{"id":306760,"date":"2024-08-08T18:34:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T13:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=306760"},"modified":"2024-08-08T18:34:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T13:04:13","slug":"bimstec-free-trade-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bimstec-free-trade-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"BIMSTEC Free Trade Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source-<\/strong> This post on <strong>BIMSTEC Free Trade Agreement\u00a0<\/strong>has been created based on the article \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2042535\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shri Piyush Goyal calls for faster negotiations of BIMSTEC Free Trade Agreement<\/a><\/strong>\u201d published in \u201c<strong>PIB\u201d<\/strong> on 8 August 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>Why in News?<\/h2>\n<p>Union Minister of Commerce &amp; Industry highlighted the need for member countries and business leaders to reassess priorities regarding the proposed BIMSTEC Free Trade Agreement (FTA).<\/p>\n<h2>About BIMSTEC FTA<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/th.bing.com\/th?id=OIF.w%2bnmheJHoYXGcqMgZNS8LA&amp;rs=1&amp;pid=ImgDetMain\" alt=\"BIMSTEC \" width=\"474\" height=\"248\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: maritime<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Framework Agreement on the BIMSTEC Free Trade Area was signed in Phuket, Thailand on 08 February 2004 and came into force on 30 June 2004.<\/p>\n<h2>Aim of the BIMSTEC FTA<\/h2>\n<p>Article 2 of the Framework Agreement outlines the following areas to be covered by the \u201cComprehensive Free Trade Area (FTA)\u201d-<br \/>\na. Progressive elimination of tariffs and non-tariff barriers in substantially all trade in goods.<br \/>\nb. Progressive liberalization of trade in services with substantial sectoral coverage.<br \/>\nc. Establishing an open and competitive investment regime that facilitates and promotes investment within the BIMSTEC FTA.<br \/>\nd. Establishing effective trade and investment facilitating measures, including, but not limited to, simplification of customs procedures and development of mutual recognition arrangements.<br \/>\ne. Establishing appropriate mechanisms for implementation of the Agreement.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_306787\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-306787\" style=\"width: 752px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-306787\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BIMSTEC-FTA-Working-Mechanism.png?resize=750%2C748&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BIMSTEC FTA Working Mechanism\" width=\"750\" height=\"748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BIMSTEC-FTA-Working-Mechanism.png?w=752&amp;ssl=1 752w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BIMSTEC-FTA-Working-Mechanism.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BIMSTEC-FTA-Working-Mechanism.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-306787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- BIMSTEC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Constituent Agreements of BIMSTEC FTA-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a. Agreement on Trade in Goods of the Framework Agreement on the BIMSTEC Free Trade Area.<br \/>\nb. Agreement on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters for the BIMSTEC Free Trade Area.<br \/>\nc. Agreement on Dispute Settlement Procedures and Mechanism of the Framework Agreement on the BIMSTEC Free Trade Area.<br \/>\nd. Agreement on Investment of the Framework Agreement on the BIMSTEC Free Trade Area.<\/p>\n<p>Read More- <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/5th-bimstec-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5th BIMSTEC Summit \u2013 Explained, pointwise<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus: International organisation<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source- This post on BIMSTEC Free Trade Agreement\u00a0has been created based on the article \u201cShri Piyush Goyal calls for faster negotiations of BIMSTEC Free Trade Agreement\u201d published in \u201cPIB\u201d on 8 August 2024. Why in News? Union Minister of Commerce &amp; Industry highlighted the need for member countries and business leaders to reassess priorities regarding&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bimstec-free-trade-agreement\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">BIMSTEC Free Trade Agreement<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1236],"tags":[11872,3590],"class_list":["post-306760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-international-organisations","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-pib","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306760\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}