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FTA talks with UAE, Australia going full steam ahead: Goyal
14-Oct-2021     Outlook India
Negotiations for the proposed free trade agreements (FTAs) with the UAE and Australia are "going full steam ahead" and officials of both the sides are working on the deadlines to conclude the talks, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said.
Britain sees Tran-Pacific trade deal next year, no date yet for US accord
14-Oct-2021     Reuters
Britain does not know when it might get a full trade deal with the United States but is hoping to join a Trans-Pacific trade partnership next year, British trade minister said.
South Korean trade minister calls for closer ties with the EU
14-Oct-2021     Euractiv
Eleven years after the EU and South Korea signed a free trade agreement, South Korean Trade Minister is seeking to modernise it by including investment protection and new technologies.
UAE, South Korea to launch free trade talks
14-Oct-2021     Reuters
The United Arab Emirates and South Korea on Thursday agreed to start negotiations on a bilateral trade deal targeting a broad expansion of economic ties.
Miti: Malaysia in the process of amending Acts in order to ratify RCEP
14-Oct-2021     Malay Mail
The Malaysia government is currently refining the draft amendments to three Acts as it moves towards ratifying the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
Trade imbalances, then pandemic — why Modi govt changed strategy on free trade agreements
14-Oct-2021     The Print
Disproportionate imports & exports as well as foreign investors’ China Plus One strategy may have pushed the Modi govt to adopt a new strategy towards FTAs, say analysts.
India ready for negotiations of comprehensive economic pact with Bangladesh, says Envoy
14-Oct-2021     Business Standard
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami has said that the proposed CEPA between two countries is a "win-win" situation and India is ready for negotiations as early as January 2022.
Tariffs, rules of origin new hurdles to Africa's trade area
13-Oct-2021     The East African
A meeting held at the AfCFTA headquarters in Accra found that without these provisions no trade can take place.
Kenya-US trade talks stall as Biden administration reviews pact
13-Oct-2021     The Star
Kenya's trade deal with the US might not be concluded in the next two years, fresh details show.
WTO plurilateral ecommerce draft consolidated revised text
13-Oct-2021    
Some WTO Members are negotiating rules on ecommerce. This is the revised version of the draft consolidated text as of 8 September 2021.