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Guatemalan water protectors persist, despite mining company threats
27-Mar-2020     Inequality.org
The hard work of protecting water and land from the long-term harms associated with gold and silver mining takes place daily on the frontlines of tenacious struggles throughout Latin America and around the world.
S. Korea, Uzbekistan discuss launching joint study on bilateral FTA
27-Mar-2020     Yonhap
South Korea held a video conference with Uzbekistan to exchange details on their push to launch a joint study on forging a bilateral free trade agreement.
Hungary held liable for expropriating the investment of a British investor and ordered to pay EUR 7 million in compensation for damages
27-Mar-2020     IISD
Magyar and Inicia filed for arbitration against Hungary claiming expropriation of their leasehold rights to the land, following an agricultural sector reform to promote family farms over farming companies.
S. Korea, Uzbekistan discuss launching joint study on bilateral FTA
27-Mar-2020     Yonhap News Agency
South Korea held a video conference with Uzbekistan to exchange details on their push to launch a joint study on forging a bilateral free trade agreement.
COVID-19 risks stalling the Indonesia-Australia Economic Partnership
27-Mar-2020     https://thediplomat.com/2020/03/covid-19-risks-stalling-the-indonesia-australia-economic-partnership/
It’s been a year since the signing of the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA); the global pandemic could delay the next critical steps.
UK keen on joint committee to boost bilateral trade post-Brexit
27-Mar-2020     The Malaysian Reserve
The British government remains hopeful of setting up a joint committee to boost bilateral trade and investment with Malaysia amid changes to the federal government.
Chile will maintain current export conditions with the UK after Brexit
26-Mar-2020     Fresh Plaza
The association agreement with the United Kingdom approved by the Chilean Senate in 2019 contemplates the conditions of the existing association agreement between Chile and the European Union.
The AfCFTA and the European Union : ‘sister continents’ in the decade ahead?
25-Mar-2020     Borderlex
The European Union is investing political capital in the African Continental Free Trade Area. What’s the state of play in getting the world’s largest free trade area off the ground? And why does the project matter so much for Europe?
USDA, USTR cite progress on farm provisions of U.S.-China trade deal
25-Mar-2020     Yahoo
The United States and China have made progress in implementing the agriculture-related provisions of a Phase 1 trade deal that took effect on Feb. 14, the USDA and USTR said.
Indo-Bangla economic partnership: terms ready to launch jt study on advanced FTA
24-Mar-2020     The Financial Express
Bangladesh and India are set to start a joint study on the signing of an advanced free trade area deal under the banner of comprehensive economic partnership agreement, or CEPA, said officials.