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Singapore and Australia to launch upgraded FTA

Four bilateral agreements signed on final day of PM Lee's visit Down Under

Lee U-Wen

Lee U-Wen

Published Thu, Oct 13, 2016 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    SINGAPORE and Australia have completed the third review of their bilateral free-trade agreement (FTA), and the upgraded pact is expected to enter into force next year.

    After a year-long negotiation, Singapore's Trade Minister Lim Hng Kiang and Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Steven Ciobo signed the updated FTA at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday.

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