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Panama President aims to restart China trade talks immediately
20-May-2022     Bloomberg
Panama President Laurentino Cortizo said he intends to immediately restart negotiations with China over a free trade agreement, after conversations were put on hold during the pandemic.
A protest is taking place in Salisbury city centre today
19-May-2022     Salisbury Journal
Protestors will be gathering to march to the Rockhopper Exploration headquarters. The company is suing the Italian government for £236 million due to its refusal to allow oil drilling off the Adriatic Coast.
The danger of corporate courts to green transition
19-May-2022     Brig Newspaper
Global Justice Stirling is holding a rally against corporate courts in front of Buchanan Galleries in Glasgow.
Thailand to join talks on US-led Indo-Pacific framework
19-May-2022     Nikkei Asia
This decision to engage in negotiations is not a commitment by Thailand to join the final arrangement, the government said.
Parliament Committee advises MEA to expedite Bilateral Investment Treaties
19-May-2022     The Economic Times
The parliamentary committee of the external affairs ministry has called for fast-tracking signing of bilateral investment treaties.
Colombia has formalized its free trade agreement with the United Kingdom
19-May-2022     SmallCapNews
High-level sources revealed that Colombia has completed all its internal constitutional and legal procedures for the entry into force of the free trade agreement with the United Kingdom.
US picks negotiators for Biden’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
19-May-2022     Bloomberg
Sharon Yuan, a veteran of the Treasury Department who worked on the abandoned Trans-Pacific Partnership, has been hired to oversee staff work on the main points of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
What consequences will joining Biden’s IPEF have for S. Korea?
19-May-2022     Hankyoreh
The US-led economic framework is designed to reorganize supply chains around the US — possibly sowing the seeds of conflict with China.
India should keep dairy products out of all free trade pacts: Balyan
18-May-2022     Business Standard
As India plans to sign a slew of Free-Trade Agreements with several countries in the near future, milk and dairy products should never form part of any such trade deal to protect the interest of farmers, minister Balyan said.
Talos Energy pauses Mexico oil arbitration bid amid high-level talks
18-May-2022     Reuters
US-based oil producer Talos Energy has temporarily suspended pursuit of an arbitration claim against Mexico amid high-level talks over one of the country's flagship offshore projects.