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The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has not affected Thailand’s free trade agreements (FTAs) or the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), the Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) said on Thursday.

Thailand is expected to complete discussions on a free trade agreement (FTA) with Pakistan within this year.

Thailand’s Trade Negotiations Department on Monday revealed progress in talks over an Asean-Canada free trade agreement (FTA) that is expected to boost Thai GDP by 255 billion baht.

Forging a free-trade agreement with Hong Kong would bring significant benefits for the Thai service sector, Thai trade negotiators said on Thursday.

Deputy Commerce Minister Sinit Lertkrai has ordered officials to speed up talks on free trade agreements with Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Turkey. The three countries serve as gateways for Thai trade to South Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

A free-trade agreement between Thailand and Hong Kong should be sealed by the third quarter of this year, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Thursday.

The Thai durian is still a market leader in China thanks to the free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries, the Department of Trade Negotiations (DTN) said on Wednesday.

Thailand and the United Kingdom will sign an agreement to set up a Joint Trade Committee on Commerce and Economic Cooperation this month, with both countries eying a free trade agreement (FTA).

Thai agricultural exports under free trade agreements (FTAs) were worth Bt490.72 billion in 2020, up 2.2 per cent from a year earlier, the Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE) said on Wednesday. However, Thai agri-exports to all countries last year fell 3.2 per cent as Covid-19 battered economies.