Table 1.3.Negotiations launched

Bilateral	Total
Bangladesh-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement India-Egypt Preferential Trade Agreement India-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Arrangement 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-Hong Kong[, China] Free Trade Agreement¹ Australia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement² Australia-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement³ Australia-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement⁴ Hong Kong [, China] and Maldives Free Trade Arrangement⁵ India-Canada Economic Partnership Agreement ⁶ India-Israel Free Trade Agreement⁷ India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement⁸ India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement⁹ India-Peru Free Trade Agreement¹⁰ India-Thailand Free Trade Area¹¹ Indonesia-Mozambique Free Trade Agreement¹² Indonesia-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement¹³ Indonesia-Türkiye Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement¹⁴ Indonesia-Tunisia Preferential Trade Agreement¹⁵ Indonesia-[Republic of] Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement¹⁶ Japan-Canada Economic Partnership Agreement¹⁷ Japan-Colombia Economic Partnership Agreement¹⁸ Japan-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement¹⁹ Japan-Türkiye Economic Partnership Agreement²⁰ Malaysia-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement²¹ Malaysia-United States Free Trade Agreement²² Myanmar-US FTA²³ Pakistan-Iran Free Trade Agreement²⁴ Pakistan-Singapore Free Trade Agreement²⁵ Pakistan-Türkiye Preferential Trade Agreement²⁶ Pakistan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement²⁷ People's Republic of China-Israel Free Trade Agreement²⁸ People's Republic of China-Mauritius FTA²⁹ People's Republic of China-Moldova Free Trade Agreement³⁰ People's Republic of China-Norway Free Trade Agreement³¹ People's Republic of China-Panama Free Trade Agreement³² People's Republic of China-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement³³ Republic of Korea-Ecuador Strategic Economic Cooperation Agreement³⁴ Republic of Korea-Israel Free Trade Agreement³⁵ Singapore-Canada Free Trade Agreement³⁶ Sri Lanka-Thailand Free Trade Agreement³⁷ Thailand-Türkiye FTA³⁸ Thailand-United States Free Trade Agreement³⁹ Viet Nam-Israel Free Trade Agreement⁴⁰	48
Plurilateral
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Free Trade Area Japan-Republic of Korea-People's Republic of China Free Trade Agreement⁴¹ Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership⁴²	3
Plurilateral + Plurilateral
Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement⁴³	1
Plurilateral+ Country/Economy
People's Republic of China-Southern African Customs Union Free Trade Agreement Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada - Pacific Alliance Free Trade Agreement⁴⁴ Australia-EU Free Trade Agreement⁴⁵ Australia-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement ⁴⁶ Customs Union of Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement⁴⁷ Eurasian Economic Union (EEU)-Singapore Free Trade Agreement⁴⁸ Eurasian Economic Union - Egypt Free Trade Agreement⁴⁹ India-Eurasian Economic Union⁵⁰ India-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement ⁵¹ India-European Union Free Trade Agreement⁵² India-Southern African Customs Union Preferential Trade Agreement⁵³ Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement⁵⁴ Japan-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement⁵⁵ Malaysia-EU Free Trade Agreement⁵⁶ Malaysia-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement⁵⁷ Malaysia-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement⁵⁸ New Zealand-EU FTA⁵⁹ New Zealand-Gulf Cooperation Council FTA⁶⁰ Pakistan-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement⁶¹ Pakistan-MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement⁶² People's Republic of China-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement⁶³ Philippines-EU Free Trade Agreement⁶⁴ Republic of Korea-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement⁶⁵ Republic of Korea-MERCOSUR Free Trade Agreement⁶⁶ Singapore-MERCOSUR Free Trade Agreement⁶⁷ Thailand-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement⁶⁸ Thailand-European Union Free Trade Agreement⁶⁹ Viet Nam-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement⁷⁰ Viet Nam-European Union Free Trade Agreement⁷¹ [Republic of] Korea - Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement⁷²	30
TOTAL	82
Notes :
¹In force: 17 January 2020. https://dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/in-force/a-hkfta/Pages/default.aspx ²Australia 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 ³Entry into force: 5 July 2020. https://www.austrade.gov.au/australian/export/free-trade-agreements/iacepa ⁴Entry into force: 5 July 2020. https://www.austrade.gov.au/australian/export/free-trade-agreements/iacepa ⁵Negotiations Concluded. https://www.tid.gov.hk/english/ita/fta/index.html ⁶Most 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 ⁷As 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 ⁸Entry into force: 1 April 2021. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1708794 ⁹New 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/ ¹⁰Negotiations 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 ¹¹Twenty-ninth round of negotiations 15-17 June 2015. https://commerce.gov.in/international-trade-trade-agreements-indias-current-engagements-in-rtas/india-thailand-comprehensive-economic-cooperation-agreement-ceca-negotiations/ ¹²The Indonesia-Mozambique Preferential Trade Agreement (IM-PTA) has been in force since June 2022 and represents Indonesia's first bilateral agreement with an African country. https://www.aseanbriefing.com/news/an-overview-of-indonesias-free-trade-agreements/#:~:text=The%20Indonesia-Mozambique%20Preferential%20Trade%20Agreement%20%28IM-PTA%29%20has%20been,Indonesia%E2%80%99s%20first%20bilateral%20agreement%20with%20an%20African%20country. ¹³Entry into force: 18 December 2020. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/indonesia-south-korea-ink-economic-cooperation-deal/2081529 ¹⁴Formally 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 ¹⁵The latest discussion between Indonesia and Tunisia was held 24-26 May 2022. https://fta.beacukai.go.id/2022/06/09/pertemuan-intersesi-ke-5-indonesia-tunisia-preferential-trade-agreement-24-26-mei-2022/ ¹⁶Indonesia-[Republic of] Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IK- CEPA) is officially implemented as of January 1st 2023; The implementation marks the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Indonesia and South Korea, which reflects special strategic partnership between the two countries which has been established since 2017. https://setkab.go.id/en/indonesia-south-korea-officially-implement-ik-cepa/ ¹⁷Negotiations suspended. https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/fta/index.html ¹⁸Fourteenth round of negotiations 14-18 Apr 2016. http://www.sice.oas.org/TPD/COL_JPN/COL_JPN_e.ASP ¹⁹Negotiations suspended. https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/fta/index.html ²⁰Seventeenth round of negotiations 30 Sep - 4 October, 2019. https://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2019/0926_003.html https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/press4e_002633.html ²¹Sri 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 ²²The last round of negotiations was held July 2008. https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/other-agreements/malaysia-fta ²³Suspended as of March 2021. https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2021/march/ustr-suspends-trade-engagement-burma-following-military-coup-and-violence-against-civilians ²⁴Negotiations launched Sep 2016. https://tribune.com.pk/story/1181446/fta-free-trade-agreement-draft-wins-irans-backing ²⁵Third 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. ²⁶Pakistan 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 ²⁷Negotiations 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 ²⁸Negotiations 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 ²⁹The Agreement became officially effective on 1 January 2021. http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/enarticle/enrelease/202101/44177_1.html ³⁰Negotiations Launched: 28 December 2017; Joint Feasibility Study Launched: December 2016. http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/enarticle/enrelease/201802/37122_1.html ³¹Negotiations launched 18 Sep 2008. http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/topic/ennorway.shtml ³²Fifth round of negotiations 24-26 April 2019. http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/list/chinapanamaen/chinapanamaennews/1/encateinfo.html ³³Fifth round of negotiations 16-19 Jan 2017. http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/enarticle/ensri/enchinasrinews/201702/34198_1.html ³⁴SEOUL, October 11 (Yonhap) -- [Republic of] Korea struck a free trade agreement with Ecuador on Wednesday, which is expected to boost bilateral trade and investment and help [Republic of] Korea diversify its trade portfolio, the industry ministry said. https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20231011002300320 ³⁵Signed but not yet in effect, Signed 13 May 2021. http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=67014 ³⁶Negotiations 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 ³⁷Thailand and Sri Lanka have signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), a move Sri Lanka hopes will help it emerge from its worst financial crisis in decades. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/3/sri-lanka-signs-free-trade-deal-with-thailand-to-revive-economy ³⁸Negotiations launched: July 2017. https://www.dailysabah.com/economy/2017/07/20/turkey-thailand-start-free-trade-agreement-negotiations ³⁹Negotiations on going. https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/thailand-trade-agreements ⁴⁰HANOI, 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/ ⁴¹Sixteenth round of negotiations 27-29 November 2019. https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/press4e_002715.html ⁴²Entered into force 1 Jan 2022. https://asean.org/regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-rcep-to-enter-into-force-on-1-january-2022/ ⁴³Negotiations launched 2011; Negotiations suspended. https://www.efta.int/free-trade/ongoing-negotiations-talks/russia-belarus-kazakhstan ⁴⁴Singapore has signed a free trade agreement with the Pacific Alliance - made up of Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Chile - those governments said on January 26, 2022, in a deal they said would facilitate trade and closer ties with Asia. https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/singapore-pacific-alliance-countries-sign-trade-agreement ⁴⁵Twelfth round of negotiations Feb 2022. https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2006/december/tradoc_118238.pdf ⁴⁶Negotiations 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 ⁴⁷Negotiations 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/ ⁴⁸Signed 1 October 2019. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/singapore-eurasian-economic-union-free-trade-agreement-11960654 ⁴⁹As of 19 June 2022, four rounds of negotiations have been held. https://dailynewsegypt.com/2022/06/19/egypt-eaeu-discuss-launching-new-free-trade-agreement/ ⁵⁰Negotiations launched 3 June 2017. http://www.eurasiancommission.org/en/nae/news/Pages/3-06-2017.aspx ⁵¹India-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 ⁵²The 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). ⁵³India and SACU revived the negotiations 15 July 2020. https://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/CountryNews/12863_press_release.pdf ⁵⁴According 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 ⁵⁵Negotiations suspended. Source: http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/fta/index.html ⁵⁶Negotiations 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 ⁵⁷Thirteenth round of negotiations 11-14 Oct 2022. https://www.efta.int/Free-Trade/news/EFTA-States-and-Malaysia-meet-their-13th-round-negotiations-Economic-Partnership-Agreement-532291 ⁵⁸Negotiations launched 2011. https://www.nst.com.my/news/2017/03/216334/malaysia-gcc-trade-deal-hold-now ⁵⁹New 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 ⁶⁰Signed but not yet in effect in 2024. https://www.reuters.com/world/new-zealand-reaches-trade-deal-with-gulf-states-2024-10-31/ ⁶¹CAIRO, 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/ ⁶²Negotiations launched 2006. https://www.dawn.com/news/202482 ⁶³Ninth round of negotiations 19-21 Dec 2016. http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/enarticle/engcc/engccnews/201612/33922_1.html ⁶⁴Negotiations 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/ ⁶⁵On 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/ ⁶⁶Seventh round of negotiations 30 Aug 2021. http://www.sice.oas.org/TPD/MER_KOR/MER_KOR_e.ASP#Negotiations ⁶⁷Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan and Ministers from the four MERCOSUR Member States – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – signed the MERCOSUR-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (MCSFTA) on December 7, 2023 at the 63rd Summit of Heads of State of MERCOSUR and Associate States in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; The signing was witnessed by the Heads of State of the MERCOSUR Member States. https://www.mti.gov.sg/Newsroom/Press-Releases/2023/12/Singapore-and-MERCOSUR-sign-the-MERCOSUR-Singapore-Free-Trade-Agreement ⁶⁸First 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 ⁶⁹Negotiations on hold as of Nov 2020; Fourth round of negotiations Apr 2014. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2020)659337 https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2006/december/tradoc_118238.pdf ⁷⁰Sixteenth round of negotiations 29 May - 1 Jun, 2018. https://www.efta.int/Free-Trade/news/Free-trade-negotiations-between-EFTA-and-Vietnam-continue-508821 ⁷¹Signed and in effect: 1 August 2020. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_20_1412 ⁷²Negotiations Launched: April 2017. http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Business/view?articleId=145283

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