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Saudi Arabia, Egypt finalize investment protection agreement
16-Oct-2024     Madamasr
Egypt and Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday the formation of a new cooperation council and the forging of an agreement to encourage and protect mutual investments
EU, seeking far-flung friends, holds first summit with Gulf states
16-Oct-2024     Reuters
Talks on an EU-GCC free trade agreement, which began 35 years ago, have been suspended since 2008. The UAE has urged the EU to start talks on a separate trade pact with it.
ASEAN to ink upgraded trade deal with China in 2025
16-Oct-2024     Jakarta Globe
ASEAN intends to sign its upgraded trade pact with China in 2025, according to the Southeast Asian bloc’s secretary-general Kao Kim Hourn.
EU plans cash help for farmers to overcome French resistance to Mercosur deal
16-Oct-2024     Politico
The European Commission is working on a new budget fund to compensate farmers for any negative impact from the EU-Mercosur agreement. A French diplomat described the proposal as “an interesting option.”
EU-Andean Countries: Council greenlights the conclusion of the trade agreement with Colombia, Peru and Ecuador
15-Oct-2024     European Council
The Council has adopted a decision to conclude the trade agreement between the European Union and its member states, on one hand, and Colombia and Peru, on the other, as well as a decision to conclude the protocol concerning Ecuador's accession to this agreement.
Spain urges fellow EU members to suspend free trade agreement with Israeli regime
15-Oct-2024     Press TV
Spain has called on fellow members of the European Union to suspend a free trade deal between the EU and Israel, amid the regime's ongoing aggression in the Gaza Strip.
EU farmers reaffirm opposition to Mercosur deal as talks resume
15-Oct-2024     Agriland
Several EU-wide organisations representing farmers across several sectors have reaffirmed their opposition to the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement, as talks between both sides have restarted.
After intra-EU BITs and the ECT, the EU needs to abandon extra-EU BITs—for legal, energy and climate policy, and political economy reasons
14-Oct-2024     CCSI
EU members should terminate extra-EU BITs. To facilitate the process, the EU could spearhead an instrument similar to the plurilateral agreement to terminate intra-EU BITs or based on the draft treaty language on termination proposed to UNCITRAL.
Interim govt moves to access RCEP
14-Oct-2024     The Financial Express
The Bangladesh interim government has strongly started processing to access the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), an emerging economic bloc encompassing the Asia-Pacific region that represents one third of global GDP.
Philippines, EU to resume FTA talks
14-Oct-2024     Philstar Global
The Philippines and the European Union (EU) are set to resume next week the negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA), which the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) wants to conclude by 2027 to ensure continued preferential market access to the bloc.