03/07/2019
Can Africa reinvent itself through the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AFCTA)?
Learn more about the importance of the new AFCTA free trade agreement to the development of Africa from one of our CITPs and trade experts.
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06/11/2018
How the CPTPP will facilitate further trade growth between Canada and Chile
Canada’s trade volumes will increase with Chile through the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). CPTPP creates trade opportunities for Canada The benefits…
07/11/2017
Could the UK really join NAFTA?
As a post-Brexit UK faces serious hurdles to reaching a trade deal with the EU, rumours abound over the possibility of a UK-NAFTA trade bloc. But is this a likely scenario or a real long-shot?
10/08/2017
ASEAN has arrived as the global growth engine of the next decade. Are you participating?
With the ASEAN region going through a period of rapid growth, Canadian businesses should be doing business there, despite not having a Canada-ASEAN FTA.
31/07/2017
Why Canada needs to seize the moment and start negotiating a free trade agreement with Japan
Despite the TPP’s demise, Japan is too rich a market to ignore. Canadian leaders should make a free trade agreement with Japan a priority.
23/05/2017
The people have spoken: public opinion on free trade with China
The Trudeau government will need to convince Canadians that a free trade agreement with China is good for the Canadian economy, businesses, and workers.
07/03/2016
5 things you need to know about CETA
If CETA comes into effect, as early as 2016, it will eliminate 98% of the tariffs between the EU and Canada.
10/02/2016
FACE OFF: Two sides of the TPP – Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)
In getting to the bottom of the issues that matter, we bring you the main arguments for and against one of the most controversial provisions in the agreement – the Investor State Dispute Settlement and Investment Chapter.
14/12/2015
Environmental groups are unhappy about TPP’s failure to address climate change
As environmental groups and analysts make headway with reading through and analyzing the agreement, some groups have come out resolutely against the agreement, arguing that tying these economies together more tightly will make it harder to pass more stringent environmental relations in the future and expressing concern about the TPP’s failure to address climate change.
12/08/2015
Abid Samdani, CITP|FIBP – Trade Commissioner Assistant
Abid Samdani, CITP|FIBP, is a Trade Commissioner Assistant with DFATD in Karachi, Pakistan. With a passion for international trade and over ten years of practical experience, he is setting himself apart as an elite member of the global trade community.