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US wants Bangladesh to join Indo-Pacific Strategy
12-Jan-2023     Dhaka Tribune
The US has been persuading Bangladesh to join in the Indo-Pacific Strategy, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, commonly known as the “Quad”, and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF).
"Not on the table": Piyush Goyal rules out free trade agreement with US
12-Jan-2023     NDTV
The Biden administration is also not in favour of a free trade agreement that businesses from either side are now talking about.
Two years after AfCFTA, intra-African trade remains low
12-Jan-2023     The Guardian
Two years after the world’s largest free trade area became operational with much fanfare on January 1, 2021, the implementation of the single continental market has been delayed for several reasons.
Moldovan Foreign Minister says zone of free trade with CIS does not work for the country
12-Jan-2023     UrduPoint
The zone of free trade with the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS, a loose association of former Soviet republics) for Moldova has not been operating since 2014.
Canada, Mexico win auto rules trade dispute with US
12-Jan-2023     Reuters
Canada and Mexico have won their challenge to the US interpretation of content rules for autos under the new North American trade pact, a decision that favors parts makers north and south of the US border.
RCEP unlikely to lift Cambodia-Indonesia textile trade
12-Jan-2023     Khmer Times
The trade ties between Indonesia, which became the latest member to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), and Cambodia are expected to go up, but the textile sector in both countries is unlikely to benefit from the agreement, according to some experts.
Thai-Sri Lanka FTA talks to resume after 4 years
12-Jan-2023     Bangkok Post
Thailand will launch the second free trade area (FTA) negotiations with Sri Lanka, in a bid to strengthen the economic partnership between the two countries, according to the Department of Trade Negotiations.
Kenya and South Africa are working to address trade barriers: where to start
11-Jan-2023     The conversation
Trade volumes between Kenya and South Africa have always been minimal compared to each country’s engagement with its other major trading partners. But in recent years, leaders of the two countries have been taking steps to stimulate trade.
AfCFTA: rising energy cost, forex crisis threaten local manufacturing
11-Jan-2023     Punch
SAMI OLATUNJI examines how local challenges could stop Nigeria from reaping the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area.
Without an end to conflict, the African Continental Free Trade Area is an exercise in futility
11-Jan-2023     Daily Maverick
The recurrence of terrorism, intrastate conflicts, xenophobia, military coups and interstate conflicts reduces prospects for the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area.