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FTA with Bhutan within a month: Munshi
24-Jul-2020     The Daily Star
Bangladesh will sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with Bhutan within the next one month in a bid to increase bilateral trade with the landlocked country in the Eastern Himalayas, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said yesterday.
China and Cambodia reach free trade agreement
24-Jul-2020     Fresh Plaza
Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan and his Cambodian counterpart Pan Sorasak have announced the completion of China-Cambodia Free Trade Agreement talks. The FTA comes half a year after the two sides launched the negotiations.
ECOWAS holds Regional Meeting on AfCFTA for ECOWAS Institutions and Specialised Agencies
23-Jul-2020     Journal du Cameroun
The Economic Community of West African States held a virtual meeting on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) for ECOWAS Institutions and Specialised Agencies on the 21st of July 2020.The AfCFTA seeks to create a single continental market for goods and services, with free movement of business persons and investments, in order to engender the acceleration and establishment of a continental Customs Union.
Kenya reluctant to seek Comesa shield, opts for rehabilitation of sugar factories
23-Jul-2020     East African
Kenya is reluctant to seek extension of safeguards that protect the country from importation of cheap sugar from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa).
Indian dry bulk terminal business of French group Louis Dreyfus Armateurs collapses
23-Jul-2020     Hindu Business Line
ALBA Asia Pvt Ltd, the Indian dry bulk port operating company controlled by French shipping group Louis Dreyfus Armateurs SAS (LDA), has collapsed with state-run Visakhapatnam Port Trust terminating a contract for running a dry bulk terminal at the port just five years into a 30-year deal.
Pompeo says hopes for quick free trade deal with UK
22-Jul-2020     Reuters
The United States and Britain still have more work to do on a free trade deal, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday during a visit to London, adding that he hoped a deal could be finalised before too long.
Can CARICOM-Canada Trade And Investment Flows Be Revitalised?
22-Jul-2020     The Gleaner
Canada, although having a long-standing relationship with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and its Member States, being in the hemisphere and the Commonwealth and the third major trading partner, does not usually generate much attention and scrutiny in the region. The planned visit by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in February, as Canada campaigned for a seat on the United Nations (UN) Security Council, sparked region-wide media interest. This visit was postponed. Canada was unsuccessful in its bid for a non-permanent seat on the Security Council.
Thai TPP ambition loses steam as COVID-19 stokes wrath of farmers
22-Jul-2020     Nikkei Asian Review
Thailand's proposed participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership stands on a precipice.
Africa free trade area to create new opportunities for China-Africa cooperation: expert
22-Jul-2020     XinhuaNet
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will create new opportunities for China-Africa cooperation, an Ethiopian expert said on Tuesday.
India, US need to sit down on negotiating table for free trade agreement: Piyush Goyal
22-Jul-2020     Financial Express
After concluding a “quick” trade deal, India and the US need to sit down on the negotiating table for working towards a more sustainable, robust and enduring partnership in the form of a free trade agreement (FTA).