Serbia, Egypt FTA enters into force
Serbia is the only country in the region to sign an FTA with Egypt. The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Serbia and Egypt entered into force on 1 September 2025. It provides preferential access for products originating in Serbia to a market
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India–EFTA trade agreement enters into force
India signed the agreement with EFTA member states on 10 March 2024. The trade and economic partnership agreement between the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member states (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland) and India will
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UAE CEPAs with Costa Rica and Mauritius come into effect
The UAE’s CEPAs with Costa Rica and Mauritius took effect on 2 April 2025, reducing tariffs and boosting trade ties. The UAE’s Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements (CEPAs) with Costa Rica and Mauritius took effect on 2 April 2025,
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Turkey, Zimbabwe trade agreement enters into force
The Turkey-Zimbabwe trade deal entered into force on 9 May 2024 Turkey and Zimbabwe’s trade and economic cooperation agreement, signed on 10 October 2018, entered into force on 9 May 2024. This was confirmed by Presidential Decision No.
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Turkey enacts trade agreement with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan
Turkey confirmed the entry into force of a broad trade and economic cooperation agreement between Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Turkmenistan. Turkey’s Presidential Decision No. 9925 on 31 May 2025, confirmed the entry into force of a trade and
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ASEAN, Australia, and New Zealand’s revised free trade agreement goes into effect
An upgraded ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) agreement came into effect on 21 April 2024. It covers a market of over 703 million people with a combined GDP of more than USD 5.6 trillion. The agreement is expected to enhance
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EFTA-Moldova free trade agreement enters into force in relations between Moldova and Switzerland
The free trade agreement (FTA) between Moldova and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) states will take effect in relations between Moldova and Switzerland on 1 April 2025. The European Free Trade Association (EFTA), established in 1960,
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Malaysia, Turkey FTA protocol enters into force
The amending protocol to the 2014 free trade agreement (FTA) between Malaysia and Turkey entered into force on 1 August 2024. The FTA covers trade in goods, including market access, rules of origin, customs procedures and facilitation, sanitary and
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UK to join CPTPP by 15 December’ 24
The UK Department for Business and Trade has revealed that the agreement for the UK's entry into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will take effect by 15 December 2024. The CPTPP, signed by 11
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FTA between Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Moldova enters into force
The free trade agreement (FTA) between Moldova and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), which includes Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland, will take effect on 1 September, 2024. The agreement between the EFTA member states
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UAE, Georgia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement enters into force
The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Georgia went into effect on 27 June, 2024. The CEPA agreement is set to deepen trade and investment ties, accelerate growth in priority industries,
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Kenya, EU EPA enters into force
The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Kenya and the European Union (EU) has gone into effect on 1 July, 2024. Signed on 18 December 2023, the EPA will boost bilateral trade in goods and investment flows and contribute to sustainable
See MoreEU: Free trade agreement with Japan enters into force
The EU-Japan free trade agreement has been ratified by both parties and enters into force on 1 February 2019. Under the agreement certain goods originating in Japan for import into the EU or originating in the EU for export to Japan may be eligible
See MoreChina, Georgia FTA enters into Force
On 1 January 2018, the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between China and Georgia entered into force and implemented. China-Georgia FTA is the first FTA China has signed with Eurasian countries as well as the first Free Trade Agreement China has initiated
See MoreWTO: World Trade Statistical Review 2017
On 28 July 2017 the WTO issued the latest annual statistical report World Trade Statistical Review 2017. This publication examines trends in trade in goods and services and trade policy developments including restrictive trade practices. World
See MoreCanada: FTA with Ukraine enters into effect on August 1, 2017
The Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine will enter into force on 1st August 2017. As per previous discussion, from August 1, 2017, the agreement will cut 98% of the tariffs for Ukrainian exports to Canada and 72% of the tariffs from
See MoreCanada and EU: CETA agreement to enter into force
Recently the Prime Minister of Canada and the European Commission announced that they were agreed that the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) would enter into force on September 21, 2017. The CETA will create
See MorePeru-FTA with Honduras entered into force
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Peru and Honduras entered into force on 1 January 2017. The new trade agreement immediately abolished Honduran taxes on 84% of Peruvian exports and provided that the remaining duties will be eliminated within
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