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EU grants Ghana €40 million under Economic Partnership Agreement
This is the last tranche of the €323 million the EU offered Ghana under the Economic Partnership Agreement.
India-EU FTA not possible without India cutting car tariffs: EU Ambassador
The proposed India-EU free trade agreement cannot be finalised without an Indian commitment to lower import duties on cars and car parts, the EU Ambassador to India said.
Myanmar parliament approves Asean-Hong Kong investment agreement
Myanmar’s Union Parliament approved an agreement on investment between the ASEAN and China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR).
RCEP talks: Farmers, civil society bodies warn against obligations on patenting seeds, plant varieties
Farmer and CSOs stressing that India should not agree to obligations with respect to IP on seed and planting materials at the RCEP negotiations as it hurt the livelihood of poor farmers.
ASEAN mulling possibility to start talks over free trade deal with EAEU - Sergey Lavrov
ASEAN is considering the possibility to start negotiations with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on creation of a free trade agreement
New EU-US trade talks next week in Washington
The European Commission is hoping to obtain a mandate from European member countries to begin negotiating a trade deal limited to industrial goods.
China asks for duty-free import of 85% of its products into India
India has offered to open up 74% of its market to Chinese goods in phases but China is not satisfied with the proposal and asked for 85% of its products into the country.
New push for Asia-Pacific megadeal as trade war eases
Ministers from Asia's leading economies renew their pursuit of a sweeping regional trade deal as an easing of tensions between the U.S. and China gives momentum to multilateral negotiations.
Indonesia FTA: Labor should reject harmful clauses, says AFTINET
The Indonesia FTA has been signed without any public scrutiny of the text and without any independent assessment of its overall costs and benefits.
Concern over food safety as US seeks greater access to UK markets
US sets out aims for post-Brexit trade deal amid fears about chicken and beef standards.