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US wheat and Brazilian fresh beef included in agriculture talks in Washington
18-Mar-2019     MercoPress
Brazil is considering granting an import quota of 750,000 metric tons of US wheat per year without tariffs in exchange for other trade concessions, according to Brazilian officials.
US launches first dispute with South Korea under free trade pact
18-Mar-2019     France24
The US government was launching the first dispute with South Korea under the free trade pact between the two countries over how Korea's competition regulator treats American firms.
As India works on a strategy to spur Indo-African bilateral trade, Suresh Prabhu pitches for FTA
18-Mar-2019     Economic Times
India Government is working on a comprehensive strategy to boost India-Africa bilateral trade.
EU-US trade spat heats up over stalled talks
15-Mar-2019     France 24
The European Parliament failed to back trade talks between the EU and the US as President Donald Trump warned of severe consequences if Europe failed to deliver.
SACU, Mozambique make progress on impending Brexit
15-Mar-2019     Tralac
Substantial progress has made to conclude a Roll-Over Economic Partnership Agreement between SACU, Mozambique and the UK.
Venezuela's Guaido to appeal $8.75 billion ConocoPhillips award
15-Mar-2019     Bloomberg
Venezuela’s opposition leader and self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido plans to appeal a $8.75 billion award issued to ConocoPhillips by the World Bank’s arbitration tribunal last week.
US-EU trade talks unacceptable without agriculture, US House members say
15-Mar-2019     US House of Representatives
A bipartisan group of 114 US House members sent a letter to the US Trade Representative, urging him to “insist on the inclusion of agricultural products" in trade talks with the European Union.
Premier Li urges China-Japan-South Korea FTA talks
15-Mar-2019     CGTN
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang urged Japan and South Korea to speed up free-trade agreement (FTA) talks as the three parties mark the 20th anniversary of the launch of the China-Japan-South Korea cooperation mechanism this year.
Investment protection proposals under RCEP threaten India’s pharma industry
15-Mar-2019     The Wire
Free trade agreements like the RCEP will infringe on India’s intellectual property laws. India must stand its ground in the interest of public health.
Putrajaya hopes India lowers palm import tariff via RCEP
15-Mar-2019     The Edge Markets
Malaysian government hopes India would lower the import tariff for palm oil products further after concluding negotiations on the RCEP, a move that could increase demand for the commodity.