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Internal docs suggest Trudeau wants China blocked from Pacific Rim trade deal
7-Jun-2023     CTV
While the Liberals insist a Pacific Rim trade bloc should welcome any country that meets its standards, an internal document suggests Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants China kept out of the deal.
The trade minister for Indonesia argued that Europe was discriminating and frequently looked for conflict with Indonesia
7-Jun-2023     CNBC Indonesia
Zulkifli Hasan, the minister of trade, said frankly that recent difficulties have made cooperation with the EU challenging. As a result, he acknowledged that he was developing a plan to predict how the EU would act.
US seeks to wrap up IPEF this year, with sustainability in ag chapter
6-Jun-2023     Agri-Pulse
The US aims to wrap up negotiations on the 14-nation Indo-Pacific Economic Framework this year, but not before key provisions on sustainability are added to the agriculture chapter of the deal, Chief US Agriculture Negotiator Doug McKalip said.
Trade chief to fly to Brussels to bat for PH-EU free trade deal
6-Jun-2023     ABS CBN
Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual will be in Brussels this month to continue talks on the Philippines' trade with the European Union and the country's bid to have a free trade deal with the EU.
India plans to challenge EU carbon tax at WTO
5-Jun-2023     Reuters
The exporters' body warned the EU plan could make India's free trade agreements with other countries and a proposed pact with the EU "redundant" as the prices of many exporters' goods would rise.
US begins USMCA dispute against Mexico’s GM corn restrictions
5-Jun-2023     Agri-Pulse
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced that she is calling for dispute consultations with Mexico over the country’s efforts to ban genetically modified corn and its recent history of rejecting biotech seed traits.
"The EU Agreement doesn't favor Moroccan growers"
5-Jun-2023     Horti Daily
The objective was the agricultural development of Morocco's rural population and traditional farmers. It's been a fallacy because the rural population hasn't developed and Moroccan farmers haven't improved their situation.
Cambodia, Vietnam sign trade agreement
5-Jun-2023     Phnom Penh Post
Cambodia and Vietnam have signed an agreement to promote bilateral trade for 2023-2024, noting that it is an important mechanism that will promote and enhance bilateral cooperation in all sectors.
Palm oil dispute won't have bearing on Indonesia, Malaysia EU trade talks, minister says
5-Jun-2023     Reuters
A dispute between the European Union and major palm oil producers Indonesia and Malaysia over a new deforestation law will have no bearing on the two countries' stalled negotiations with the bloc on free trade agreements, a Malaysian minister said.
Zimbabwe continues fight in US courts to block payment of US$277m land reform suit
2-Jun-2023     The Zimbabwe Mail
ZIMBABWE continues its fight in the United States (US) to block enforcement of a US$277 million arbitration award to a German and Swiss family which stems from the country’s controversial land reform programme.