Upgraded China-Singapore free trade pact takes effect, will enhance market access for businesses


Singapore investors and services suppliers will enjoy more liberal and transparent rules to invest in and trade with China. - ST FILE

SINGAPORE: China and Singapore have upgraded a 15-year-old free trade deal to further open up their markets to investors and services suppliers on both sides, and expand cooperation in telecom services, said Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI).

The China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement’s (CSFTA) Further Upgrade Protocol, which entered into force on Dec 31, 2024, includes a recently updated edition of a “negative list” of Chinese industries in which foreigners are not allowed to invest.

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