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FTAs need a cautious approach
7-Sep-2021     BusinessLine
The findings of the US Congress-commissioned report, The Economic Impact of Trade Agreements, provide insights for countries currently negotiating more than a hundred FTAs.
Talos Energy files notice with Mexico over disputed oil field
7-Sep-2021     Mexico News Daily
Houston-based Talos Energy intends to fight the decision by the Energy Ministry to designate the state oil company Pemex as the operator of the Zama field, which contains almost 700 million barrels of oil.
Cairn accepts $1 billion refund offer, to drop cases against India within days: CEO
7-Sep-2021     Mint
Cairn Energy will drop litigations to seize Indian properties in countries ranging from France to the US, within a couple of days of getting a $1 billion refund resulting from the scrapping of a retrospective tax law.
Macron says France 'will continue' to oppose EU-Mercosur trade deal
6-Sep-2021     Buenos Aires Times
French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that Paris maintains its opposition to the trade agreement agreed between the European Union and Mercosur.
WTO plurilateral investment facilitation draft consolidated Easter text
6-Sep-2021    
Some WTO Members are negotiating rules on facilitating investment. This is the draft consolidated text as of 12 April 2021.
Korea eyes resumption of new FTA with group of Arab nations
6-Sep-2021     The Korea Times
South Korea's trade ministry said Monday it aims to resume talks for a new free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to forge deeper economic ties with the Middle East after a hiatus of more than 10 years.
Free trade agreement with South Korea may be signed next month
4-Sep-2021     Khmer Times
A long-awaited trade deal with South Korea may be signed next month, according to the country’s ambassador to Cambodia.
AfCFTA: Nasarawa marks 270,000 hectres for commercial agriculture
4-Sep-2021     farmlandgrab.org
The Nasarawa State government has announced that it has marked over 270,000 hectres of land for the purpose of purely commercial agriculture to earn foreign exchange for the state through the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
European lawmakers seek to upgrade ties with Taiwan
3-Sep-2021     Bloomberg
The European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee adopted a report that urged the EU to begin work on a bilateral investment agreement with Taiwan.
JSCOT Committee report on RCEP supports implementation
3-Sep-2021     Scoop
AFTINET’s submission to the JSCOT RCEP argues that the RCEP has serious flaws and should be renegotiated and amended to address these flaws.