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Why we don’t need an FTA with China
9-Apr-2018     Dawn
Pakistan and China started negotiations on the second phase of the Pak-China FTA in 2011. So far, 10th meetings have been held in this regard. China was not willing to offer Pakistan substantial market access on items of Islamabad’s interest.
No change in India’s position on China’s Belt and Road Initiative: MEA
6-Apr-2018     Hindustan Times
India's Ministry of External affairs on Thursday said there is no change in its position on China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) or Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the signature connectivity project of President Xi Jinping.
Free trade talks between Indonesia, Australia expected to complete by August
6-Apr-2018     Xinhua
Negotiation of free trade agreements between Indonesia and Australia is expected to be completed by August of this year, Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution said here on Friday.
US needs China more than China needs the US
6-Apr-2018     Bloomberg
Not one to be outdone by any adversary, Donald Trump has upped the ante in a rapidly escalating trade war with China, threatening an additional $100 billion of tariffs on top of the initial round of $50 billion. In doing so, the Trump administration is failing to appreciate a crucial reality: The United States needs China more than China needs the US.
Trump said to soften key NAFTA demand on regional car content, but target may still be hard to reach
6-Apr-2018     Financial Post
The US proposal would distinguish between different NAFTA car parts by grouping them into five categories, some of which would have a lower requirement for North American content or none at all
Why Nigeria didn’t sign Economic Partnership Agreement –Buhari
6-Apr-2018     Punch
The President said he had been reluctant to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement among ECOWAS countries because of the need to protect the economy, especially the industries and small businesses that currently provide jobs for majority of Nigerians.
2018 national trade estimate report on foreign trade barriers
5-Apr-2018     Office of the US Trade Representative
The report highlights significant foreign barriers to US exports.
ISDS: The wild, wild west of international law and arbitration
5-Apr-2018     Curtis
I thought it would be both exciting and challenging to follow clients into this new area of investment claims practice. What I didn’t know was that I was entering the Wild Wild West of international practice.
Could India be the Trump administration’s first FTA?
5-Apr-2018     Agri-Pulse
USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney has been to India twice, each time highlighting the opportunities to improve the trading relationship between the two countries.
Better use of bilateral relations, FTA can boost Indo-Vietnam trade: Envoy
5-Apr-2018     Business Standard
The Vietnamese envoy to India pointed out that trade between India and Vietnam is languishing at around one percent of the total trade done by both countries.