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EU-China trade deal is a Trojan Horse sellout
30-Mar-2021     Australian Financial Review
The short-sighted German-driven agreement betrays the European project and poses a major economic and political problem for the rest of the West.
The interview: Michael Fakhri
30-Mar-2021     New Internationalist
The newly appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food believes that trade reform may be the key to solving world hunger. He speaks to Hazel Healy about accountability, conflict and the meaning of ‘fair’.
Vietnam-UK trade deal to officially take effect from May
30-Mar-2021     Nhan Dan
Vietnam will announce to the UK side its ratification of the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) this month, so the deal can officially come into force from May 1.
China, Oman agree to enhance cooperation, push forward China-GCC free trade talks
30-Mar-2021     CCTV English
Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister on Monday held a meeting with his Omani counterpart, during which both sides agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation and push forward the free trade zone talks.
US suspends trade engagement with Myanmar after deadly crackdown
30-Mar-2021     The Hill
US Trade Representative announced the suspension of US collaboration with Myanmar, through the 2013 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA).
Cambodia’s trade deficit to worsen to $2.3B per year with RCEP, says UNCTAD expert
30-Mar-2021     Phnom Penh Post
Cambodia's trade balance is expected to worsen by $2.3 billion per annum or around 17 per cent due to the recently-signed RCEP, startling data from a joint study led by Dr Rashmi Banga of the UNCTAD revealed.
UK and EU reach agreement on post-Brexit financial services regulation
29-Mar-2021     France 24
Three months after Britain exited the EU, London on Friday reached a cooperation agreement on financial services with Brussels but despite this first step rivalries between the two sides remain.
European Commission publishes final sustainability impact assessment and position paper on the EU-Mercosur trade agreement
29-Mar-2021     European Commission
The European Commission published the final version of the Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) on the potential economic, social, environmental and human rights impact of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement.
Plan to ‘quickly ramp up’ trade ties with US, says Goyal
29-Mar-2021     The Indian Express
India Commerce Minister Goyal to engage with the new US Trade Representative to “try and put together a fresh package” after the old package under the Trump administration was off the table with the change of guard.
UK-US trade deal is likely years away as Biden shifts focus
29-Mar-2021     Bloomberg
The UK and the US are unlikely to be ready to strike a trade deal before 2023, in a blow to British hopes of a quick win from Brexit, according to people familiar with the matter.