Trade and Investment
India-Philippines PTA
(India-Philippines PTA)
MANILA – The Philippine and Indian governments have agreed to begin the negotiations on a bilateral preferential trade agreement (PTA), which will reduce and eliminate tariffs on various goods; The announcement was made during the 5th India-Philippines Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) led by Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and his counterpart Indian Minister of External Affairs (EAM) Jaishankar in New Delhi on June 29
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Negotiations launched
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Relevant Dates
- Negotiations launched
2023-06-29 - Proposed/Under consultation and study
2020-09-30 - Not yet notified to the WTO
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