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Trump administration to seek Britain trade deal after Brexit
8-Aug-2019     Washington Post
The Trump administration will pursue a free-trade agreement with Britain as soon as possible after it leaves the European Union, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.
EU seems to have forgiven Thai military ruler
8-Aug-2019     Asia Times
EU is gaining a reputation in Southeast Asia for being hypocritical. Clearly, now, pragmatism is coming before principles, and values are to be provisional to trade policy.
VP targets free trade talks to conclude by 2019-end
8-Aug-2019     Antara News
Vice President Jusuf Kalla has set a target to finalize talks on the free trade agreement between Indonesia and countries or regions, with potential market, by the end of the year.
RCEP Ministerial Meeting makes little progress as Indian minister absent and Japan and South Korea clash
8-Aug-2019     AFTINET
The official statement from the RCEP Ministerial Meeting held on August 2-3 said the RCEP talks “must keep the momentum towards concluding negotiations within the year.” But actual progress of the negotiations is slow.
Hindu nationalist group says India unlikely to accept China-led trade deal
8-Aug-2019     Reuters
India is unlikely to sign a China-backed Asia-Pacific trade pact because of opposition from industry and farmers, a powerful nationalist group tied to Prime Narendra Modi.
Free trade agreement between Singapore and Britain in the works: Vivian Balakrishnan
8-Aug-2019     Channel News Asia
Singapore is working with Britain on a trade deal that will port the provisions of the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) to the United Kingdom, said Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.
Norway-China FTA talks ‘on track’ as salmon market competition intensifies
8-Aug-2019     Under Current News
Negotiations towards a free trade agreement (FTA) between Norway and China are “developing positively”, the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC)'s China envoy, with 15 rounds of talks held so far.
Spain loses another dispute over premium cuts on renewables
7-Aug-2019     Renewables Now
Spain will have to pay EUR 41 million to German solar investor SolEs Badajoz GmbH for retroactively cutting long-term premiums for renewable energy projects.
Author discusses ‘monstrous’ prospects for NHS after no-deal Brexit
7-Aug-2019     The Canary
US president Donald Trump stood next to outgoing-PM Theresa May and insisted the NHS would be “on the table” in any trade deal.
Africa wants one trade deal with the US, the US wants many
7-Aug-2019     Bloomberg
The African Union prefers a continent-wide deal with the US while the US wants bilateral deals when AGOA expires.