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Pak-Thai FTA likely to be signed this year
4-Apr-2018     Business Recorder
Pakistan and Thai governments are actively engaged in talks on free trade agreement (FTA) and with signing of the FTA, the bilateral trade will instantly boost as there is a huge potential on the both sides.
US Fruit exports to South Korea surged 140% since FTA effectutation
4-Apr-2018     KBS World Radio
A new report finds that US fruit exports to South Korea surged 140 percent since the 2012 effectuation of the two nations' bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).
Feeding obesity in Trump’s new NAFTA
3-Apr-2018     Bangor Daily News
This anti-labeling policy is unnecessary and inappropriate in a trade agreement, and it’s downright dangerous for our nation’s health.
Free trade deal between Georgia and 4 European countries comes into play in May
3-Apr-2018     Agenda.ge
Georgia and EFTA states - Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland – signed the free trade agreement in June 2016.
EU sours on reviving trade-pact push with US amid tariffs row
3-Apr-2018     Bloomberg
Brussels seeks ‘dialog’ with Washington on global metals glut. Europe is skeptical of Trump’s interest in any broad accord.
Tonga says it is still in PACER Plus
3-Apr-2018     Radio NZ
Tonga's prime minister has denied that Tonga has withdrawn from the regional trade deal known as PACER Plus.
Argentina shows interest in FTA with Morocco
3-Apr-2018     North Africa Post
Argentina is interested in signing a free trade agreement with Morocco in order to foster bilateral trade, said Argentinian Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie who is on a visit to Rabat.
Why intellectual property laws aren't worth defending
3-Apr-2018     The Week
By treating IP laws as just another football in the America vs. China rivalry, Trump misses the way elites in both countries can use malformed trade policy to undercut workers in both countries.
Progress made on biotech during seventh NAFTA round
3-Apr-2018     Iowa Farmer Today
Negotiators closed the chapter on good regulatory practices, the sixth chapter to be completed. They have also finished on the sanitary-phytosanitary measures chapter. All three countries also agreed to establish a formal energy chapter.
China's Belt and Road investment accelerates
3-Apr-2018     Maritime Executive
China’s investment in Belt and Road countries could reach $300 billion by 2030.The initiative has accelerated growth in the nation's foreign direct investment flows which were the second-largest (after the US) among single countries in 2015 and 2016.