Trade and Investment
Republic of Korea-Central America Free Trade Agreement
(KCAFTA)
The Central America-Korea FTA enters into force for Panama: 01/03/2021
Sources:
Signed and In Effect
Notified to the WTO
Notified to the WTO
- GATT
- GATSV
Members
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Korea, Republic of
- Nicaragua
- Panama
Relevant Dates
- Signed and In Effect
2019-11-01 - Signed but not yet In Effect
2018-02-21 - Negotiations launched
2015-09-21 - Proposed/Under consultation and study
2010-10-01 - Notified to the WTO
GATT 2021-04-15 GATSV 2021-04-15
News
- Guatemala joins [Republic of] Korea–Central America [free trade agreement]Yonhap News9 Jan 2024
- [Republic of] Korea will sign trade deals with five Central American countriesCNBC21 Feb 2018
- [Republic of] Korea to seek more FTAs with emerging countriesKBS21 Mar 2017
- [Republic of] Korea, 5 Central American nations initial FTAThe Korea Herald12 Mar 2017
Opinions and Editorials
- Multilateral trade cooperation needed to fight against protectionism: [Rep. of Korea] expertXinhua News Agency23 Jul 2018
