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

Relevant Dates

  • Negotiations launched
    2023-06-29
  • Proposed/Under consultation and study
    2020-09-30
  • Not yet notified to the WTO