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Jordan to end Turkish free trade agreement
29-May-2018     Ahval
The deal was suspended in March, but the following month Jordan announced it was willing to reactivate the agreement provided Turkey agreed to meet certain conditions.
The free trade myth
29-May-2018     Business Day
Eschewing the ACFTA and EPA may be a blessing in disguise for Nigeria.
Mongolia, Russia to seek free trade deal
29-May-2018     Xinhua
Mongolia and Russia have agreed to work toward a free trade agreement to expand bilateral economic cooperation.
Can RCEP negotiations be concluded by end-2018?
29-May-2018     The Asean Post
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) inched closer to completion last March when the ministers of all 16 countries met in Singapore for their fourth intersessional meeting. Next up on the almanac for leaders is a ministerial meeting which will be held in Tokyo on 1 July.
Chinese officials to visit India to discuss RCEP issues, says Prabhu
29-May-2018     Business Today
Chinese officials will visit India soon to hold bilateral discussions on the issues hampering the negotiations of the proposed mega free trade deal -- Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu said.
Pakistan, China agree on terms of FTA Phase II
29-May-2018     The Nation
According to official documents, the agreed liberalisation level of 90 percent, tariff lines and trade value have been slashed to 75 percent of tariff lines for both countries and some new terms have also been added to the agreement.
EU upbeat on Indonesia-EU CEPA deal amid palm oil issue
29-May-2018     The Jakarta Post
The European Union believes ongoing debate over palm oil with Indonesia will not hamper the progress of the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (I-EU CEPA).
Horizontal provisions for cross-border data flows and for personal data protection (in EU trade and investment agreements)
28-May-2018     European Commission
As released by the European Commission
Trade deals with Australia and New Zealand could cause chaos for Irish agriculture
28-May-2018     AgriLand
This week’s confirmation that the European Union (EU) is to commence trade talks with Australia and New Zealand has bad news written all over it from the perspective of Irish agriculture.
Investment law leads to more investment: A faulty premise?
28-May-2018     Oup Blog
When officials drafted investment treaties and arbitration, did they expect them to facilitate more investment? The answer that emerges from internal discussions among officials in the UK and the US is clear: no.