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-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Indonesia-United States Free Trade Agreement Japan-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement Japan-Sri Lanka 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 Pakistan-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement People's Republic of China-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Philippines-Canada 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 Thailand-Jordan Free Trade Agreement Viet Nam-Ukraine FTA Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement¹ Bangladesh-Brazil Free Trade Agreement² Bangladesh-India Free Trade Agreement³ Bangladesh-People's Republic of China Free Trade Agreement⁴ Bangladesh-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement⁵ Bangladesh-Türkiye FTA⁶ Georgia-India FTA⁷ Georgia-Israel Free Trade Agreement⁸ Georgia-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement⁹ India-Ecuador Preferential Trade Agreement¹⁰ India-Iran Preferential Trade Agreement¹¹ India-People's Republic of China Regional Trading Agreement¹² India-Russian Federation Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement¹³ India-Taipei,China FTA¹⁴ India-United Kingdom FTA¹⁵ Indonesia-Kenya Free Trade Agreement¹⁶ Indonesia-Morocco Preferential Trade Agreement¹⁷ Indonesia-Nigeria Preferential Trade Agreement¹⁸ Indonesia-Peru Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement¹⁹ Indonesia-South Africa Free Trade Agreement²⁰ Indonesia-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement²¹ Japan-Pakistan FTA²² Japan-United States Free Trade Agreement ²³ Malaysia-Iran Preferential Trade Agreement²⁴ Mongolia-People's Republic of China Free Trade Agreement²⁵ Mongolia-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement²⁶ Nepal-People's Republic of China Free Trade Agreement²⁷ New Zealand-Sri Lanka FTA²⁸ New Zealand-UK Free Trade Agreement²⁹ Pakistan-Mauritius Free Trade Agreement³⁰ Pakistan-Morocco Free Trade Agreement³¹ Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Free Trade Agreement³² People's Republic of China-Canada Free Trade Agreement³³ People's Republic of China-Fiji Free Trade Agreement³⁴ People's Republic of China-Mexico Free Trade Agreement³⁵ People's Republic of China-Papua New Guinea Free Trade Agreement³⁶ Philippines-Mexico Free Trade Agreement³⁷ Philippines-United States Free Trade Association³⁸ Republic of Korea-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement³⁹ Republic of Korea-Russia Bilateral Economic Partnership Agreement⁴⁰ Republic of Korea-Thailand Free Trade Agreement⁴¹	73
Plurilateral
Comprehensive Economic Partnership for East Asia (CEPEA/ASEAN+6)⁴² East Asia Free Trade Area (ASEAN+3) ⁴³ Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific⁴⁴ Shanghai Cooperation Organization Free Trade Agreement⁴⁵	4
Plurilateral + Plurilateral
ASEAN-Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement ASEAN-EU Free Trade Agreement⁴⁶	2
Plurilateral+ Country/Economy
Eurasian Economic Union (EEU)-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement 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-Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement Thailand-MERCOSUR Free Trade Agreement ASEAN-Canada FTA⁴⁷ ASEAN-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement⁴⁸ Cambodia-Eurasian Economic Union FTA⁴⁹ Eurasian Economic Union-Israel Free Trade Agreement⁵⁰ India-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Area⁵¹ Indonesia-Eurasian Economic Union⁵² Indonesia-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement⁵³ People's Republic of China-MERCOSUR FTA⁵⁴ Republic of Korea-Pacific Alliance Free Trade Agreement⁵⁵	15
TOTAL	94
Notes :
¹The Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement enters into force today - The agreement is a gold standard trade deal that delivers benefits for all Australians – including manufacturers, workers, farmers, tradies, innovators, families, and students. https://www.trademinister.gov.au/minister/don-farrell/media-release/uk-trade-deal-delivers-today ²Proposed/under consideration/study: 2018. https://apparelresources.com/business-news/trade/bangladesh-urges-brazil-sign-fta-apparel-trade/ https://www.textiletoday.com.bd/bangladesh-brazil-sign-fta-enhancing-bilateral-trade/ ³With acronym IB-CEPA; India ready for negotiations as early as Jan 2022 / 14 Oct 2021; feasibility study entered final stage / 15 Dec 2021. https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/india-ready-for-negotiations-of-economic-pact-with-bangladesh-says-envoy-121101400104_1.html https://www.bilaterals.org/?cepa-negotiations-with-india-start ⁴http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2017/02/03/60929/BD-China-FTA-feasibility-study-yet-to-begin/prin http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2017/02/03/60929/BD-China-FTA-feasibility-study-yet-to-begin/print ⁵Bangladesh plans to begin negotiations in July 2021 / 16 Jun 2021; ongoing discussions / 22 Jan 2022; wants to conclude PTA in Apr 2022 / 23 Jan 2022. https://www.sasec.asia/index.php?page=news&nid=1274&url=ban-sl-pta-negotiations#:~:text=The%20Government%20of%20Bangladesh%20plans,agreement%20(PTA)%20by%20July.&text=In%20a%20March%202021%20meeting,need%20for%20greater%20bilateral%20trade https://island.lk/bangladesh-sri-lanka-preferential-trade-agreement-gains-and-policy-challenges/ https://www.bilaterals.org/?dhaka-likely-to-sign-pta-with ⁶Proposed: 2012. http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/old/more.php?news_id=126654&date=2012-04-14 ⁷Protocol on the completion of the feasibility study of Georgia-India FTA was signed 11 Jan 2019. http://www.economy.ge/?page=projects&s=36&lang=en ⁸Negotiations launched in 2024. https://f-chain.com/georgia-and-israel-to-commence-free-trade-talks-in-2024-strengthening-bilateral-ties-and-economic-collaboration/ ⁹Signed and In Effect in 2024. https://1tv.ge/lang/en/news/georgia-to-sign-free-trade-deal-with-s-korea-by-2025/ ¹⁰In May 2017, at the first meeting of the JETCO, the two countries decided to conclude a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), The Joint Feasibility Studies for the PTA were concluded in July 2019 and a protocol was signed to commence formal negotiations on the PTA in October 2019. https://mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Ecuador_bilateral_Brief_Jan_2020.pdf ¹¹As of June 2021, five rounds of negotiations have been held. https://www.india-briefing.com/news/india-iran-trade-external-factors-limit-prospects-but-new-trade-treaty-being-worked-out-22669.html/ ¹²Finalized 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 ¹³India 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 ¹⁴Negotiations launched Dec 2021 Negotiations launched Dec 2021. ¹⁵Fifth round of negotiations concluded 29 July 2022. https://www.india-briefing.com/news/india-uk-fta-25699.html/ ¹⁶Proposed 2017. https://ditjenppi.kemendag.go.id/assets/files/publikasi/doc_20190905_perundingan-perdagangan-internasional2.pdf ¹⁷Negotiations Launched: 23 January 2019. https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/01/23/indonesia-morocco-start-pta-negotiations.html ¹⁸Proposed: 2017. http://ditjenppi.kemendag.go.id/assets/files/publikasi/doc_20190521_perundingan-perdagangan-internasional1.pdf ¹⁹Brunei 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 ²⁰Year Proposed: 2018. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/01/04/ri-to-start-trade-talks-to-boost-exports.html ²¹Negotiations launched in 2024. https://jakartaglobe.id/business/indonesia-sri-lanka-launch-preferential-trade-agreement-negotiations ²²https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/181696-Pakistan-invites-Japan-to-start-FTA-talks; https://www.dawn.com/news/129923 https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/181696-Pakistan-invites-Japan-to-start-FTA-talks https://www.dawn.com/news/1299234 ²³Signed but not yet in effect: October 7, 2019; Signed and in effect: January 1, 2020. https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/japan-korea-apec/japan/us-japan-trade-agreement-negotiations ²⁴Negotiations Launched. https://fta.miti.gov.my/index.php/pages/view/4?mid=23 ²⁵Second 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 ²⁶The first round of the Korea-Mongolia EPA Negotiations took place in Seoul on December 18-20, the Ministry of Economy and Development of Mongolia reported. https://akipress.com/news:750287:First_round_of_Korea-Mongolia_EPA_Negotiations_takes_place_in_Seoul/ ²⁷Proposed - 21 March 2016. Source : http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/enarticle/enrelease/201603/31077_1.html ²⁸https://thehimalayantimes.com/business/new-zealand-and-sri-lanka-to-consider-free-trade-agreement https://thehimalayantimes.com/business/new-zealand-and-sri-lanka-to-consider-free-trade-agreement/ ²⁹New Zealand's free trade agreement with the United Kingdom entered into force on 31 May 2023. https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/trade/free-trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements-in-force/new-zealand-united-kingdom-free-trade-agreement/new-zealand-united-kingdom-free-trade-agreement-overview/ ³⁰On April 19, 2016, Pakistan and Mauritius while noting the importance of economy and trade in boosting bilateral ties agreed to upgrade the existing Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) to a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) at an early date. https://dailytimes.com.pk/89452/pakistan-mauritius-to-upgrade-pta-to-free-trade-agreement/ ³¹Pakistan 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 ³²Proposed/Under consideration/study: 4 October 2018. https://www.bilaterals.org/?pakistan-saudi-arabia-agree-to https://tribune.com.pk/story/1817895/2-pakistan-saudi-arabia-agree-negotiate-fta/ ³³Third exploratory discussion of joint feasibility study on People’s Republic of China-Canada Free Trade Agreement 31 July - 4 Aug, 2017. http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/list/chinacanadaen/chinacanadaennews/1/encateinfo.html ³⁴Fiji signed up to a joint feasibility study on a free-trade agreement with People's Republic of China Jul 2015. http://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?articleid=1193375103&Country=Fiji&topic=Economy&subtopic=Fore_1 https://www.mcttt.gov.fj/divisions/trade-unit/programmes/international-trade-agreements/trade-agreements-under-negotiation/ ³⁵Negotiations launched: June 2017. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-mexico-trade-idUSKBN19K01Z http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/english/2017/06/29/china-wants-free-trade-agreement-mexico ³⁶To complete the People's Republic of China-Papua New Guinea Free Trade Agreement Joint Feasibility Study and start negotiations as soon as possible 5 Feb 2022. https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjdt_665385/2649_665393/202202/t20220205_10639296.html ³⁷Proposed the possibility of FTA 2017. https://www.dof.gov.ph/phl-mexico-exploring-free-trade-currency-pacts/ ³⁸A 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/ ³⁹Negotiations Launched: 27 June 2019. http://www.seaisi.org/News/8776/Malaysia+South+Korea+initiate+bilateral+FTA+negotiations+%E2%80%94+MITI ⁴⁰Negotiations 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 ⁴¹Negotiations launched in 2024. https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/policies/view?articleId=254604 ⁴²ASEAN 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 ⁴³ASEAN 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 ⁴⁴Proposed: 2014. https://www.apec.org/About-Us/About-APEC/Fact-Sheets/Regional-Economic-Integration-Agenda ⁴⁵As 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. ⁴⁶Discussions 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 ⁴⁷First round of negotiations was held Sep 2022. https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2022/09/minister-ng-reinforces-canada-asean-relations-at-successful-meeting-in-cambodia-with-asean-economic-ministers.html ⁴⁸Agreement 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 ⁴⁹http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35468/cambodia-wants-eurasian-fta/; http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-eec-put-free-trade-agend http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35468/cambodia-wants-eurasian-fta/ http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-eec-put-free-trade-agenda ⁵⁰Free trade agreements are currently being negotiated with Egypt, Israel, Iran, and Singapore. https://eabr.org/upload/iblock/470/EDB-Centre_2017_Report-43_EEI_ENG.pdf ⁵¹India 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 ⁵²Indonesia has just concluded the first round of negotiations with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) for a free-trade agreement as part of an effort to increase exports to non-traditional markets in the Eurasian region. The first negotiation round was held from April 3-5, 2023, in Jakarta. https://en.antaranews.com/news/277944/indonesia-eaeu-hold-first-round-of-free-trade-negotiations ⁵³Negotiations launched in 2024. https://www.arabnews.com/node/2560101/world ⁵⁴http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2017-02/03/content_28092515.ht http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2017-02/03/content_28092515.htm ⁵⁵Negotiations launched 23 Jun 2022. https://alianzapacifico.net/en/pacific-alliance-south-korea-negotiations-begin/

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