Singapore and Australia to launch upgraded FTA
Four bilateral agreements signed on final day of PM Lee's visit Down Under
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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