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I helped negotiate a trade deal with the US – I know they will demand an NHS sell off
11-Dec-2019     The Independent
Behind the bluster about “getting Brexit done” is an ambitious long term agenda: to realign our economy and our standards with the interests of American business.
Tariff concessions under CPFTA from Jan 1
11-Dec-2019     DAWN
The Pakistan government has announced that tariff concessions on goods under the revised FTA with China will come into effect from Jan 1, 2020 after seven years of negotiations.
Biologic exclusivity provision stripped from revised USMCA deal
10-Dec-2019     Modern Health Care
A provision of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade that would have guaranteed 10 years of market exclusivity for biologic drugs was removed.
Korean company starts arbitration against India
10-Dec-2019     Economic Times
South Korean state owned power utility Kowepo has begun international arbitration proceedings against India in Singapore for not honouring a fuel supply commitment to its Maharashtra power plant.
EU governments under pressure to quit Energy Charter Treaty
10-Dec-2019     Forbes
Climate campaigners are demanding that European Union countries pull out of the treaty unless they can negotiate an end to the pact’s investor-state dispute mechanism.
US, Canadian officials converge on Mexico City to seal final changes to trade deal
10-Dec-2019     Reuters
Senior US and Canadian officials were set to fly to Mexico City to work on the final changes to a languishing North American trade pact.
‘With or without India’: 15 member countries decide to sign RCEP on 13 March
10-Dec-2019     The Print
Nearly a month after India decided against joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the remaining 15 member countries Monday decided to sign the proposed free trade pact by 13 March.
Japan, Australia still hopeful of India’s rethink on RCEP
10-Dec-2019     The Hindu
Despite India’s decision to walk out of the ASEAN-led 15-nation RCEP Free Trade Agreement last month, officials from India’s Indo-Pacific partners Australia and Japan are still discussing the issue in the hope that the government will rethink the decision.
A less than satisfactory trade agreement
10-Dec-2019     The Japan Times
The Japanese government will also be worried about a sluggish economy and there will be no appetite for liberalization measures that impose pain on Japanese businesses.
India, US will conclude trade talks soon, says USISPF chief
10-Dec-2019     The Hindu
Outstanding trade issues between India and the U.S. are moving towards resolution, and the first quarter of 2020 will see both countries conclude ongoing talks.