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Indiana lodges $95m claim against Tanzania
30-Sep-2020     Mining Weekly
Indiana Resources has lodged a $95-million compensation claim against the government of Tanzania over the "illegal expropriation” of the Ntaka Hill nickel project.
US-China trade: soybeans, corn and cars surge, but Beijing still not close to meeting demands of deal
29-Sep-2020     South China Morning Post
Despite the spending spree during the summer months, China is nowhere near meeting the overall targets set out in the phase one trade deal.
Mongolia joins China to become seventh member of Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement
29-Sep-2020     South China Morning Post
Mongolia joins founding members Bangladesh, India, Laos, South Korea and Sri Lanka as well as China, its biggest trading partner.
UK and EU pharma call for medicines to be prioritised in Brexit trade talks
29-Sep-2020     European Pharmaceutical Review
They have both emphasised the need for trade talks to mitigate medicine supply chain disruptions following Brexit.
‘It would be wrong’ – Varadkar puts brakes on Mercosur deal
29-Sep-2020     Independent.ie
Ireland's Prime Minister has indicated that he will not be bringing the Mercosur trade agreement for ratification to the Parliament this year or for the foreseeable future.
EU negotiators willing to work on legal agreement with UK - The Times
29-Sep-2020     Reuters
European Union negotiators have signaled that they are willing to begin work on a joint legal text of a trade agreement with the UK.
Trade commitments between Brunei and Hong Kong to take effect
29-Sep-2020     The Star
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said that the commitments relating to Hong Kong and Brunei member state, under the trade and and investment agreements between Hong Kong and ASEAN, will enter into force on Oct 20.
Vietnam and UK foreign ministers to meet for trade deal
29-Sep-2020     Nikkei Asian Review
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will visit Vietnam on Tuesday to hold talks with his counterpart Pham Binh Minh, with a trade deal at the top of the agenda ahead of the ending of the transition period for Britain's exit from the European Union this year.
India wants to urgently review its ASEAN Goods FTA, but other countries are slow to play ball
29-Sep-2020     The Wire
India’s insistence on reviewing its free trade agreement (FTA) in goods with the ASEAN region may not be done as quickly as it hopes, as most of the Southeast Asian nations are reluctant to immediately start getting into the nitty gritty of negotiations.
Japan and Australia wary of China as RCEP talks enter last stretch
29-Sep-2020     Nikkei Asian Review
With India, Australia and Japan intent on pursuing their arrangement in parallel, the road looks relatively clear for an RCEP accord in November. Even if there are still a few points of contention, the 15 countries may sign an "agreement in principle".