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Brazil optimistic about a Mercosur free trade accord with Canada
1-Aug-2020     MercoPress
An estimate by Brazil´s Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) points out that the conclusion of a free trade agreement between Mercosur and Canada has the potential to increase Brazilian export revenues of agricultural products by US$7.8 billion.
Pessimism surges, but many insist African free trade will take off
31-Jul-2020     TRT World
Initially planned to take place on 1 July 2020, the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has been indefinitely postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Argentina nears China hog deal it hopes could turbocharge local pork production
31-Jul-2020     Reuters
Argentina is nearing an initial agreement with China that could pave for the way for potential investments by the Asian giant in local pork production for export, Argentina’s undersecretary of trade and investment promotion told Reuters.
S. Korea holds hearing on potential FTA with Uzbekistan
30-Jul-2020     Korea Herald
South Korea said Thursday it will hold a public hearing on the envisioned free trade pact with Uzbekistan, as the country aims to boost exports in the face of the new coronavirus pandemic.
'Turkey should aim for free trade deal with US'
29-Jul-2020     Anadolu
Ankara should seek a free trade agreement with the US, the head of Turkey's Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) said on Wednesday.
COVID-19 is an existential threat to SADC
29-Jul-2020     Southern Times
Back in April 2020, just a month after the reality of COVID-19 arrived on our continent, the Southern African Development Community published a document on how best the bloc could confront the pandemic in its nascent stage.
Free trade deal with China finally finalised
29-Jul-2020     Khmer Times
Cambodia has listed around 340 more commodities to export to China under the Cambodia-China bilateral free-trade agreement (FTA), bringing the total to more than 10,000. Most of the products are in agriculture and agro-processing and are in addition to what Cambodia has received from the Asean-China FTA, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Commerce.
New EU ‘trade enforcement officer’ might be ‘game-changer’ on Mercosur
28-Jul-2020     Agriland
The president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA), has said the very first item the newly appointed EU Chief Trade Enforcement Officer (CTEO) must deal with is “multiple aspects of the trade deals permitting the importation of South American beef”.
Japan and UK may forgo dispute settlement system in trade deal
28-Jul-2020     The Japan Times
Japan and the U.K. are studying a plan of not including an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) system in the bilateral trade deal they are currently negotiating.
India will resist China’s economic imperialism
28-Jul-2020     Hindustan Times
By opting out of RCEP, PM Modi had already shown the way. This is an opportunity for the domestic economy.