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EU-US trade deal threatens EU corporate accountability law
3-Sep-2025     Human Rights Watch
The European Parliament should ensure that the European Union’s flagship corporate accountability law, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, does not become a victim of the EU-US trade deal.
Indonesia, Pakistan negotiating on FTA for promoting trade liberalization
3-Sep-2025     APP
Indonesia and Pakistan bilateral trade reached up to $4.7 billion in Fiscal Year 2024, and both countries are negotiating on the Free Trade Agreement for finalization of agreement.
S. Korea to renew push for joining CPTPP to reduce trade uncertainties: ministry
3-Sep-2025     Yonhap
South Korea will reopen its strategic review on joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, as part of efforts to increase its economic allies amid the global rise of trade protectionism.
Google adtech fine on hold as EU awaits lower US car duties, sources say
3-Sep-2025     Reuters
EU antitrust regulators have delayed fining Alphabet’s Google over its adtech business, while waiting for the United States to cut tariffs on European cars as part of a trade deal.
How fining Elon Musk’s X could threaten the US-EU trade deal
3-Sep-2025     The New York Times
The European Union is expected to penalize the company, which has been accused of breaching the Digital Services Act, a law President Trump has criticized.
Annulment insurance and disposal of Italian assets
3-Sep-2025     Rockhopper
Rockhopper has drafted new request for arbitration against Italy and expects to submit it in the coming weeks.
Korea-Ecuador SECA expands Latin America trade
3-Sep-2025     The Chosun Daily
South Korea has officially signed its first free trade agreement under President Lee Jae-myung’s administration: the Strategic Economic Cooperation Agreement (SECA) with Ecuador.
India's trade diplomacy on the rise: ambitious deals with US and EU in sight
3-Sep-2025     Devdiscourse
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal expressed optimism about finalizing a bilateral trade agreement with the US by November. Negotiations have been impacted by geopolitical factors, but progress continues.
India, ASEAN agree to fast-track FTA review amid Trump’s tariffs
3-Sep-2025     Money Control
India and the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) have come to an agreement to fast-track negotiations for a review of the trade pact between them in a bid to overcome uncertainties owing to steeper tariffs imposed by the United States on the South Asian nation, a government official said.
Negotiations on Thailand-UK FTA set to start
3-Sep-2025     Vietnam Plus
Thailand and the United Kingdom are pushing for the opening of negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) at all levels, along with pursuing joint efforts to explore channels to expand two-way trade and investment.