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Indonesian civil society groups protest RCEP trade deal
28-Aug-2019     AFTINET
Indonesian civil society groups protested against the RCEP trade agreement last Friday, arguing that the agreement promotes corporate rights over people’s rights
RCEP trade ministers to meet in Bangkok on Sep 8
28-Aug-2019     Outlook India
Commerce ministers of 16 countries, which are negotiating mega free trade agreement RCEP, will hold a crucial meeting in Bangkok on September 8 to iron out differences and push the negotiations forward.
Trump-backed US-British free-trade deal faces hurdles
27-Aug-2019     Wall Street Journal
Resistance rises on both sides of the Atlantic to a pact, and no deal can be made if the UK remains in the EU customs zone.
Trump sees possible US-EU trade deal that would avert car tariffs
27-Aug-2019     Reuters
Trade talks between the United States and Europe have moved slowly, given disagreements over whether to include agricultural products in a deal.
Lydian’s gold project in Armenia faces yet another environmental review
27-Aug-2019     Mining
Lydian International’s Amulsar gold project in Armenia may have to go through a fourth environmental review in less than a year.
Ecuador, Mexico initiate FTA negotiations
27-Aug-2019     Prensa Latina
This meeting will continue other rounds of negotiations in the first week of October in Quito, and the first week of November on Mexican soil, with the aim of reaching an agreement in 2021.
Lux blocks Mercosur trade deal over Amazon fires
27-Aug-2019     Delano
Luxembourg has joined a small number of countries to oppose signing of the Mercosur agreement in a bid to curb massive burning of the Amazon rainforest.
Trump-Abe trade deal helps US farmers, staves off auto tariffs
26-Aug-2019     Bloomberg
The US and Japan agreed in principle on a trade deal that would slash Tokyo’s tariffs on American beef, pork and other agricultural products, while delaying for now the threat of additional levies on Japanese auto exports to the US.
India, Mauritius close to sewing up FTA
26-Aug-2019     BusinessLine
India and Mauritius are close to finalising the proposed bilateral free trade agreement that got delayed due to apprehensions amongst domestic players in both countries.
EU ambassador says Mercosur trade deal unaffected by Amazon wildfires
26-Aug-2019     Euractiv
The trade deal between Europe and the Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) provides a clear commitment to the Paris Agreement in combatting climate change, the new EU ambassador in Brasilia said.