Post
The Thailand Commerce Ministry clinched a memorandum of understanding to form a deeper trade partnership through a mini-free trade agreement (mini-FTA) with Shenzhen in China.
Commission trade chief: EU cannot only trade with ‘like-minded countries’
1-Mar-2023     Euractiv
Europe must strengthen its network of free trade agreements beyond liberal democracies, Sabine Weyand, head of the European Commission’s trade unit said.