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Singapore

The Singaporean government has taken on a very active programme of FTA negotiations, further deepening its position as a business hub of Southeast Asia. It has signed bilateral deals with New Zealand (2000), Japan (2002), EFTA (2002), Australia (2003), the US (2003), Jordan (2004), the quadrilateral Pacific 4 (2005), India (2005), Korea (2005), Panama (2006), Peru (2008), China (2008), Qatar (2008), the Gulf Cooperation Council (2008) and Costa Rica (2010). Negotiations with Mexico, Canada, Colombia, SACU, Egypt, Ukraine, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are ongoing. There has been talk of further FTAs with Iran and Morocco.

Additionally, Singapore is part of the ASEAN bloc which is currently working towards an FTA with the EU, India, and Australia/New Zealand, as well as full implementation of the deal with China.

last update: May 2012
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Singapore signs free trade deal with four-nation Latin American bloc to boost trade, investment
The Straits Times | 8-Dec-2023
The deal with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – a group known by the Spanish acronym Mercosur – is Singapore’s first trade pact with these states and the bloc’s first such deal with a South-east Asian nation.
: Mercosur , Singapore
Kenya ratifies trade treaties with Singapore after fete
People Daily | 11-Sep-2023
Kenya’s ratification of a bilateral investment treaty with Singapore is set to enhance trade and investment relations between the two nations.
: AfCFTA , investment | BITs , Kenya , Singapore
Singapore, Britain launch negotiations on new investment treaty
The Straits Times | 29-Mar-2023
Britain and Singapore have started talks on a new treaty that will improve the flow of investments between the two countries. The UK-Singapore Bilateral Investment Treaty (UKSBIT) as it is called will supersede the existing pact that came into force in 1975.
: investment | BITs , Singapore , UK
Singapore starts talks on digital trade agreement with European Free Trade Association
The Straits Times | 17-Feb-2023
The proposed digital agreement will allow Singapore and the EFTA to cooperate more fully in the digital domain, enable trusted data flows and facilitate a secure digital environment.
: e-commerce | digital economy , EFTA , Singapore
Parliamentary committee approves ratifying EEU-Singapore free trade agreement
Armen Press | 24-Jan-2023
The Armenian parliament’s regional and Eurasian integration affairs committee approved the ratification of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) – Singapore Free Trade Agreement.
: Armenia , Singapore
UK-Singapore digital economy deal enters into force
The Straits Times | 14-Jun-2022
A landmark digital trade deal establishing rules and standards for cross-border data flows and data protection between Singapore and the United Kingdom came into force.
: e-commerce | digital economy , Singapore , UK