1-Jul-2025
Public Citizen
Canada announced that it would drop its 3 percent digital services tax on major technology companies after President Trump announced he would be “terminating” all trade discussions with Canada because of its digital tax.
1-Jul-2025
Consumers' Association of Penang
Consumers' Association of Penang express strong disappointment over Malaysia's rushed signing of a trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries, criticizing the government's failure to address concerns about the intellectual property (IP) provisions.
27-Jun-2025
bilaterals.org
African governments are deep in consultations over new annexes to the African Continental Free Trade Area, according to sources aware of the negotiations. Though what exactly is on the table remains largely opaque.
24-Jun-2025
Global Digital Justice Forum
An international digital trade regime should respect and enable the fiscal sovereignty of all countries, including the right to tax cross-border digital services.
23-Jun-2025
Human Rights Watch
The European Union should immediately suspend its trade agreement with Israel as long as Israel’s atrocity crimes persist, Human Rights Watch and over 110 organizations and trade unions said in a joint statement.
19-Jun-2025
The US Kenya FTA insights
Africa’s AfCFTA quietly adopted a controversial digital trade protocol, mirroring outdated U.S. tech rules that risk undermining data sovereignty and regulatory power.
17-Jun-2025
Japan Consumers' Association
The Japan Consumers Federation is concerned that Japanese agriculture and food safety will be used as bargaining chips and sacrificed in the Japan-US trade negotiations, and has issued the following emergency statement.