Bahrain ratifies IPA with Hungary
Bahrain has completed the ratification of the Bahrain-Hungary Investment Protection Agreement (2024) through Law No. 19 of 2025, effective as of 23 April 2025. Investment Promotion Agreements (IPAs) commit national governments to reduce
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Turkey approves trade and economic cooperation agreement with Maldives
The President of Türkiye approved the trade and economic cooperation agreement with the Maldives on 22 April 2025,, which was signed on 27 November 2023 in Ankara. The approval was made through Decision No. 9755, published in Official Gazette No.
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Congo (Rep.), UAE sign CEPA agreement
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Republic of the Congo signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) aimed at boosting economic cooperation between the two nations on 8 April 2025. The agreement was signed during an official
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Morocco ratifies IPAs with Cabo Verde, Sierra Leone
Morocco formally completed the ratification of the Cabo Verde-Morocco Investment Protection Agreement (2023) and Morocco-Sierra Leone Investment Protection Agreement (2023) on 20 February 2025. The Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) with
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Bahrain ratifies UAE investment protection agreement
Bahrain has ratified the Bahrain-UAE Investment Protection Agreement through Law No. 10/2025 on 10 March 2025, following approval from the Shura Council and Council of Representatives. This announcement was made by Bahrain News agency on 10
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Bahrain, Hong Kong IPA enters into force
The Bahrain - Hong Kong Investment Protection Agreement (2024) will enter into force on 21 March 2025. Hong Kong and Bahrain signed an Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) on 3 March 2024 to strengthen mutual investment protection, with a view
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Canada, Uruguay to negotiate updated investment agreement
Canada and Uruguay have agreed to begin negotiations on updating their Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA), originally signed in 1999. The revised agreement aims to strengthen trade and investment ties between the two
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Belarus ratifies trade and investment agreement with China
Belarus' House of Representatives approved the ratification of a trade and investment agreement with China on 10 January 2025, following its submission by the Council of Ministers in December 2024. Originally signed in Minsk on 22 August 2024, the
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Russia, Myanmar finalize talks on investment protection agreement
Myanmar and Russia issued a joint statement in Moscow announcing the conclusion of negotiations for an investment protection agreement (IPA) 4 March 2025. . Russia and Myanmar finalized the talks on a draft of agreement on encouragement and
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Hong Kong, Peru commence first IPA talks
Peru’s government announced on 23 February 2025, that the first round of negotiations for an investment protection agreement (IPA) with Hong Kong will take place in Hong Kong from 10 to 12 March
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Japan, UAE hold second round of EPA negotiations in Dubai
The second round of negotiations for the Japan-United Arab Emirates (UAE) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) took place from February 24 to 26 in Dubai, UAE. This announcement was made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on 26
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Bahrain ratifies investment protection agreement with Hong Kong
Bahrain has ratified the Bahrain-Hong Kong Investment Protection Agreement (2024) through Law No. 6/2025 on 13 February 2025. The ratification was published in Official Gazette No. 3795 on the same date. The agreement aims to bolster mutual
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Japan, Bangladesh hold fourth round of EPA negotiations
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan announced, on 7 February 2025, that the fourth round of negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Japan and Bangladesh took place in Dhaka from 2 to 6 February 2025, in a hybrid
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Sri Lanka, UAE sign IPA agreement
Sri Lanka and UAE have reached an agreement on investment protection (IPA) agreement during the World Governments Summit in Dubai. This announcement was made by the Sri Lankan President's media division on 13 February 2025. The agreement was
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Luxembourg, Egypt officials meet for talks on bilateral relations and economic cooperation
According to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defense, Cooperation, and Foreign Trade Luxembourg government, officials from Egypt and Luxembourg convened on 14 January 2025. In Cairo, Xavier Bettel held
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Kyrgyz, Ethiopia Finance Ministers meet to strengthen trade relations
A meeting took place in Addis Ababa between the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, Asein Isaev, and the Minister of Finance of Ethiopia, Ahmed Shide. Asein Isaev provided detailed information on the country's
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Slovenia, Saudi Arabia discuss bilateral relations and income tax treaty
Officials from Slovenia's Ministry of Finance and Saudi Arabia met to discuss bilateral relations, including the ongoing negotiations for an income tax treaty on 16 January 2025. This announcement was made by the Ministry of Finance on 17 January
See MoreWTO Working Paper: Continuing Significance of MFN Trading Terms
A WTO working paper of 15 January 2025, written by Tomasz Gonciarz and Thomas Verbeet, has the title Significance of most-favoured-nation terms in global trade: A comprehensive analysis. Under the WTO's MFN trading principle, member countries of
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