China to accelerate pace of negotiations of new FTAs
“‘China will sign more FTAs in order to deepen the opening-up policy,’ Wang said, adding that the ministry will accelerate the pace of negotiations on new FTAs including the China-Japan-Korea FTA and negotiations with Israel and Norway. ‘We are actively considering joining the CPTPP,’ he said.”
[Global Times]
Australia and Singapore complete blockchain-based trial of cross-border trade docs
“According to the ABF, the group successfully tested the interoperability of two digital verification systems -- the ABF's Intergovernmental Ledger (IGL) and IMDA's TradeTrust reference implementation. Currently at the proof-of-concept stage, the IGL is a digital verification project developed by the ABF to facilitate cross-border trade and improve paperless trading, using certificates of origin (COO), as a first test case.”
[ZDNet]
UK aims to start trade talks with India this year
“Since completing its exit from the European Union at the end of last year, Britain has been keen to secure trade deals and is particularly pursuing ties with nations in the Indo-Pacific region, home to some of the fastest-growing economies.”
[Reuters]
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