On 19 December 2020, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) jointly issued the Measures for Security Review of Foreign Investment (New Measures)

The recently concluded Comprehensive Regional Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement is a proof of resolve of Malaysia, together with ASEAN member countries and the five ASEAN Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) partners, to continue strengthening regional economic integration, facilitating cross-border trade and investment, and reducing non-tariff barriers, a Malaysian minister has said.

A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Israel and Ukraine took effect over the weekend and is estimated to double the trade between Israel and Ukraine within the next two to three years to $2 billion.

Vietnamese exporters in the steel and mechanic sectors expect to get easier access to the UK market following the signing of the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) last month.

At present, South Korea is in a total of 17 free trade agreements (FTAs) with 56 countries, including the South Korea-U.K. FTA that took effect on Jan. 1. In 2019, South Korea’s trade with the 56 states accounted for approximately 70 percent of its total international trade.

Vietnam’s GDP will expand by 8.6 percent this year, the highest in over two decades, market research firm Fitch Solutions has forecast.

From January 1, 2021, the Agreement on Free Trade with the UK will come into force

Approval of a trade deal between Britain and the European Union was hurried through the British Parliament in just a day on Wednesday, a decisive but rushed conclusion to a long Brexit story that has divided Britons and convulsed their politics for more than four years.

With 13 free trade agreements (FTAs) in effect, Vietnamese businesses are benefitting from the reduction and or elimination of tariff barriers, paving the way for additional Vietnamese products to reach global markets.

Vietnam and the UK concluded necessary procedures for the temporary application of the bilateral free trade agreement from 6am of January 1, 2021 (Vietnam time) following the signing of the deal on December 29, 2020.