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Israel’s ministerial visits to India might include FTA talks
13-Apr-2023     The Hindu
India-Israel free trade agreement (FTA) is expected to be on the agenda during the upcoming visit of Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat. The back-to-back official interactions are being interpreted as the prelude to the arrival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in India.
China, Serbia announce official launch of FTA negotiations: MOFCOM
13-Apr-2023     Global Times
China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met with Serbia's Minister of Domestic and Foreign Trade Tomislav Momirovic, jointly signing a memorandum of understanding to start negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
China pushes Sri Lanka to sign FTA in guise of debt restructuring
12-Apr-2023     ANI
Critics argue that the deal would be heavily skewed in favour of China, leading to a flood of cheap Chinese goods into Sri Lanka and undermining the country's domestic industries.
Ukraine, Canada agree to expand bilateral free trade deal
12-Apr-2023     Yahoo
The modernized trade deal would implement the most modern liberalization regime for service and investment markets and revamping digital goods trade rules.
Ukrainian billionaire seeks compensation from Russia in arbitration for losses incurred
12-Apr-2023     Euromaidan Press
Billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, who is the founder and beneficiary of the holding company SCM, has announced that he is initiating an arbitration process against Russia.
Rough trade
12-Apr-2023     The Ecologist
UK accession to Pacific trade deal empowers fossil fuel firms to sue governments.
Ethiopian ambassador to Pakistan stresses preferential trade agreement between both countries
11-Apr-2023     Bol News
Ethiopian Ambassador to Pakistan Jemal Beker Abdula visited the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce today and said that a preferential trade agreement between Pakistan and Ethiopia is indispensable for the promotion of mutual trade.
Liberia, the only country in Africa yet to ratify the Africa Continental Free Trade Area
11-Apr-2023     Front Page Africa
Liberia, an ECOWAS member state where importers mostly experience high tariffs on goods, which lead to inflation of prices on the local market, is yet to ratify the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Somalia pursues AGOA membership to bolster trade
11-Apr-2023     Busiweek
The Somali government officially applied to join the 36 African countries on Thursday, benefiting from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
Trade Committee delegation to visit South Africa
11-Apr-2023     News European Parliament
From 3 to 7 April, MEPs will travel to South Africa to discuss trade and investment relations as well as regional integration.