China and Switzerland Conclude Negotiations to Amend Free Trade Agreement
On 20 August 2026, China’s Commerce Minister WANG Wentao and Switzerland’s President Guy PARMELIN jointly announced that the two countries
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JASAN Breaks Ground for Factory in Qantara Industrial Park
On 10 August 2026, Zhejiang Jiansheng Group, also known as JASAN, held a groundbreaking ceremony for its textile project at
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Modi Conducts Three-Nation Indo-Pacific Tour to Promote MAHASAGAR
Act East and MAHASAGAR From 6 to 11 July 2026, India’s PM Narendra Modi conducted a three-nation #IndoPacific tour to
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Zenith Steel to Invest $300M for Tyre Wire Plant at Tianjin Egypt Development Area
On 1 July 2026, Zenith Steel signed an agreement with the Suez Canal Zone Authority (SCZone) to invest USD 300
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EU and Indian Ocean Island-States Sign Enhanced Economic Partnership Agreement
On 10 June 2026 in Mauritius, the EU announced that it had successfully concluded an Enhanced Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
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China’s Zero-Tariff Policy for Africa Might Have Limited Impact
Announced with great fanfare at the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo 2025 (#CAETE2025) in Changsha in June 2025, the zero-tariff
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EU Provisionally Enacts FTA with Mercosur, Much to the Chagrin of France
On 27 February 2026, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen decided to provisionally put into effect the EU-Mercosur
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EU-India FTA Hailed as ‘Mother Of All Deals’
On 27 January 2026, India and the EU signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) after more than two decades of
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EU and Mercosur Finally Sign FTA After 25+ Years of Talks
On 17 January 2026, the European Union (EU) and #Mercosur signed a Free Trade Agreement after more than 25 years
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ASEAN and China Upgrade to Free Trade Agreement 3.0
In the margins of the 47th ASEAN Summit 2025 (#ASEAN2025) in Kuala Lumpur, the 28th ASEAN-China Summit took place on
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