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NZ-Britain free trade agreement on the agenda as minister travels to World Economic Forum
20-Jan-2020     1 News
Trade Minister David Parker is heading for the United Kingdom and Europe, with a UK free trade agreement and the World Trade Organisation on his agenda.
EU and five Eastern and Southern African countries kick off negotiations to deepen trade relations
20-Jan-2020     EIN
The EU concluded the first round of negotiations to deepen the existing Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with five Eastern and Southern Africa partners.
More countries ratify tripartite free trade area agreement
20-Jan-2020     Eagle
Namibia has become the eighth country to ratify the Tripartite Free Trade Area. Six more countries are required for the agreement to enter into force.
Claims that the ‘NAFTA 2’ agreement is better are a macabre joke
20-Jan-2020     Counter Punch
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), or NAFTA 2, isn’t substantially different and remains a document of corporate domination.
Third miner declares dispute with Tanzania government
20-Jan-2020     The Citizen
The dispute is related to Canada-based company Montero Mining’s investment in the Wigu Hill rare earth element project.
Second company files investment dispute with Tanzania government
20-Jan-2020     Mining Technology
Australian mining company Indiana Resources has become the second company in a week to declare a dispute with the Tanzanian government over repossessed retention licences.
S. Korea vows to bolster economic cooperation with Russia, Mongolia
20-Jan-2020     Korea Herald
South Korea plans to bolster economic ties with Russia, Mongolia and other Central Asian nations and use the momentum to buttress recovery of the export-driven economy.
View: It's time for govt to rethink the investor-State dispute regime
20-Jan-2020     The Economic Times
India has a faced a number of claims from foreign investors over the years under the BIT regime. It is presently engaged in over 20 investor-State disputes, with a number of them revolving around retrospective tax claims.
Investment will overshadow trade in Japan-U.S. talks
20-Jan-2020     The Japan Times
The Japan-U.S. Trade Agreement (JUSTA), the pinnacle for modern trade policy between the two allies, is now in force.
Explained: Already low, how India-Pakistan trade nearly collapsed in 2019
20-Jan-2020     Indian Express
Tensions between India and Pakistan in 2019 have reduced the already low volumes of trade between the two countries to near zero.