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EU-US trade deal: The biggest losers and (a few) winners
29-Jul-2025 Politico
It’s a one-sided affair with most EU exports subject to a 15 percent US tariff — but the auto, aviation and semiconductor industries have escaped the worst.
South Korea in push for US trade deal to offer package including shipbuilding tie-up
29-Jul-2025 Reuters
South Korean Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said he would seek a mutually beneficial trade deal when he meets U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for talks this week, just days before an August 1 deadline expires to avoid punishing tariffs.
New Zealand backs Fiji’s ambitious push for PACER+ membership
29-Jul-2025 PMN
New Zealand is ramping up its support for Fiji’s inclusion in the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus.
Trump to resume Thailand, Cambodia trade talks after truce
29-Jul-2025 The Straits Times
President Donald Trump said the US will resume trade negotiations with Thailand and Cambodia after they agreed to halt clashes along their disputed border, taking credit for pushing them to peace after threatening punishing tariffs.
India-UK FTA: The devil is in the details
29-Jul-2025 Money Control
India’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom marks a historic milestone as India’s first major FTA with a Western country, expected to potentially double bilateral trade to $120 billion by 2030.
Peru pitches critical minerals to Indian firms, FTA likely by early 2026
29-Jul-2025 Business Standard
India and Peru are set to finalize a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by late 2025 or early 2026, strengthening economic ties between the two nations. Peru has invited Indian companies to invest and collaborate in critical sectors, especially rare earth minerals essential for clean energy, advanced technologies, and electric vehicles.
Indonesia defends US trade deal, points to longstanding 0% tariff for China
29-Jul-2025 Jakarta Globe
Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, defended the recently signed trade agreement with the United States, addressing concerns that it disproportionately favors the US and threatens Indonesia’s domestic industries.
India-Oman FTA almost finalised: Minister
29-Jul-2025 Muscat Daily
India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, announced that the FTA with Oman is nearing completion, with negotiations at an advanced stage. The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) talks between India and Oman have been making rapid progress .
Philippines, Chile hold FTA discussions
29-Jul-2025 Philstar
The Philippines and Chile have initiated the first round of negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), marking the Philippines’ first potential trade deal in Latin America. The talks aim to cover not just trade in goods and services but also intellectual property rights, digital economy, environment, labor, and gender issues.
New Zealand, India to hold third round of FTA talks in September
29-Jul-2025 Financial Express
India and New Zealand conclude second round of FTA talks in New Delhi, making strong progress on trade, investment, and cooperation. Next round scheduled in September in NZ. Dairy market access remains a key hurdle as both nations target 10x trade growth over 10 years.
UK-India FTA text (July 2025)
28-Jul-2025 UK Government
Japan expects only 1% to 2% of $550 billion US fund to be investment
28-Jul-2025 The Japan Times
Japan expects only 1% to 2% of its recently agreed upon $550 billion U.S. fund to be in the form of actual investment, with the bulk of it being loans, according to the nation’s chief tariff negotiator.
US-China talks to restart as hopes grow for trade war truce extension
28-Jul-2025 BBC
The US and China are due to start a fresh round of talks on Monday as expectations grow that the world’s two biggest economies could agree a 90-day extension to their trade war truce.
Investment agreements with India and the UAE could redraw Israel’s geoeconomic map
28-Jul-2025 Ynet
New generation of agreements designed not only to encourage capital flow, but also to signal Israel’s readiness to anchor itself within emerging spheres of global influence, most notably in the Global South
Türkiye wins $30M arbitration case over Italian Enel’s revoked solar license
28-Jul-2025 Türkiye Today
Türkiye has prevailed in an international arbitration case brought by Italian energy giant Enel S.p.A. over the 2022 cancellation of a pre-license for a solar power plant in the southwestern province of Isparta, the country’s energy regulator announced on Friday.
The India/UAE Bilateral Investment Treaty: Novel features in the next generation of BITs
28-Jul-2025 Norton Rose Fulbright
We consider the key changes for investors and how the treaty reflects India’s developing approach to the balancing of its regulatory rights against those of private investors.
Toyota Motor Philippines seeks JPEPA review after US tariff deal
28-Jul-2025 Manila Standard
Philippine automotive industry renews calls to update the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement due to tariff imbalances created by zero-tariff access for US vehicle imports.”
EU-US tariffs: five key takeaways from the trade deal
28-Jul-2025 The Guardian
Donald Trump and Ursula von der Leyen announced a deal on Sunday, but questions remain over what the finished picture will be.
Out-gunned Europe accepts least-worst US trade deal
28-Jul-2025 Reuters
In the end, Europe found it lacked the leverage to pull Donald Trump’s America into a trade pact on its terms and so has signed up to a deal it can just about stomach - albeit one that is clearly skewed in the US’s favour.
Mounting corporate pressure on Honduras threatens community rights
25-Jul-2025 Mongabay
New data on foreign arbitration claims in Honduras reveal that the lawsuits filed by corporations against the country now total $19.4 billion in legal claims, equivalent to roughly 53% of Honduras’ GDP in 2024.