Singapore-Panama Free Trade Agreement

Sub-subject: Singapore-Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Syllabus:

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

Sample of the sub-subject: Singapore-Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

Sub-Subject 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 international market opportunities for exports products, services, and foreign direct investment between Singapore and Panama
2. Strengthen the relationship between Singapore and Panama
3. Establish a cooperative framework
4. Liberalize and promote 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 foreign trade and foreign direct investment between Singapore and Panama
6. Establish a framework of transparent rules to govern and regulate foreign trade and foreign direct investment between Singapore and Panama
7. Maximize opportunities for 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 products
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.

The Chapters of the Singapore-Panama Free Trade Agreement.

1. International Trade in products
2. Rules and Certificate of Origin
3. Customs Procedures
4. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
5. Technical barriers to trade
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- Strategic Partnership

Foreign Trade Singapore-Panama.

1. The Republic of Panama is the largest trade 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 of the Western Civilization and Singapore to the Sinic Civilization.

Sample of the sub-subject: Singapore-Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA)