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Call for signatures: We say no to AfCFTA – trade justice for people, not corporations!
29-Oct-2025    
French farmers petition Macron to block Mercosur trade agreement
29-Oct-2025     RFI
Forty-four French farmers’ organisations have signed an open letter urging President Emmanuel Macron to “clarify” France’s stance and take action to block the South American Mercosur trade agreement, which they regard as both unfair and even dangerous.
US trade talks ‘going nowhere fast’: Trew on additional tariffs on Canadian products
29-Oct-2025     CTV
International Trade Policy Researcher Stuart Trew on Trump announcing additional tariffs on Canadian products and why he thinks ‘CUSMA is going down the pipes.’
India-EU FTA: Both sides eye final deal by 2025 end; agreement on steel, auto and other sectors remaining
29-Oct-2025     The Times of India
The talks were described as productive, with both sides reviewing unresolved areas within the negotiations and identifying what they termed “possible landing zones” on pending issues.
Russia, China, update bilateral investment treaty as Belt & Road Initiative projects look set to increase
29-Oct-2025     Russia's Pivot to Asia
The reference to infrastructure construction suggests that Chinese participation as part of its Belt & Road Initiative projects and investments into Russia will increase.
US-Cambodia trade agreement text (Oct 2025)
28-Oct-2025     The White House
US-Malaysia trade agreement text (Oct 2025)
28-Oct-2025     The White House
OIC member states move to modernize investment agreement
28-Oct-2025     Zawya
Held the first meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement on Promotion, Protection and Guarantee of Investments.
Trump signs rare earth minerals deal with Japan ahead of China meeting
28-Oct-2025     The Washington Post
President Donald Trump and Japan’s newly‑appointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi signed a framework on critical minerals, aiming to curb US dependence on China’s dominant supply of rare earths essential for modern technology.
China and ASEAN, hit by US tariffs, sign upgraded free trade pact
28-Oct-2025     Reuters
China and ASEAN have signed an upgraded free trade agreement—officially named the "3.0" version—at a summit in Malaysia, aiming to deepen economic integration by slashing trade barriers and expanding market access in digital, green, and other emerging industries.