SAFTA - South Asian Free Trade Agreement
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SAFTA - South Asian Free Trade Agreement
The South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) is a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) among 8 South Asian countries that was signed in 2004.
Information about SAFTA https://www.un.org/ldcportal/content/south-asian-free-trade-area-safta
SAFTA Treaty https://www.saarc-sec.org/index.php/resources/agreements-conventions/36-agreement-on-south-asian-free-trade-area-safta/file
SAFTA, Membership Status, 28 May 2025
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How desirable is the South Asian Free Trade Area? A quantitative economic assessment Bandara, J. S., & Yu, W. (2003). How desirable is the South Asian Free Trade Area? A quantitative economic assessment. World Economy, 26(9), 1293-1323.
Trade impacts of South Asian free trade agreements in Sri Lanka Taguchi, H., & Rubasinghe, D. C. I. (2019). Trade impacts of South Asian free trade agreements in Sri Lanka. South Asia Economic Journal, 20(1), 1-18.
The South Asian free trade agreement: which way forward? Weerakoon, D., & Thennakoon, J. (2008). The South Asian free trade agreement: which way forward?. Journal of South Asian Development, 3(1), 135-149.
Trade liberalisation in South Asia: free trade area or customs union? Siriwardana, M. (2003). Trade liberalisation in South Asia: free trade area or customs union?. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 26(3), 309-329.
How effective is the free trade agreement in South Asia? An empirical investigation Islam, A., Bloch, H., & Salim, R. (2014). How effective is the free trade agreement in South Asia? An empirical investigation. International Review of Applied Economics, 28(5), 611-627.
Is South Asian Free Trade Area Desirable? Evidence from Dynamic Gravity Models Peiris, T. U. I. (2021). Is South Asian Free Trade Area Desirable? Evidence from Dynamic Gravity Models. Asian Journal of Management Studies, 1(1).
Dynamics of trade specialization and performance of SAFTA: A case study of Afghanistan Wani, N. U. H., & Rasa, M. M. (2023). Dynamics of trade specialization and performance of SAFTA: A case study of Afghanistan. South Asia Economic Journal, 24(2), 153-179.
Brazil, MERCOSUR, and SAFTA: Destructive Restructuring or Pan-American Integration? Schwartz, G. (2021). Brazil, MERCOSUR, and SAFTA: Destructive Restructuring or Pan-American Integration?. In Cooperation Or Rivalry? (pp. 129-149). Routledge.
Trade potential under the SAFTA between India and other SAARC countries: the augmented gravity model approach Sharma, V., & Kumar, V. (2021). Trade potential under the SAFTA between India and other SAARC countries: the augmented gravity model approach. Statistics in Transition new series, 22(3), 81-97.
India and Bangladesh: an analysis of bilateral trade between two emerging economies of SAFTA Akram, H. W., Sanyal, S., & Aliy, H. S. (2024). India and Bangladesh: an analysis of bilateral trade between two emerging economies of SAFTA. International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 38(3), 425-440.
A Tale of Too Little: Anti-dumping Tariff Between SAFTA Contracting Parties Islam, M. R. (2023). A Tale of Too Little: Anti-dumping Tariff Between SAFTA Contracting Parties. Journal of World Trade, 57(5).
Bilateral trade between India and Bangladesh: A pre-and post-SAFTA period analysis Islam, M. K., & Nath, A. (2023). Bilateral trade between India and Bangladesh: A pre-and post-SAFTA period analysis. Global Trade and Customs Journal, 18(2).
Do rules of origin extend disproportionate trade gains under SAFTA: a case study of bicycle and textile industries Singh, R., & Singh, S. (2021). Do rules of origin extend disproportionate trade gains under SAFTA: a case study of bicycle and textile industries. Global Trade and Customs Journal, 16(2).
Impact of sensitive lists under SAFTA: Quantitative assessment using a partial equilibrium modeling Kumar, S., & Ahmed, S. (2014). Impact of sensitive lists under SAFTA: Quantitative assessment using a partial equilibrium modeling. European Journal of Globalization and Development Research, 10(1).
Pruning the SAFTA sensitive list of Bangladesh: its scope, methods and selection of products Moazzem, K. G., & Basak, K. K. (2013). Pruning the SAFTA sensitive list of Bangladesh: its scope, methods and selection of products. South Asia Economic Journal, 14(2), 231-260.
An analysis of India's export potential in South Asia under SAFTA Sharma, V., & Sharma, A. (2023). An analysis of India’s export potential in South Asia under SAFTA. Journal of Social Economics Research, 10(2), 59-68.
