New Singapore-Pacific Alliance trade agreement to focus on tech and sustainability


Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan was on a five-day visit to Mexico. PHOTO: ALVIN TAN/FACEBOOK via The Straits Times/ANN

MEXICO CITY, May 20 (The Straits Times/ANN): Technology and environmental sustainability are among the key issues that Singapore, Mexico, and other Pacific Alliance (PA) members are discussing in the context of a new PA-Singapore trade agreement, said Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan on Tuesday (May 17).

Tan, who was on a five-day visit to Mexico until Thursday, said: “We now have the PASFTA (Pacific Alliance-Singapore Free Trade Agreement) with Singapore as the first associate member, and we are very pleased.

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