Course summary
Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Panama Canada:
Entry into force Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA): 15
November 2011
Elements covered by the Canada-Panama FTA include: market access for goods,
cross-border trade in services, telecommunications, investment, financial
services and government procurement.
The elimination of Panama’s tariffs will enhance opportunities for trade in
products of export interest to Canadian industrial and agricultural producers.
The Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will benefit Canadian exporters
in numerous sectors through the elimination of Panamanian tariffs, including:
agriculture and agri-food products; pharmaceuticals; wood, pulp and paper
products; electrical and industrial machinery; vehicles and auto parts;
information and communication technology; aerospace; plastic products; fish and
seafood; and iron and steel products.
Canadian commercial service exports to Panama amounted to $8.0 million in
2007. Key areas of interest for Canadian service providers include financial
services, information and communication technology services, environment
services, and energy services (e.g.crude petroleum, hydrocarbons, and natural
gas).
Canadian merchandise exports to Panama: include machinery, vehicles
(including diesel trucks), electrical and electronic equipment, pharmaceutical
equipment, pulses (primarily lentils), and frozen potato products.
Canadian service exports to Panama: include financial services,
engineering and other professional services, information and communication
technology services.
Canadian merchandise imports from Panama: include precious stones and
metals (mainly gold), edible fruits and nuts (mainly bananas and plantains), and
fish and seafood products.
The FTA will secure access to the government procurement market, including
for the $5.4 -billion expansion of the Panama Canal and other infrastructure
projects.
Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Panama Canada:
Free Trade Agreements (FTA) of Panama
- Canada Free Trade Agreements (FTA's)
Master International Business
for Canadian Students
Educational level: Continuing education / Executive education programs.
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