ISDS Case Map
EFTA
European Free Trade Association (Finland, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Switzerland)
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal meets UK counterpart Jonathan Reynolds to advance India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks. The negotiations, nearing completion, focus on trade, investment, and visa flexibility.
Four-member EFTA comprising Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland concludes trade deal with Malaysia as US tariffs sweep world.
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA), of which Switzerland is a member, and Ukraine signed an updated free trade agreement in Kyiv.
The EFTA–Moldova Free Trade Agreement came into force for all parties on April 1, following the completion of the necessary internal procedures by Switzerland and Liechtenstein, the European Free Trade Association said.
The Swiss parliament has approved the free trade agreement between the EFTA states and India. After the Council of States, the National Council also approved the corresponding federal decree on Thursday. Switzerland is one of the EFTA states.
While the Thailand - EFTA agreemnts avoids TRIPS-plus measures that would directly impact medicine access and the universal healthcare system, Thai CSOs group remain concerns regarding border measures and intellectual property enforcement.
Alexandre Fasel, the State Secretary for Foreign Affairs in Switzerland on Thursday said that India and Switzerland are poised to strengthen their economic ties through a new bilateral investment treaty.
India is negotiating a slew of trade deals, including with the UK, Oman and the EU, and also plans to bring back on the table a 'mini pact' with US.
During a five-day trip to Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay this week, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis tried to push forward negotiations on a free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
The SIA falls short of its promises. It contains strong methodological and analytical shortcomings which limit its usefulness for negotiators, stakeholders or the general public.
