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Minister of Economic Development and Trade Mohamed Saeed confirmed that the Maldives-Türkiye Free Trade Agreement has been drawn up, with the Preferential Trade Agreement finalised last Thursday and set to be presented to the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye for approval. Saeed said the Maldives requested zero-tariff treatment on 38 items, with yellowfin and skipjack tuna among the priorities, and also noted the 2018 Maldives-China FTA will now be implemented with customs staff to be briefed over the next two months.
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Then the two countries will sign. We expect it to be effective around December or 1 January [2025]
The current free trade agreement between China and Maldives can be [effective] whenever the two countries want. There are no legal or technical obstacles
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38 itemsitems on which the Maldives has requested zero-tariff concessions from TürkiyeMaldives RepublicHowever, we have 38 items that are zero tariff or where we do not have to pay any duty at all
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214 itemsitems for which the administration earlier sought zero tariffs on exports to TürkiyeMaldives Republicthe administration had earlier said it would seek to establish zero tariffs on 214 items to be exported to Türkiye under the FTA
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The Preferential Trade Agreement for the Maldives-Türkiye Free Trade Agreement was finalised.last ThursdayMaldives RepublicThe Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) for the FTA was finalised last Thursday, the minister said on Saturday.
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The agreement will be presented to the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye for approval.Maldives RepublicAccording to the Minister, the agreement will now be presented to the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, the Turkish parliament, for approval.
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Negotiations on a free trade agreement between Türkiye and the Maldives began.MarchMaldives RepublicNegotiations on a free trade agreement between the two countries began in March.
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