European Free Trade Association (Finland, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Switzerland)
26-Feb-2021
Swiss Info
The Swiss government has allocated grant funding of $65 million over a period of four years to the island nation, in order to promote inclusive and sustainable development.
9-Feb-2021
Handelskampanjen
Joint statement from several civil society organizations and farmers' associations with requirements for the Mercosur agreement.
4-Feb-2021
Uniterre
The FTA with Indonesia showcases a supposed sustainability, but it is only a large-scale scam.
3-Feb-2021
Sydney Morning Herald
Australia will turn its attention towards clinching a trade agreement with Israel. A similar feasibility study to scope the benefits of beginning trade negotiations with European Free Trade Association countries.
27-Jan-2021
PBI Canada
Human rights defenders on the ground have been drawing attention for many years to the negative consequences of palm oil cultivation for small farmers, indigenous people and the environment.
15-Jan-2021
Info Sperber
Only implementation can show what the palm oil agreement with Indonesia is worth, says trade expert Elisabeth Bürgi Bonanomi.
3-Dec-2020
The Jakarta Post
The Indonesian government is expecting to finish the ratification of the comprehensive economic partnership agreement with EFTA early next year in a bid to attract investment from those countries amid the COVID-19 crisis.
22-Oct-2020
Reuters
Norway and Britain have signed a temporary, limited agreement to help maintain trade in goods in case there is no final Brexit trade deal in place by year-end.
1-Oct-2020
Bangkok Post
Thailand has kick-started efforts to forge a free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association, a regional trade bloc consisting of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
23-Sep-2020
International Trade Compliance Update
On 21 September 2020, the Federal Customs Administration announced that the EFTA-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement will enter into force on 1 November 2020.