World’s largest trade deal to make a difference in Singapore

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• A mega trade agreement signed by 15 countries

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership ( RCEP) , is a mega trade agreement which is signed by 15 countries and came into effect on Jan. 1

The RCEP is a high-quality and mutually b...

Interim Trade Deal Between India and Australia

Australia and India have sped up negotiations on an interim trade deal that will soon be followed by a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

A virtual meeting was held last Tuesday between the Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, and Dan Tehan from the ministry of trade, touris...

UNITED KINGDOM STARTS PREPARATION FOR TRADE DEAL WITH INDIA

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•    United Kingdom started the preparations for the negotiations of the trade deal with India
•    The government of United Kingdom is seeking the input from the consumers and business across all the sectors

On Tuesday, ...

UK ANNOUNCED NEW ONE-BILLION-POUND TRADE DEAL WITH INDIA

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• Boris Johnson announced new one-billion pounds trade deal with India
• The ETP is going to set the ambition for doubling the value of India and United Kingdom trade by 2030

On Tuesday, the government of United Kingdom has f...

PAN-EUROPEAN FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS HIT HARD BY BREXIT TRADE DEAL

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• The Pan-European Food industry supply chains have been hit hard by the Brexit trade deal
• The food and drink industry of Europe has raised serious concerns about the Brexit trade deal between the European Union and United Kingdom

EUROPEAN UNION AND UNITED KINGDOM HAS PUBLISHED THE TEXT OF NARROW BREXIT TRADE DEAL

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• The European Union and the United Kingdom has published the text of narrow Brexit trade deal
• The text of United Kingdom’s narrow Brexit trade deal includes a 1,246-page trade document

On Saturday, the United Kingdom...

EUROPEAN UNION AND UNITED KINGDOM TO PAUSE TALKS ON POST-BREXIT DEAL

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• Boris Johnson and the top officials of the European Union have paused the talks on the post-Brexit trade for bridging an array of differences
• As the discussions have been paused, the leaders of the European Union and the United Kingdom wil...

JAPAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES OF THE COUNTRY’S POST-BREXIT FREE TRADE DEAL WITH BRITAIN

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• Japan parliament approves of the country’s post-BREXIT free trade deal with Britain.
• The trade deal will be enforced from Jan.1, 2021.
• The deal was earlier signed in October by the Japanese Foreign Minister and Brit...

JAPAN, VIETNAM TO COOPERATE IN COVID-19 CRISIS; POST-BREXIT TRADE DEAL ON OCT. 23

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• Japan. Vietnam to cooperate in COVID-19 crisis; Post -BREXIT trade deal on Oct.23.
• Yoshihide Suga spoke with Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Monday.
• Japan and Britain to sign a bilateral post-BREXIT free trade...

EUROPE WILL NOT GRANT PREFENTIAL TRADE TERMS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM CAR INDUSTRY

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• The car industry in the United Kingdom will be facing problems for exporting to Europe even if a United Kingdom and Europe trade agreement
• The United Kingdom has been pushing during the trade negotiations for the manufacturers, but the Bru...

POST-BREXIT FREE TRADE DEAL BETWEEN JAPAN AND BRITAIN TO BE SIGNED IN OCTOBER

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• Post-BREXIT free trade deal between Japan and Britain to be signed in October.
• The trade deal is aimed to come into force starting 2021.
• The bilateral trade deal will increase London’s deal with Japan by around $2 t...

JAPAN AND BRITAIN CREATED A HISTORIC MOMENT WITH A POST-BREXIT FREE TRADE DEAL

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• Japan and Britain created a historic moment with a post-BREXIT free trade deal.
• The two sides plan to speed up work for signing the deal and ratifying it.
• The EU will phase out 10% tariffs on Japanese auto imports by 202...

NEW UK-JAPAN TRADE DEAL TO PROTECT BUSINESS ENCRYPTION KEYS

HIGHLIGHTS

• UK and Japan are together shaping up a trade deal.
• This deal is an agreement between both countries to protect business encryption keys.

The UK’s post-Brexit trade deal with Japan shaping up. Both countries have agre...

TOSHIMITSU MOTEGI TO VISIT BRITAIN LATER THIS WEEK FOR TRADE DEAL DISCUSSIONS

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• Toshimitsu Motegi to visit Britain later this week for trade deal discussions.
• He would be the first member of the cabinet to travel overseas since the start of the pandemic.
• Both countries want to build a new bilateral ...

JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER MAY VISIT BRITAIN TO NEGOTIATE A TRADE DEAL

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• Japanese Foreign Minister may visit Britain to negotiate a trade deal.
• Motegi is expected to meet Liz Truss in person as early as next month.
• Britain had removed the self-quarantine rule for Japanese travellers earlier t...

BREXIT DEAL; BRITAIN URGING BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS TO BE PREPARED

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• BREXIT deal; Britain urging businesses and individuals to be prepared for Dec.31
• By the end of the year, the BREXIT transition period will start.
• Britain and the EU are still under talks with regards to a trade deal.
...

NO PHASE 2 DEAL WITH CHINA SAYS U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP

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• The relationship with China has been severely damaged due to their irresponsible COVID-19 response said the United States President Donald Trump

• The phase 1 trade deal was signed by the President Trump at the beginning of this year

• Ano...

UK AND EU NEED TO FINALIZE TRADE DEAL TO SAVE THE BRITISH RETAIL INDUSTRY

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• UK and EU need to finalize trade deal to save the British retail industry.
• Without tariff-free trade, consumers may face higher prices from next year.
• The sector has already announced thousands of job losses.
• F...

CHINA LIKELY TO MISS U.S. TRADE TARGETS

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• The coronavirus pandemic has raised doubts on whether China can meet its targets to buy U.S. goods under phase one of the trade deal.
• The emerging biggest casualty being the collapse in energy demand.
• China has made remarkable s...

TRADE DEAL BETWEEN CHINA AND INDIA UNDER LENS

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• India is planning to reduce import dependence on China.
• The exercise is to keep an eye on the agreements that are leading to preferential rates being lower on finished goods as compared to the intermediate or raw material.
• The A...