Table 1.1.Proposed

Bilateral

Total

• Afghanistan-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement
• Australia-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
• Australia-Mexico Free Trade Agreement
• Australia-Philippines Free Trade Agreement
• Brunei Darussalam-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement
• Brunei Darussalam-United States Free Trade Agreement
• India-Colombia Preferential Trading Arrangement
• India-Türkiye Free Trade Agreement
• India-Uruguay Preferential Trading Arrangement
• India-Venezuela Preferential Trading Arrangement
• Indonesia-Taipei,China FTA
• Indonesia-United States Free Trade Agreement
• Japan-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
• Malaysia-Syria Free Trade Agreement
• Nepal-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement
• New Zealand-Mexico Free Trade Agreement
• Pakistan-Jordan Free Trade Agreement
• Pakistan-Kazakhstan Preferential Trade Agreement
• Pakistan-Philippines Free Trade Agreement
• Pakistan-Tajikistan Preferential Trade Agreement
• People's Republic of China-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
• Republic of Korea-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement
• Sri Lanka-United States Free Trade Agreement
• Taipei,China-United States Free Trade Agreement
• Thailand-Canada Free Trade Agreement
• Thailand-Colombia FTA
• Viet Nam-Ukraine FTA
• Bangladesh-Türkiye FTA¹
• India-People's Republic of China Regional Trading Agreement²
• India-Peru Free Trade Agreement³
• India-Russian Federation Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement⁴
• India-Taipei,China FTA⁵
• Indonesia-Peru Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement⁶
• Indonesia-Türkiye Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement⁷
• Malaysia-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement⁸
• Mongolia-People's Republic of China Free Trade Agreement⁹
• Pakistan-Morocco Free Trade Agreement¹⁰
• Pakistan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement¹¹
• People's Republic of China-Israel Free Trade Agreement¹²
• Philippines-United States Free Trade Association¹³
• Republic of Korea-Israel Free Trade Agreement¹⁴
• Republic of Korea-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement¹⁵
• Republic of Korea-Russia Bilateral Economic Partnership Agreement¹⁶
• Republic of Korea-Thailand Free Trade Agreement¹⁷
• Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement¹⁸
• Viet Nam-Israel Free Trade Agreement¹⁹

Plurilateral

• Comprehensive Economic Partnership for East Asia (CEPEA/ASEAN+6)²⁰
• East Asia Free Trade Area (ASEAN+3) ²¹
• Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific²²
• Shanghai Cooperation Organization Free Trade Agreement²³

Plurilateral + Plurilateral

• ASEAN-EU Free Trade Agreement²⁴

Plurilateral+ Country/Economy

• Pakistan-European Union Free Trade Agreement
• People's Republic of China-EU Free Trade Agreement
• Republic of Korea-Southern African Customs Union Free Trade Agreement
• Thailand-MERCOSUR Free Trade Agreement
• ASEAN-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement²⁵
• India-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Area²⁶
• Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement²⁷
• New Zealand-EU FTA²⁸
• Philippines-EU Free Trade Agreement²⁹
• Philippines-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement³⁰
• Republic of Korea-Central America Free Trade Agreement³¹
• Republic of Korea-MERCOSUR Free Trade Agreement³²

TOTAL

63

Notes :

¹Proposed: 2012.
• http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/old/more.php?news_id=126654&date=2012-04-14
  
²Finalized the report on the feasibility of a [People's Republic of] China-India Regional Trading Arrangement Oct 2007.
• http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/topic/enindia.shtml
  
³Negotiations launched Mar 2017; Fifth round of negotiations 23 Aug 2019.
• https://www.mincetur.gob.pe/acuerdo-comercial-entre-el-peru-y-la-india-en-junio-se-iniciaran-rondas-de-negociaciones/
  
• http://www.sice.oas.org/TPD/PER_IND/PER_IND_e.ASP#Background
  
• https://www.gob.pe/institucion/mincetur/noticias/50116-avanzan-negociaciones-entre-peru-y-la-india-para-lograr-acuerdo-comercial
  
⁴India and [Russian Federation] have entered 'advanced negotiations' over a free trade agreement that aims to build closer economic ties as most western governments push to isolate Moscow over the war in Ukraine.
• https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/18/india-russia-talks-free-trade-agreement-deal-ukraine
  
⁵Negotiations launched Dec 2021
• Negotiations launched Dec 2021.
  
⁶Brunei Darussalam (ANTARA) - Indonesian Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan and Peruvian Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Juan Carlos Mathews Salazar launched negotiations on the Indonesia-Peru Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IP-CEPA) on August 15,2023.
• https://en.antaranews.com/news/291144/indonesia-peru-launch-economic-partnership-negotiations
  
⁷Formally titled Indonesia-Turkey Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IT-CEPA); 4th round of negotiations took place on 30-31 Jan 2020; Negotiation expected to be completed in 2021.
• https://www.aseanbriefing.com/news/turkey-to-forge-closer-ties-with-asean-and-asia/
  
• https://www.idnfinancials.com/news/31719/indonesia-turkey-negotiates-th-cepa
  
• https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/turkey-indonesia-to-enhance-trade-defense-cooperation/2085034
  
⁸Sri Lanka will sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Malaysia when President Ranil Wickremesinghe visits the country in February 2024, said visiting Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Zambry Abd Kadir at a special CEO Forum hosted by Malaysia Sri Lanka Business Council (SLMBC) on October 2023; He said that the discussion in this regard had been going on for the past 5 years and it got delayed due to the COVID pandemic and other reasons.
• https://www.bilaterals.org/?sri-lanka-to-sign-fta-with-49170
  
⁹Second meeting of Mongolia-People's Republic of China Joint Feasibility Research on Free Trade Agreement 14 Feb 2019.
• http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/enarticle/chinamongolen/chinamongolennews/201902/39843_1.html
  
¹⁰Pakistan and Morocco have agreed to accelerate work on Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) and Free Trade Agreement at the conclusion of the First Session of the Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) between the two countries held in Rabat on July 17-18, 2008. Source:
• https://www.bilaterals.org/?pakistan-morocco-to-accelerate
  
¹¹Negotiations launched: 27 Sept 2015.
• http://www.dawn.com/news/1200362
  
• http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/business/14-Aug-2015/pakistan-thailand-to-negotiate-fta-in-september
  
¹²Negotiations launched Mar 2016; Seventh round of negotiations 18-21 Nov 2019.
• http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/enarticle/chinaisraelen/chinaisraelennews/201712/36347_1.html
  
• http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/enarticle/chinaisraelen/chinaisraelennews/201911/41898_1.html
  
¹³A bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between the Philippines and the United States (US) government was not on the negotiating table as the Biden administration was more focused on its Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) initiative, US Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai said on April 18, 2023.
• https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/867319/us-rules-out-free-trade-deal-with-philippines/story/
  
¹⁴Signed but not yet in effect, Signed 13 May 2021.
• http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=67014
  
¹⁵Negotiations Launched: 27 June 2019.
• http://www.seaisi.org/News/8776/Malaysia+South+Korea+initiate+bilateral+FTA+negotiations+%E2%80%94+MITI
  
¹⁶Negotiations Launched: 20 June 2019.
• http://english.motie.go.kr/en/tp/ftaeconomiccooperration/bbs/bbsView.do?bbs_seq_n=888&bbs_cd_n=1&view_type_v=TOPIC&¤tPage=1&search_key_n=&search_val_v=&cate_n=4
  
¹⁷Negotiations launched in 2024.
• https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/policies/view?articleId=254604
  
¹⁸Signed and in effect: 1 May 2018.
• https://www.mti.gov.sg/NewsRoom/Pages/Sri-Lanka-Singapore-Free-Trade-Agreement-enters-into-force-on-1-May-2018.aspx
  
¹⁹HANOI, July 25 (Reuters) - Vietnam and Israel signed a free trade agreement on Tuesday, predicting it would quickly boost annual bilateral trade by nearly 50%.
• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/vietnam-israel-sign-free-trade-agreement-2023-07-25/
  
²⁰ASEAN Leaders endorse a 'Framework for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership', replacing references to CEPEA and EAFTA with references to ASEAN’s FTA partners. Source:
• http://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/rcep/Documents/rcep-background-paper-back
  
²¹ASEAN Leaders endorse a 'Framework for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership', replacing references to CEPEA and EAFTA with references to ASEAN’s FTA partners. Source:
• http://www.asean.org/images/2012/documents/Joint%20Declaration%20on%20the%20Launc
  
²²Proposed: 2014.
• https://www.apec.org/About-Us/About-APEC/Fact-Sheets/Regional-Economic-Integration-Agenda
  
²³As of Oct 2020, there is no free-trade pact for SCO member states.
• https://www.russiamatters.org/analysis/shanghai-cooperation-organization-development-hampered-internal-conflicts#:~:text=There%20is%20no%20free%2Dtrade,which%20was%20launched%20in%202015.
  
²⁴Discussions for a FTA started in Jul 2007; Discussions suspended in Dec 2009; Discussions continued in Mar 2017.
• https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2006/december/tradoc_118238.pdf
  
• https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2020)659337
  
²⁵Agreement to apply a moratorium on the proposal of Pakistan for an ASEAN-Pakistan FTA 10-11 Aug 2011.
• https://asean.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Overview-of-ASEAN-Pakistan-Sectoral-Dialogue-Cooperation-as-of-November-2021.pdf
  
²⁶India and the Gulf Cooperation Council have resumed talks for concluding a free trade agreement which is expected to bring new business opportunities for both sides, a top Indian official said on Wednesday as he expressed hope that the deal would soon become a reality.
• https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/hope-india-gcc-fta-becomes-a-reality-very-soon-official/articleshow/101699298.cms
  
²⁷According to the Trade Ministry, the Indonesia-EU CEPA has gone through 13 rounds of negotiations with the latest talks taking place in February; The next round is slated for May 8-12 in Brussels, Belgium.
• https://www.bilaterals.org/?let-s-speed-up-indonesia-eu-cepa
  
²⁸New Zealand's free trade agreement with the European Union, one of the world's largest trading entities, entered into force on 1 May 2024.
• https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/trade/free-trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements-in-force/new-zealand-european-union-free-trade-agreement
  
²⁹Negotiations on-hold as of Nov 2020; Second round of negotiations 13-17 Feb 2017.
• https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2020)659337
  
• https://www.dti.gov.ph/philippines-european-union-eu-free-trade-agreement-fta/
  
³⁰The EFTA-Philippines FTA entered into force on 1 June 2018 for the Philippines, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland and on 1 January 2020 for Iceland. Due to pending internal issues, the Philippines’ customs authorities were not in a position to apply the tariff commitments under the Agreement upon entry into force of the EFTA-Philippines FTA. On 10 December 2018, the Philippines confirmed that their internal procedures were concluded and the EFTA-Philippines FTA had been fully implemented since 24 October 2018.
• https://www.efta.int/free-trade/Free-Trade-Agreement/Philippines
  
³¹The Central America-Korea FTA enters into force for Panama: 01/03/2021.
• http://www.sice.oas.org/TPD/CACM_KOR/CACM_KOR_e.ASP#Docs_relating_to_EiF
  
³²Seventh round of negotiations 30 Aug 2021.
• http://www.sice.oas.org/TPD/MER_KOR/MER_KOR_e.ASP#Negotiations