Singapore-Pacific Alliance FTA offers firms, investors a stable environment to grow: Alvin Tan
Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan says the free trade agreement (FTA) between Singapore and Pacific Alliance offers businesses and investors a stable environment to grow. The FTA entered into force on May 5 to reduce tariffs and lower operating costs for businesses, and builds on bilateral trade, which reached S$12.5 billion last year. Alex Capri, Senior Lecturer at the NUS School of Business and author of Techno-Nationalism: How it’s Reshaping Trade, Geopolitics and Society joins us in the studio to discuss how important the Latin American market is to Singapore and how this FTA will shape our trade relations with them.
Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan says the free trade agreement (FTA) between Singapore and Pacific Alliance offers businesses and investors a stable environment to grow. The FTA entered into force on May 5 to reduce tariffs and lower operating costs for businesses, and builds on bilateral trade, which reached S$12.5 billion last year. Alex Capri, Senior Lecturer at the NUS School of Business and author of Techno-Nationalism: How it’s Reshaping Trade, Geopolitics and Society joins us in the studio to discuss how important the Latin American market is to Singapore and how this FTA will shape our trade relations with them.