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Singapore

The Singaporean government has taken on a very active programme of FTA negotiations, further deepening its position as a business hub of Southeast Asia. It has signed bilateral deals with New Zealand (2000), Japan (2002), EFTA (2002), Australia (2003), the US (2003), Jordan (2004), the quadrilateral Pacific 4 (2005), India (2005), Korea (2005), Panama (2006), Peru (2008), China (2008), Qatar (2008), the Gulf Cooperation Council (2008) and Costa Rica (2010). Negotiations with Mexico, Canada, Colombia, SACU, Egypt, Ukraine, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are ongoing. There has been talk of further FTAs with Iran and Morocco.

Additionally, Singapore is part of the ASEAN bloc which is currently working towards an FTA with the EU, India, and Australia/New Zealand, as well as full implementation of the deal with China.

last update: May 2012
Photo: tobiwei/CC BY-NC 2.0

Singapore and New Zealand to enter digital trade agreement
7-Jan-2021 Foreign Brief
The Digital Economy Partnership Agreement between New Zealand, Singapore, and Chile will enter into force today.
Singapore plans to sign free trade agreement with Pacific Alliance in 2021
14-Dec-2020 The Straits Times
Singapore is planning to sign a free trade agreement in 2021 with the Pacific Alliance, which consists of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, after making significant progress on it.
Singapore and Britain ink free trade deal
10-Dec-2020 The Star
Singapore signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom to ensure that companies from both countries continue to enjoy the same benefits that they are receiving under the Republic’s FTA with the European Union.
Singapore ‘staying open and being connected’ as it seeks more trade deals amid pandemic: minister
22-Oct-2020 South China Morning Post
Singapore is speaking with countries on developing further trade deals in the wake of last year’s pact with the European Union.
Petition against Singapore FTA taken up before SC
15-Jul-2020 ADA Derana
The Attorney General has informed the Supreme Court that the content of the Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SLSFTA) still under the study of the Presidential Committee appointed to review the agreement.
Chan Chun Sing warns against renegotiating FTAs
8-Jul-2020 The New Paper
Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing warned against reopening negotiations on free trade agreements (FTAs) and implementing inconsistent manpower policies.
MERCOSUR and Singapore – free trade agreement delayed due to COVID-19
6-Jul-2020 ASEAN Briefing
Singapore and the Southern Common Market of South America (MERCOSUR) have experienced a delay in their FTA negotiations after Argentina announced its decision to withdraw from ongoing negotiations on potential trade deals.
India, US could strike a ’smaller’ trade deal in the coming weeks: Indian envoy
1-Jun-2020 Economic Times
India and the US could strike a “smaller” trade deal in the coming weeks, India’s ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu has said.
Singapore: Russia’s new gateway to Southeast Asia?
1-Jun-2020 OZY
A new free trade agreement with Singapore is giving Moscow unprecedented access to Southeast Asian markets.
Singapore in touch with Mercosur bloc on FTA talks after Argentina pullout
4-May-2020 Straits Times
Singapore said that it is in contact with South American bloc Mercosur after a member state pulled out of talks on new free trade agreements (FTAs) that the group is negotiating beyond the region.