free trade agreement (FTA)

The UK will be the first non-original member and European country to join the CPTPP since its ratification in 2018.

Malaysia’s ratification of the 11-member agreement will come into effect on Nov 29.

Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong says that discussions on the UK’s accession to the CPTPP are “on-going”.

(Nov 10): A free-trade agreement between Singapore and the European Union that’s been almost a decade in the making will take effect Nov 21, the two sides announced Friday.

(Oct 20): The European Union and Singapore signed free-trade and investment protection agreements in Brussels on Friday in a bid to improve bilateral business ties amid rising global trade conflicts.

SINGAPORE (Jan 6): DBS Group Research says companies in Singapore and Thailand are leading the way among the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in the expansion of their regional footprints.