Table 1.3.Negotiations launched

Bilateral	Total
Australia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement Australia-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement Australia-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement Bangladesh-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement India-Egypt Preferential Trade Agreement India-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Arrangement Malaysia-Türkiye Free Trade Agreement People's Republic of China-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement Republic of Korea-Canada Free Trade Agreement Republic of Korea-Mexico Free Trade Agreement Singapore-Egypt Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement Singapore-Mexico Free Trade Agreement Singapore-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Taipei,China and Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement Australia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement¹ India-Canada Economic Partnership Agreement ² India-Israel Free Trade Agreement³ India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement⁴ India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement⁵ Japan-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement⁶ Malaysia-United States Free Trade Agreement⁷ Pakistan-Singapore Free Trade Agreement⁸ Pakistan-Türkiye Preferential Trade Agreement⁹ People's Republic of China-Norway Free Trade Agreement¹⁰ Republic of Korea-New Zealand Closer Economic Partnership¹¹ Singapore-Canada Free Trade Agreement¹² Thailand-Chile Free Trade Agreement¹³ Thailand-United States Free Trade Agreement¹⁴	28
Plurilateral
Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus ¹⁵ Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)¹⁶	2
Plurilateral + Plurilateral
Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement¹⁷ Pacific ACP-EC Economic Partnership Agreement¹⁸	2
Plurilateral+ Country/Economy
People's Republic of China-Southern African Customs Union Free Trade Agreement Australia-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement ¹⁹ Customs Union of Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement²⁰ India-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement ²¹ India-European Union Free Trade Agreement²² India-Southern African Customs Union Preferential Trade Agreement²³ Indonesia-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement ²⁴ Japan-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement²⁵ Malaysia-EU Free Trade Agreement²⁶ Malaysia-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement²⁷ New Zealand-Gulf Cooperation Council FTA²⁸ Pakistan-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement²⁹ Pakistan-MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement³⁰ People's Republic of China-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement³¹ Republic of Korea-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement³² Thailand-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement³³	16
TOTAL	48
Notes :
¹Australia and India hope to seal by the end of the year an ambitious, comprehensive trade deal that has been stuck in negotiations for over a decade, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on March 2023. https://news.yahoo.com/australia-india-agree-strengthening-defence-074825529.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall ²Most recent round of negotiations Aug 2017. https://www.international.gc.ca/trade-commerce/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/agr-acc/india-inde/cepa-apeg/index.aspx?lang=eng ³As of Mar 2022, India and Israel have restarted negotiations for the FTA with an aim to conclude by mid-2022. https://www.indembassyisrael.gov.in/pages?id=nel5a&subid=7ax9b ⁴Entry into force: 1 April 2021. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1708794 ⁵New Zealand and India formally announced today an end to their talks on a Free Trade Agreement, concentrating instead on ‘business relationship’. https://indiannewslink.co.nz/new-zealand-and-india-call-off-free-trade-agreement-talks/ ⁶Negotiations suspended. https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/fta/index.html ⁷The last round of negotiations was held July 2008. https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/other-agreements/malaysia-fta ⁸Third round of negotiations 3-5 May 2006. https://www.mti.gov.sg/Newsroom/Press-Releases/2006/05/Third-Round-of-Pakistan-Singapore-FTA-Negotiations#:~:text=The%20Governments%20of%20the%20Islamic,5%20May%202006%20in%20Singapore. ⁹Pakistan and Turkey on August 2022 signed the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) aimed at boosting trade in goods between the two countries. https://tribune.com.pk/story/2370762/pakistan-turkey-sign-preferential-trade-agreement ¹⁰Negotiations launched 18 Sep 2008. http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/topic/ennorway.shtml ¹¹Entered into force: 20 December 2015. Source: https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/trade/free-trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements-in-force/nz-korea-free-trade-agreement/ ¹²Negotiations on-hold since Nov 2009. https://www.international.gc.ca/trade-commerce/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/agr-acc/singapore-singapour/fta-ale/background-contexte.aspx?lang=eng ¹³Signed and In Effect: 5 Nov 2015. Sources : http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/free-trade-pact-with-chile-now-in-effect http://www.freshplaza.com/article/149555/Chile-Thailand-FTA-comes-into-effect http://www.sice.oas.org/TPD/CHL_THA/CHL_THA_e.ASP ¹⁴Negotiations on going. https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/thailand-trade-agreements ¹⁵Entered into force with Australia, Cook Islands, Kiribati, New Zealand, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga Dec 2020; Entered into force with Tuvalu Apr 2022. https://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/in-force/pacer/pacific-agreement-on-closer-economic-relations-plus#:~:text=The%20Pacific%20Agreement%20on%20Closer,are%20Parties%20to%20the%20Agreement https://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/in-force/pacer/news/pacer-news ¹⁶The United States withdraws from the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and agreement on 23 January 2017. https://aric.adb.org/pdf/Withdrawal of the United States from the TPP Negotiations.pdf Source: Inside U.S. Trade's World Trade Online. Signed 4 February 2016.; http://www.beehive.govt.nz/sites/all/files/Trans-Pacific Partnership Ministers Statement February 4, 2016.pdf ¹⁷Negotiations launched 2011; Negotiations suspended. https://www.efta.int/free-trade/ongoing-negotiations-talks/russia-belarus-kazakhstan ¹⁸Signed and in effect: On 17 July 2014 Fiji decided to start provisionally applying the Agreement. http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2009/september/tradoc_144912.pdf ¹⁹Negotiations are on hold. https://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/negotiations/agccfta/australia-gulf-cooperation-council-gcc-fta#:~:text=About%20the%20Australia%2DGCC%20FTA%20negotiations&text=The%20majority%20of%20Australia's%20goods,infrastructure%2C%20education%20and%20professional%20services ²⁰Negotiations launched 2010; Negotiations suspended. https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/trade/free-trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements-under-negotiation/russia-belarus-kazakhstan-customs-union-fta/ ²¹India-European Free Trade Association signed a Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) today i.e. on 10th March 2024. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2013169 ²²The EU relaunched the negotiations with India 17 June 2022. https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/countries-and-regions/india/eu-india-agreement_en#:~:text=EU%2DIndia%20agreement,-EU%2DIndia%20Free&text=On%2017%20June%202022%2C%20the,on%20Geographical%20Indications%20(GIs). ²³India and SACU revived the negotiations 15 July 2020. https://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/CountryNews/12863_press_release.pdf ²⁴Entered into force on 1 Nov 2021 / 25 Jan 2022. https://www.seco.admin.ch/seco/en/home/Aussenwirtschaftspolitik_Wirtschaftliche_Zusammenarbeit/Wirtschaftsbeziehungen/Freihandelsabkommen/partner_fha/partner_weltweit/indonesien.html https://www.efta.int/Free-Trade/news/EFTA-Indonesia-Comprehensive-Economic-Partnership-Agreement-enters-force-526266 ²⁵Negotiations suspended. Source: http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/fta/index.html ²⁶Negotiations on hold Apr 2012. https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2006/december/tradoc_118238.pdf https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/countries-and-regions/malaysia_en#:~:text=Negotiations%20for%20a%20Free%20Trade,the%20prospect%20to%20resume%20negotiations https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2020)659337 ²⁷Negotiations launched 2011. https://www.nst.com.my/news/2017/03/216334/malaysia-gcc-trade-deal-hold-now ²⁸Signed but not yet in effect in 2024. https://www.reuters.com/world/new-zealand-reaches-trade-deal-with-gulf-states-2024-10-31/ ²⁹CAIRO, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Pakistan 'initialized' a free trade agreement, the GCC said on messaging platform X on Thursday; The agreement was signed by GCC Secretary-General Jasem al-Budaiwi and Pakistani trade minister Gohar Ejaz. https://www.reuters.com/world/gulf-cooperation-council-says-it-pakistan-initialize-free-trade-agreement-2023-09-28/ ³⁰Negotiations launched 2006. https://www.dawn.com/news/202482 ³¹Ninth round of negotiations 19-21 Dec 2016. http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/enarticle/engcc/engccnews/201612/33922_1.html ³²On December 28, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) signed a free trade agreement with [Republic of] Korea on Thursday, its second trade deal this year, as the six-member bloc intensifies efforts to boost investment ties with major economic partners in Asia. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gulf-cooperation-council-signs-free-trade-agreement-with-south-korea-gcc-2023-12-28/ ³³First round of negotiations 28-30 Jun 2022 after the relaunch of negotiations 21 Jun 2022; Negotiations on-hold from 2006 to 2022. https://www.efta.int/Free-Trade/news/EFTA-States-and-Thailand-meet-their-first-round-negotiations-towards-free-trade-agreement-530541 https://www.efta.int/free-trade/ongoing-negotiations-talks/thailand

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