ISDS Case Map
Peru
Peru is close to signing new free trade agreements with countries on various continents around the world.
Peru played an active role in APEC, achieving a series of positive outcomes for the country, including the signing of bilateral trade agreements.
Hong Kong will explore striking a free-trade agreement with more countries in Latin America, the city’s leader has said.
The agreement was signed by Peru's Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister, Desilu Leon, and Hong Kong's Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Algernon Yau.
Hong Kong will sign a free-trade agreement with Peru. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu is in Lima for the APEC summit, where he will also lobby for Hong Kong's membership in the RCEP. He will meet with leaders of other economies and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
A new pact with India would enable the South American country to have free trade with the world's top two most populous nations, as Peru has had free trade with China since 2009.
The Hong Kong government is looking to finalise a free trade agreement with Peru, as Chief Executive John Lee heads to the South American nation to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders’ meeting.
Peru and China will sign an updated free-trade agreement during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit to the Andean nation that would boost commerce by at least 50 per cent between the countries, Peru’s foreign minister said.
Negotiations are temporarily on hold even for the FTAs where talks have been initiated but are not at an advanced stage, like Peru and Chile, but could continue if approval comes from the top.
The Council has adopted a decision to conclude the trade agreement between the European Union and its member states, on one hand, and Colombia and Peru, on the other, as well as a decision to conclude the protocol concerning Ecuador's accession to this agreement.
