4-Nov-2025
Financial Express
India and Bahrain on Monday announced the start of negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, as negotiations on a Bilateral Investment Treaty are already in progress.
4-Nov-2025
Daily Guardian
Both sides expressed determination to finalize the trade deal at the soonest possible time and to forge stronger regional collaboration.
4-Nov-2025
The Japan News
According to the Japanese government, they applied for membership to the global free trade framework, which includes Japan and Australia, in August.
3-Nov-2025
AfricanManager
The Ministry of Trade and Export Development is working to launch an electronic platform to digitize the issuance of certificates of origin for exporting local products to several African countries, under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
3-Nov-2025
The Hill Times
The Canadian government must not remain indifferent to the bloodshed and the incontrovertible reality of a grave human rights crisis in Ecuador.
3-Nov-2025
The Straits Times
Touted as the first major regionwide digital economy agreement in the world, talks on Defa officially began in September 2023, covering areas such as digital trade, cross-border e-commerce, cyber security, digital identity, digital payments and cross-border data flows.
3-Nov-2025
The Edge Malaysia
The investor-state dispute settlement system, with its roots in colonialism and extractivism, is not fit for purpose in the 21st century because it prioritises the interests of foreign investors over the rights of states, human rights and the environment.
3-Nov-2025
The Edge Malaysia
Malaysia and New Zealand are aiming to complete the review of the Malaysia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (MNZFTA) by the end of the year, as confirmed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit.
1-Nov-2025
Windhoek observer
The government has engaged with the United States to explore the possibility of a new trade agreement following the expiry of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) on 30 September 2025.
31-Oct-2025
African Business
This high-level gathering convened heads of state, ministers, global investors, heads of multilateral development banks, and private sector leaders from Africa and beyond to deliberate on strategies to address one of the continent’s most pressing challenges: transforming Africa’s infrastructure ambitions into bankable, investment-ready projects.
31-Oct-2025
State information service
Adoption of eight annexes to the Intellectual Property Protocol in preparation for their submission to the upcoming African Union Summit.
31-Oct-2025
The Straits Times
Singapore, Chile and New Zealand have launched negotiations for a green trade pact which could include cooperation in areas like sustainable aviation fuel, carbon credits and renewable energy certificates.
31-Oct-2025
Fibre 2 Fashion
An enhanced FTA with Switzerland will deliver long-term certainty for UK services firms, by locking in access to the Swiss market, guaranteeing the free flow of data and cementing business travel arrangements.
