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Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) Under NegotiationThe Issue: Recent initiatives to negotiate FTAs with the United Arab Emirates, the Southern African Customs Union (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland) and Thailand have stalled and resulted in those agreements being downgraded to Trade and Investment Framework Agreements. FTA talks with Switzerland and Egypt have been postponed. FTA talks with Malaysia continue, although it is unclear when the agreement can be finished since a finished U.S./Malaysia agreement depends on renewal of TPA.
AAFA on the Issue:
AAFA generally supports such initiatives, provided they represent commercially meaningful opportunities to expand trade, and is evaluating each one to determine how they best serve members’ needs.
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