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MAN cautions FG on free trade agreements
14-Mar-2018     Vanguard
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria urges the Nigerian government not succumb to the pressure by the European Union to sign the EU-ECOWAS Economic Partnership Agreement as well as the African Continental Free Trade Area.
South Korea, US to hold third round of FTA talks this week
14-Mar-2018     Yonhap News Agency
South Korea and the United States will hold the third round of talks on amending the free trade agreement (FTA) between the two nations in Washington this week, Seoul's trade ministry said on Wednesday.
US-China ties wobble as trade war escalates
14-Mar-2018     Global Times
Since China began its reform and opening-up in late 1970s, growing trade and investment ties have been a key pillar of Sino-US relations. But US President Donald Trump's recently imposed 25 percent steel tariffs and 10 percent aluminum tariffs on China and others exporting those goods to the US is just the start of nationalist economic policies that not only strain US-China ties, but put the entire global trade regime at risk.
Narendra Modi may decide on course of RCEP trade talks
14-Mar-2018     Narendra Modi may decide on course of RCEP trade talks
The development comes after a meeting convened by the prime minister’s office saw growing opposition to RCEP FTA from the secretaries of various government departments
EU-Mexico FTA: Draft investment chapter (Feb 2018)
14-Mar-2018    
Letter: Gambia is about to pay half a million dollars at the International Settlement Investment Dispute Court
13-Mar-2018     Freedom Newspaper
Shocking information from insiders tells us that the authorities are about to make a payment to the International Settlement of Investment Disputes of nearly US dollars 500,000 as a prepay for the three litigations.
Gov’t suspends FTA with Turkey
13-Mar-2018     Jordan Times
The FTA with Turkey has not yielded the expected fruits, but has rather further tilted the trade balance in favour of the Turkish side, says Governement.
Court in confusion – the EU and Western Sahara
13-Mar-2018     Euractiv
Representatives of the Polisario Front, the independence movement which claims to represent the people of Western Sahara, say that talks should now start on a separate EU-Western Sahara agreement.
UK faces ‘cliff edge’ over EU trade pacts, warn MPs
13-Mar-2018     Euractiv
Rolling over EU trade agreements with third countries after Brexit must be treated as “an urgent priority” if the UK is to avoid a trade ‘cliff edge’, UK MPs have warned.
New centre opened in Thailand as part of China's Digital Belt and Road program
13-Mar-2018     Open Govt Asia
DBAR ICoE-Bangkok is one of eight such centres around the world. It will leverage Earth observation and big Earth data from satellites and other sources to support decision-makers in the implementation of projects related to the Belt and Road Initiative and managing risks associated with climate change.