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Singapore

Singapore-Australia free trade agreement upgraded

Published Thu, Oct 13, 2016 · 12:20 AM
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SINGAPORE companies will be able to bid for procurement contracts from Australia's federal government as well as all of Australia's eight states and territories under an upgraded Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA), the Ministry of Trade and Industry said in a press release Thursday morning.

Investors will also not need to seek approval from Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board for investments below A$1.094 billion (S$1.14 billion) in "non-sensitive sectors" in Australia, it added.

The ministry said the upgraded SAFTA is expected to enter into force in 2017.

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