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No progress on trade, investment, Hong Kong as EU wraps-up tense China summit
23-Jun-2020     Euractiv
Europeans are especially concerned about market access, the forced transfer of technology imposed on foreign firms operating in China, the subsidies offered by Beijing to its companies, the unbalanced relation in the public procurement market.
Solomons ratifies Pacer Plus amid calls for re-think
23-Jun-2020     RNZ
Solomon Islands is the sixth country to ratify Pacer Plus. The agreement comes into force 60 days after at least eight of the 11 signatories have ratified.
Japan gives UK six weeks to negotiate post-Brexit deal
23-Jun-2020     Evening Standard
Japan's chief negotiator Hiroshi Matsuura warned that both sides will need to "limit their ambitions."
Galwan stand-off: India takes another shot at free trade deal with US
23-Jun-2020     Business Standard
As India distances itself from China following the clash in Ladakh between soldiers of the two countries, the Centre is keen to have another go at negotiating the India-US free trade agreement.
The remarkable life and legacy of indigenous leader Berta Cáceras
22-Jun-2020     Salon
Honduran environmental activist Berta Cáceres was a strong voice against free trade and fought for the Lenca people's right to live on their sacred land.
UAE and US to pursue new trade and investment opportunities
22-Jun-2020     The National
The United States and the UAE reaffirmed their intention to pursue new economic, trade, investment and commercial opportunities at their seventh economic policy dialogue.
Foreign investment, knowledge and international arbitration: inside a research trip
22-Jun-2020     IIED
International investment law and investor dispute arbitration too often fail to notice the concerns of local actors. Governance of these international mechanisms needs to take a more holistic, development-based view of the issues.
An early assessment of the prospective Kenya-United States trade agreement
22-Jun-2020     Afronomics Law
Kenya’s negotiations with the United States while the African Union is in ongoing negotiations on a future agreement between African countries makes this a transitional moment in Africa’s trading relationship with the West.
Bangladesh, Bhutan to sign preferential trade deal
22-Jun-2020     The Daily Star
Bangladesh and Bhutan on finalised the terms and conditions for signing a preferential trade agreement (PTA) to increase bilateral trade.
China, PNG keen to get free trade talks underway
22-Jun-2020     Pots-Courier
The Chinese and Papua New Guinea governments are keen to move forward to get the free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations under way.