Singapore-Panama Free Trade Agreement

Syllabus of the Subject: Singapore-Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

1. Introduction to the Singapore-Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
2. Foreign Trade in Goods, Services, and Investment
3. Benefits to the Singaporean Exporters
4. International Trade (Import, Export) between Singapore and Panama
5. Colon Free Zone (Panama)

Sample: Singapore-Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

Description: Singapore-Panama Free Trade Agreement

The Singapore-Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA) entered into force in 2006.

The objectives of the Singapore-Panama Free Trade Agreement are to:

1. Establish a free-trade area that will promote the market opportunities for the exports products, services, and foreign direct investment between Singapore and Panama
2. Strengthen the relationships between Singapore and Panama
3. Establish a cooperative framework
4. Liberalise and promote the foreign trade in products and services between Singapore and Panama and to set up a transparent, predictable and facilitative Foreign direct investment regime
5. Improve the efficiency and competitiveness of their goods and services sectors and expand the international trade and foreign direct investment between Singapore and Panama
6. Establish a framework of transparent rules to govern and regulate the foreign trade and Foreign direct investment (FDI) between Singapore and Panama
7. Maximise the opportunities for the cooperation between Singapore and Panama in logistics and services (telecommunication, maritime, banking)

The Singapore-Panama Free Trade Agreement covers:

1. Market access for International trade in goods
2. Cross-border Trade in Services
3. Financial services
4. Telecommunications
5. E-commerce
6. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
7. Competition
8. Government Procurement
9. Dispute Settlement

The Singapore-Panama Free Trade Agreement also has opened up Government procurement.

Chapters of the Singapore-Panama Free Trade Agreement.

1. International trade in goods
2. Rules and Certificate of Origin
3. Customs Procedures
4. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
5. Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
6. Competition Policy
7. Government Procurement
8. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
9. Cross-border Trade in Services
10. Financial Services
11. Telecommunications
12. E-Commerce
13. Transparency
14. Dispute Settlement
15. Strategic Partnership

Foreign Trade Singapore-Panama.

1. The Republic of Panama is the largest trading partner of Singapore in Latin America
2. Foreign trade: SGD 4.3 billion (30% growth over the previous year)

Panama belongs to the Latin American Economic Area (Western Civilisation) and Singapore to the Sinic Civilisation.

1. Singaporean Free Trade Agreements: ASEAN (Australia, Canada, China, India, European Union, Japan, Korea, Russia, Pakistan), APEC, Indian-Ocean Rim Association, Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, Australia, China, Jordan, India, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Peru, EFTA, United States...
2. Panamanian Free Trade Agreements: United States, Canada, Andean Community, Central American Integration System, Central America, European Union, EFTA, Association of Caribbean States...