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US removes Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from AGOA trade programme
3-Jan-2022     Al Jazeera
US removes Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from duty-free trade programme over alleged rights violations and recent coups.
World's largest free trade agreement RCEP kicks in, cutting tariffs for 92% of goods traded among parties
3-Jan-2022     The Straits Times
The world's largest trade pact kicked in on Saturday (Jan 1), cutting tariffs for businesses for about 92 per cent of goods traded among signatory parties that have ratified the agreement.
India-Australia interim FTA talks to close soon
3-Jan-2022     The Hindu
India and Australia are expected to complete negotiations for an interim free trade agreement (FTA) soon, a move aimed at boosting economic ties between the two countries.
Cambodian parliament ratifies bilateral FTA with S. Korea
3-Jan-2022     Khmer Times
The National Assembly of Cambodia on Wednesday ratified the bilateral free trade agreement between Cambodia and South Korea.
Mozambique courts Rwandan business community
29-Dec-2021     The New Times
Rwandans are welcome to make the most of Mozambique’s numerous investment opportunities, said the Director General of Mozambique’s investment and export promotion agency.
The AfCFTA Investment Protocol: preparations for the negotiations and expectations
29-Dec-2021     Tralac
The preparations for the negotiations of the Investment Protocol under the AfCFTA agreement (The Agreement) are already underway though still in the early stages.
US mum on Kenya trade pact talks
29-Dec-2021     Business Daily
Separate statements issued by both Kenya's Trade Cabinet secretary Betty Maina and her US trade chief Katherine Tai, after a virtual meeting last Tuesday did not provide any timelines for resuming the stalled talks on the deal signalling a persisting deadlock.
They concern you more than you know: On the perils and potential of international investment agreements for the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and COVID-19 discussions at the World Trade Organization
23-Dec-2021     IISD
Talks on a possible COVID-19-related TRIPS decision aimed at scaling up vaccine and therapeutics production and equitable distribution continue but investment agreements are absent from them.
Zelensky: We have to expand free trade agreements with EU, Canada, Israel
23-Dec-2021     Ukrinform
President of Ukraine points out the need to expand free trade agreements with the European Union, Canada, and Israel, and expects to sign FTA with Turkey early next year.
Barbados - Curaçao to increase trade and investment relations
23-Dec-2021     MENAFN
Curaçao and Barbados will explore possibilities in establishing a double taxation agreement and bilateral investment treaty.