Pacific Alliance, Associate Members Kick Off Free Trade Negotiations

November 2, 2017

The Pacific Alliance met with its incoming “associate members” for the first round of formal free trade negotiations last week in the Colombian city of Cali. The talks aim to confirm Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore’s status of “associate members” to the Latin American trading coalition, in line with a process announced earlier this year.

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Topics: REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS (RTAS)

Regions: LATIN AMERICA

Authors: INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ICTSD)


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