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'Turkey, Azerbaijan should target free trade agreement'
2-Apr-2021     Anadolu
Existing preferential trade agreement only includes limited number of products, says Turkish trade minister.
Islamabad, Kabul give three-month extension to transit trade agreement
2-Apr-2021     Dawn
A protocol was signed here on Thursday to give a three-month extension to Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement 2010 to continue the facility for the landlocked country.
AfCFTA and UNDP announce new partnership to support largest trade area towards inclusive growth in Africa
1-Apr-2021     UNDP Africa
The AfCFTA Secretariat and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) today have signed a strategic partnership to promote trade as a stimulus for Africa’s socioeconomic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.
Sovereign states on a leash
1-Apr-2021     The Mint
The overreach on display in the aggressive use of ISDS lawsuits by multinational corporations is just one part of a broader trend in recent decades in which the ability of states to regulate their economies in their own interests.
India, Mauritius FTA to come into effect from Apr 1
1-Apr-2021     Business Standard
Several Indian products will enjoy the benefit of greater market access at concessional duties in Mauritius as the FTA signed between the two countries will come into effect from April 1
Govt to reopen negotiations on Bilateral Investment Treaty with Japan
1-Apr-2021     Ghana Web
The government of Ghana has expressed its interest in concluding the negotiations with Japan on the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), which has been pending since April 2014.
Cameroonian deputies oppose signing the agreement
1-Apr-2021     Swords Today
Some deputies did not approve the signing of the bilateral agreement between Cameroon and the UK.
DTI seeks June trade deal signing with South Korea to ensure treaty approved before polls
31-Mar-2021     Business World
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is pushing for a June conclusion to negotiations for a free trade agreement with South Korea, which would give the Philippines sufficient time to complete its domestic approval process before national elections next year.
US, Central Asian countries agree to focus on digital trade issues
31-Mar-2021     Reuters
Trade officials in the meeting of the US-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) discussed the importance of digital trade for achieving broad-based inclusive economic growth and innovation.
Gov’t starting informal talks to join Trans-Pacific Partnership
31-Mar-2021     Business World
The Philippines is starting informal talks with members of a transpacific trade deal as part of the process of indicating interest to join the agreement.