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Petro wants FTA with US repenned
20-Jul-2022     MercoPress
Colombia's President-elect and US Ambassador to Bogotá met to discuss common goals with the incoming administration which might include renegotiating the Free Trade Agreement signed ten years ago between the two countries.
Sri Lanka, China free trade agreement negotiations at a standstill
20-Jul-2022     The Print
A senior government spokesperson of Sri Lanka said that there has been no positive response from China for the proposed debt restructuring programme despite taking steps to hasten the free trade agreement (FTA).
EAEU-Indonesia talks on free trade zone may kick off by end of year - Russian Ambassador
19-Jul-2022     Urdu Point
Negotiations on establishing a free trade zone between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Indonesia may commence by the end of the year.
EAC member states split over African trade pact regulations
19-Jul-2022     Fibre2Fashion
The draft ministerial regulation states that goods produced in SEZs shall be treated as originating goods provided they satisfy the rules of origin, member states are yet to agree on import duties being paid on the inputs of these products.
India-EU FTA talks to focus on digital trade, data security, sustainability: Sources
19-Jul-2022     Hindustan Times
Indian and European Union negotiators working on a free trade agreement are seeking to forge convergence on complex issues such as digital trade, data protection and sustainable development.
The Energy Charter Treaty has not aged well
18-Jul-2022     Energy Monitor
Despite warnings that new oil and gas fields must be banned for the world to decarbonise by 2050, treaty signatories will protect fossil fuel production for at least another decade.
Is IPEF an obligations-only agreement?
18-Jul-2022     The Hindu BusinessLine
IPEF will not be a normal trade agreement and hence challenging to negotiate. Here are some of the challenges.
Putin signs law ratifying Iran-EAEU free trade zone protocol
18-Jul-2022     Mehr
Putin approved the law on ratification of the protocol to the provisional agreement signed in 2018, leading to the establishment of the free trade zone between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Iran.
Uruguay, China to start formal negotiations on free trade agreement
18-Jul-2022     CNA
Uruguay and China have decided to enter formal negotiations on a free trade agreement, Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou said.
IPEF draft ministerial text - trade pillar (Jul 2022)
17-Jul-2022    
Draft ministerial text for trade pillar of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF)