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Government defeated in Dáil vote on Mercosur trade deal
12-Jul-2019     The Irish Times
The motion condemned the trade agreement, recently agreed between the EU and four South American countries, as “a bad deal for Ireland and for the planet” and mandated the Government to oppose the deal at the Council of Ministers in the future.
RCEP trade deal will intensify land grabbing in Asia
12-Jul-2019     GRAIN
The RCEP mega-trade agreement if adopted will change how governments decide on rights to land and who has access to it. Therefore, it has the potential to increase land grabbing across Asia – already a huge problem in this region.
PH, SoKor eye to sign FTA by November
11-Jul-2019     Philippine News Agency
The Philippines Trade Secretary expects to open up the South Korean market to more Philippine products other than traditional agricultural goods, with the free trade deal which is targeted to be signed this November.
India-US trade talks to restart Friday with little sign of compromise
11-Jul-2019     Reuters
Indian and U.S. trade negotiators will meet with little sign of a compromise on a series of protectionist measures taken by the two governments in recent months that have strained ties between the strategic partners.
More leaked documents show UK’s free trade talks with US making little progress
11-Jul-2019     The National
Efforts to secure a free-trade deal between the UK and US are floundering, documents leaked to the UK’s Telegraph newspaper show.
Rwanda ratifies Tripartite Free Trade Area agreement
11-Jul-2019     The New Times
Members of the Lower House approved the agreement establishing a Tripartite Free Trade Area among the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, the East African Community, and the Southern African Development Community.
Why Nigerian small manufacturers fear new continental trade deal
11-Jul-2019     VOA
Some manufacturers in Nigeria say that wading into the continental market could undermine local players and have negative implications.
White House is likely to send USMCA trade deal to Congress after Sept. 1, sources say
11-Jul-2019     CNBC
The move sets up a vote on President Donald Trump’s United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement by the end of the year.
Angry scenes outside Leinster House as Gov accused of throwing farmers 'under the bus'
11-Jul-2019     Irish Examiner
The Irish Government has been accused of throwing farmers under the bus with the Mercosur trade deal.
Exports, not barriers, can help India cut trade gap
10-Jul-2019     Global Times
Trade tensions with the US and a trade deficit with China are two major pressures faced by India.