Mon, Apr 21
|PERDANA HALL, KUALA LUMPUR
FTA CONSULTATION WITH INDUSTRIES ON INITIATION OF MALAYSIA-GCC NEGOTIATIONS AND MALAYSIA-PAKISTAN CEPA REVIEW
MITI consultation session at Perdana Main Hall, MITI Tower, Kuala Lumpur to the consultation of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Malaysia and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) counties and review of the Malaysia-Pakistan Closer
Time & Location
Apr 21, 2025, 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
PERDANA HALL, KUALA LUMPUR , Menara MITI @ KL Metropolis, 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Kompleks Kerajaan, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
About the event
Malaysia and the GCC are currently initiating and exploringthe scoping of an FTA. GCC countries comprise of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates(UAE). Possible scope of an FTA includes trade in goods, rules oforigin, sanitary and phytosanitary, technical barriers to trade, customs procedure and trade facilitation, trade remedies, trade in services, intellectual property rights, investment promotion and protection, MSME, digital trade and economic cooperation, among others. The start of the negotiations could happen as early as this year. Your inputs will help shape Malaysia’s position with regards to the initiating and scoping of the FTA.
BACKGROUND - REVIEW OF THE MALAYSIA-PAKISTAN CLOSER ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (MPCEPA)
Malaysia and Pakistan signed MPCEPA in 2007 and the agreement came into force in 2008. MITI is currently exploring the possibility of revising all chapters and enhancing commitmentsin specific products and services under the MPCEPA.
views and feedback from industry representatives, ministries, and agencies on the initiation