Pacific Alliance signs a free trade agreement
On February 10, at the eighth summit meeting of heads of state from the Pacific Alliance (PA), comprised of Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru, a deal was signed that will remove 92% of tariffs on goods and services traded between the four countries.
See MoreCanada: FTA with Israel is under negotiation
A first round of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Canada and Israel was held from 3 to 9 February 2014, in
See MoreColombia-Israel FTA signed
Colombia and Israel has signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in Jerusalem on September 30, 2013. According to Tourism and Industry Minister, the agreement has reached after 18 months of negotiations and under the agreement, import tariffs will be
See MoreChile-Thailand FTA signed
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has signed between Chile and Thailand on October 4, 2013. This follows a feasibility study by a Joint Study Group and further negotiation between the two countries. The agreement will remove 90% of tariffs on products
See MoreEU & Canada Free Trade Agreement
After more than four years of negotiations, the European Union (EU) and Canada have reached a political agreement on a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). When the agreement will enter into force, a larger part of obligations will be
See MoreSwitzerland: Signed FTA with Bosnia-Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Panama
According to reports, the government of Switzerland and of the governments of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Costa Rica, and Panama signed free trade agreements earlier in 2013 and it has been published on September 27 of 2013. The
See MoreFTA Between Indonesia-Pakistan Enters Into Effect
Indonesia and Pakistan signed a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) in February 2012. This agreement came into effect from September 1 following the signing of an additional Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA). The agreement had previously been held
See MoreEU: FTA with Peru and Colombia
A free trade agreement (FTA) between the EU, Peru and Colombia signed on 26 June 2013.The agreement will enter into force after ratification procedures are completed. The agreement introduces technical and procedural obstacles to trade. The
See MoreEU: FTA between Colombia and EU entered into force
The European Commission announced on 26 July 2013 that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union and Colombia will enter into force on 1 August 2013. This agreement was signed on 26 June
See MoreChina and Switzerland Free Trade Agreement signed
A bilateral free trade agreement was signed on 6 July 2013 between China and Switzerland in Beijing. It is expected to enter into effect in 2014. It contains provisions on the protection of intellectual property rights. In order to combat
See MoreFTA between Peru and Mexico Comes Into Force
An updated free trade agreement (FTA) between Peru and Mexico, which extends preferences to 12,000 tariff lines, entered into force on February 1, 2012. The agreement, signed on April 6, 2011, supersedes the existing 8th Economic Complementation
See MoreFTA with Peru has been approved by the South Korean Parliament
South Korea’s National Assembly has ratified the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and Peru after previously being passed by the foreign affairs and trade committee. It was signed on March 21 in Seoul. Except for a few
See More