Tag: free trade agreement

• Saturday, December 9th 2023 - 11:00 UTC

  Singapore signs free trade agreement with Mercosur at the Rio summit

  

  The city-state of Singapore and a leading business and financial hub in Asia finally signed a free trade agreement with Mercosur during the South American countries summit held in Rio do Janeiro. It is Mercosur's first deal with a Southeast Asian nation.

• Wednesday, July 26th 2023 - 10:28 UTC

  Nicaragua on verge of FTA with China

  

  Nicaraguan authorities Tuesday announced that a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China is ready to be signed next month after the “substantial conclusion” of the ongoing negotiations, it was reported in Managua.

• Friday, May 12th 2023 - 10:16 UTC

  Ecuador and China reach FTA

  

  Ecuador and China signed a free trade agreement (FTA) whereby the South American country will have access to a market of 1.4 billion people, it was reported in Quito on Wednesday. It was the second such pact signed under the administration of President Guillermo Lasso, following the one reached with Costa Rica.

• Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 18:56 UTC

  Uruguay's FTA with China would endanger Mercosur, Vieira says

  

  Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira told Folha de Sao Paulo that a possible free trade agreement between Uruguay and China would endanger the future of the South American Common Market (Mercosur). In Vieira's view, such a move would contradict the bloc's integration policies.

• Friday, December 16th 2022 - 13:58 UTC

  Uruguay-United States relations promise “a lot of development possible”

  

  Uruguay and the United States are on the path of a “possible development”, according to the Secretary of the Presidency of the South American country, Álvaro Delgado. The official highlighted Thursday the importance of the Alliance for Economic Prosperity in the Americas and the relationship with Washington.

• Thursday, December 23rd 2021 - 09:48 UTC

  Uruguay's President admits FTA with Turkey under consideration

  

  Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday admitted his country was after one-on-one trade deals with countries other than China and singled out Turkey was a target. Regarding a possible agreement with the United States, Lacalle said it would be a childhood dream come true.

• Thursday, September 16th 2021 - 09:13 UTC

  Paraguayan Government seeks to deepen Mercosur trade agreement with Egypt

  

  Paraguay's Finance Ministry sought to deepen the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Mercosur and Egypt Wednesday when the II Meeting of the accord's Joint Committee convened.

• Wednesday, September 8th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Uruguay brokers one-on-one free trade deal with China hoping it will not affect Mercosur

  

  Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday announced his country had begun negotiations with China to reach a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which has been regarded as the beginning of the end of Mercosur.

• Wednesday, January 27th 2021 - 09:06 UTC

  New Zealand and China upgraded their free trade agreement: Bad news for Mercosur

  

  China and New Zealand signed the upgrading protocol of their free trade agreement (FTA) via video link on Tuesday with new commitments in trade market entry, investment, and other key aspects.

• Monday, November 16th 2020 - 07:00 UTC

  Asia-Pacific 15 nations sign the world's largest free trade pact: 2,2bn people and a US$ 26,2 trillion GDP

  

  Asia Pacific nations including China, Japan and South Korea on Sunday signed the world’s largest regional free trade agreement, encompassing nearly a third of the world’s population and gross domestic product.