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EAC secures unlimited access to Kenya-UK trade deal
2-Mar-2021     The East African
East African Community (EAC) member states have secured an open-ended time frame to access the trade agreement signed between Kenya and the United Kingdom.
Kenyan small scale farmers sue government over UK trade pact
2-Mar-2021     The Star
Kenya small scale farmers are seeking to stop the government from entering into a trade pact with UK, claiming that the deal will hurt the rural farmers as their products will have to compete with those from UK.
CEPA Review: India wants pact revision; Japan proposes corrections within existing framework
1-Mar-2021     The HIndu Business Line
India has sought a review of the India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) to improve market access for Indian goods and check the growing bilateral trade imbalance.
Kosarac-Pakdemirli: BiH-Turkey Free Trade Agreement to be ratified in March
1-Mar-2021     Sarajevo Times
The Turkish parliament should ratify the Bosnia-Herzegovina-Turkey Free Trade Agreement by March 16.
China-EU agreement on geographical indications takes effect
1-Mar-2021     Xinhua
GI is a label used for identifying the geographical origin of a product, and is an important type of intellectual property right.
Brazil again pushes for loosening of Mercosur trade deal rules
1-Mar-2021     Buenos Aires Times
Brazil wants to alter the rules of the Mercosur trade bloc to make it more flexible, so that each country can independently negotiate trade agreements with other nations.
Government seeks renegotiation of BIT Treaty with Spain
1-Mar-2021     GhanaWeb
Ghana’s Foreign Affairs minister-designate has sought for a renegotiation of the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) signed between Ghana and Spain.
Western Sahara returns to European Court of Justice
1-Mar-2021     France 24
The European Court of Justice is next week to discuss EU-Morocco accords allowing Rabat to export goods from Western Sahara that are contested by the pro-independence Polisario Front.
India considers long-term economic ties with the Philippines, to boost Indo-Pacific initiative
1-Mar-2021     The Print
In an effort to reduce China’s influence in ASEAN’s third-largest economy, the Modi government is planning to make rapid inroads in the Philippines.
Switzerland commits $65 million in development aid to Indonesia
26-Feb-2021     Swiss Info
The Swiss government has allocated grant funding of $65 million over a period of four years to the island nation, in order to promote inclusive and sustainable development.