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India, EU to decide fate of trade agreement next month
13-Mar-2018     The Economic Times
India and the European Union will discuss next month resumption of the much-delayed Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) that hasn’t progressed much over the past five years.
South Korea considers joining revamped Pacific trade deal CPTPP
13-Mar-2018     The Straits Times
South Korea needs to move faster to join a Pacific trade deal signed by 11 regional nations last week without the presence of the United States says experts.
RCEP talks advance as members set sights on 2018 conclusion
13-Mar-2018     Business Mirror
In a speech at the Malaysia Business Forum, Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez revealed that the RCEP will have substantial documents ready before the end of Singapore’s chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit. This was agreed upon by trade ministers of RCEP negotiating countries in their recent meeting in Singapore.
Pakistan, Iran agree to conclude FTA on priority
13-Mar-2018     Samaa TV
Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and his Iranian counterpart Dr. Javad Zarif on Monday agreed to continue engagement for enhancing economic cooperation including bilateral trade, investments, and commercial interaction to promote shared prosperity.
Mercosur, Canada begin free-trade talks
12-Mar-2018     Xinhua
The foreign ministers slated the first round of talks for the Mercosur-Canada FTA from March 20 to 23 in Ottawa, Canada.
Fears tobacco giants will use TPP to sue Australia over plain packaging as secrecy shrouds legal costs in Philip Morris case
12-Mar-2018     South China Morning Post
Political party says the newly signed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, which contains similar clauses to the Hong Kong deal, could prompt more costly challenges in The Hague
UK defies EU over Indonesian palm oil trade, leaked papers show
12-Mar-2018     The Guardian
UK is pushing for a deal that would boost imports linked to deforestation despite EU moves to ban unsustainable palm oil, diplomatic papers reveal.
Don’t sign CFTA, Labour; ex-NACCIMMA boss, others beg Buhari
12-Mar-2018     Vanguard
Organised labour pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari not to sign the African Continental Free Trade Agreement CFTA.
African trade ministers approve Free Trade Area in Kigali summit
12-Mar-2018     The Star
Africa Ministers of Trade have approved an agreement to give local traders access to the continental trade market.
Sri Lanka president on China's Belt and Road plan
12-Mar-2018     NHK World
Sri Lanka's president has warned that China's Belt and Road economic initiative should not be allowed to pose a threat to the international community.