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UK to ratify free trade agreement with Australia by end of March - High Commissioner
8-Mar-2023     UrduPoint
The United Kingdom will ratify the post-Brexit free trade agreement with Australia by the end of March, UK High Commissioner to Australia Victoria Treadell said.
EU hopes Macron will budge on Latin American trade deal
7-Mar-2023     Politico
In Brussels, several EU diplomats believe France could change its mind as geopolitical tensions following the war in Ukraine and the coronavirus pandemic strengthen the case for the 27-nation bloc to diversify its trading relationships.
Goldgroup Mining announces filing of request for arbitration with International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
7-Mar-2023     Junior Mining Network
Goldgroup Mining Inc., through its subsidiary, is seeking damages as a result of Mexico's breaches of NAFTA.
Free-trade deals lite
7-Mar-2023     The American Prospect
The White House is brokering trade deals with Europe that could loosen sourcing rules in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), President Biden’s plan for green domestic manufacturing.
Slovenian NGOs threaten to challenge CETA in court
7-Mar-2023     Euractiv
Environmental organisations are threatening to bring about a court challenge to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada, just as the ratification of the agreement is set to be on the agenda.
US demands formal talks with Mexico over GMO corn dispute
7-Mar-2023     Yahoo
The consultations are the first formal step toward a US request for a dispute settlement panel under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade (USMCA) that could ultimately lead to retaliatory US tariffs if no resolution is reached.
India, Iceland review ties, status of negotiations on trade agreement
7-Mar-2023     Business Standard
India and Iceland reviewed the status of ties, including trade and investments and the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) negotiations.
Australia, India to upgrade ECTA to a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
7-Mar-2023     The Hindu
Australian PM’s visit to India would provide a big boost to bilateral ties as both governments are in talks to upgrade the interim trade agreement to the level of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
China's trade in goods with BRI countries doubled in past ten years
6-Mar-2023     China Economic Net
China aims to promote the signing of free trade agreements with more countries and accelerate the development of a free trade zone network covering the entire BRI-related region.
Iran, Pakistan negotiating free trade agreement
6-Mar-2023     Tehran Times
Iran and Pakistan are negotiating a free trade agreement with the aim of boosting their mutual trade to a targeted five billion dollars per year, an official with Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization said.