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The United Kingdom - Côte d'Ivoire sign economic partnership agreement
16-Oct-2020     MENAFN
The United Kingdom and Côte d'Ivoire signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Thursday, maintaining existing trade arrangements.
Pacific trade and development agreement PACER Plus to enter into force
15-Oct-2020     Devdiscourse
Pacific regional trade and development agreement PACER Plus will enter into force in 60 days now that the Cook Islands has become the eightth country to ratify it.
Bangladesh and US begin discussions in Dhaka to explore FTA option
15-Oct-2020     bdnews24
Bangladesh and the US have begun discussions to explore possibilities of a Free Trade Agreement as part of efforts on economic recovery from the depths of the coronavirus pandemic.
Orange begins legal proceedings against Iraq government
15-Oct-2020     Telecompaper
Orange Group has instituted legal proceedings against Iraq in an attempt to claw back more than USD 400 million in investments it alleges were expropriated by the country’s regulator.
Zimbabwe ratifies EPA with UK
15-Oct-2020     Journal du Cameroun
Zimbabwe has ratified an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the United Kingdom in a deal expected to promote reciprocal trade concessions between Harare and London.
On eve of UK deadline, trade talks with EU still stalled
15-Oct-2020     AP
On the eve of a European Union summit that British Prime Minister had set as a deadline to seal a post-Brexit trade agreement, talks remained in a deep rut over fundamental differences on the issues of state aid and fisheries.
Pakistan: China's 'involvement' in deep sea fishing angers local fishermen
14-Oct-2020     DW
Fishermen's associations claim that Chinese trawlers have docked at a Karachi port, allegedly for the purpose of deep sea fishing. They fear that Chinese companies are slowly taking over Pakistan's fishing sector.
India urged to return to Asia-Pacific free trade talks
14-Oct-2020     Bangkok Post
Ministers from 15 Asia-Pacific countries negotiating a sprawling free trade agreement urged India on Wednesday to return to the talks as they are aiming to sign a deal by the end of the year, a Japanese official said.
Eni seeks World Bank arbitration in Nigeria oilfield dispute
14-Oct-2020     Reuters
Eni plans to argue that the country's failure to allow it to exploit an oilfield it acquired with Royal Dutch Shell nearly a decade ago breaches their investment agreement.
UK Trade Secretary to visit Japan for signing free trade agreement
14-Oct-2020     Big News Network
The signing of the agreement will reportedly take place on October 23. The Japanese parliament will then have until year-end to ratify it.