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Unlocking the investment arbitration system to phase out fossil fuels
22-Apr-2026     Institut Veblen
European governments should plan a coordinated exit from the current investment protection regime together with other participating countries.
The EU-Mercosur agreement could tap a new source of critical minerals for the West
22-Apr-2026     Peterson Institute for International Economics
The EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement would create the first binding legal framework aimed at reducing China’s chokehold on critical mineral processing and shifting part of that processing to South America.
India puts UK BIT on hold over taxation, MFN issues; talks continue with EU, Saudi Arabia
22-Apr-2026     Money Control
New Delhi is likely to stick to its stance of excluding taxation from BITs, as it negotiates pacts with other trading partners. The FTA the two sides agreed to is on track and expected to come into force around May .
‘Shame!’: Germany, Italy block effort to suspend EU-Israel trade pact over Gaza genocide, West Bank attacks
22-Apr-2026     Common Dreams
Calls have steadily intensified in recent weeks for the European Union to suspend a trade agreement with Israel but German and Italian officials blocked an effort to pause the deal.
Bangladesh, EU eyeing FTA after partnership deal
21-Apr-2026     The Daily Star
Bangladesh and the European Union are eyeing a Free Trade Agreement and an Investment Protection Agreement after the two sides initialled the Partnership Cooperation Agreement in Brussels yesterday.
India, South Korea eye upgrade in free trade agreement, ‘more balanced’ ties
21-Apr-2026     Hindustan Times
India and South Korea have agreed to upgrade their existing free trade agreement, Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal said.
China signal push to upgrade Switzerland FTA, expanding trade to services, digital sectors
21-Apr-2026     Investinglive
China pushes to upgrade Switzerland trade deal, expanding ties into services and digital economy.
Canada, Mercosur aiming to sign free trade deal this year: Brazilian official
21-Apr-2026     Yahoo
Eight years after Canada launched free trade negotiations with the Mercosur bloc of nations, a Brazilian official says an agreement is on track to be signed by the end of the year.
Summary of the Annexes to the AfCFTA Protocol on Digital Trade
21-Apr-2026     Tralac
The AfCFTA Protocol on Digital Trade , adopted by the AU assembly in February 2024, is accompanied by eight annexes. The annexes were adopted by the AU assembly in February 2025, and will go into full force once it has been ratified by at least 22 State parties.
How India’s new free trade agreement with the EU limits AI governance
20-Apr-2026     Tech Policy
The India–EU FTA’s formulation of source‑code and algorithmic provisions appears to narrow India’s policy authority, as it shifts the balance towards post‑incident enforcement and away from proactive oversight, at a time when India’s scale and diversity require the opposite.