Full round of Philippines-Canada trade talks set in April

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Negotiations for the second round of the Philippines' free trade agreement (FTA) with Canada in April will cover seven key areas.

“It will be a full round of negotiations [that will] cover competition policy, customs and trade facilitation, digital trade, dispute settlement, economic and technical cooperation, environment, exceptions and general provisions,” [according to Philippines Trade Undersecretary Allan] Gepty.

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Also up for discussion are financial services, good regulatory practices, government procurement, intellectual property, investments, rules of origin, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, small and medium enterprises, state-owned enterprises, technical barriers to trade, telecommunications services, temporary movement of business persons, trade in goods, trade in services, transparency, and anti-corruption.

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It would be the Philippines‘ first trade deal in North America.

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