Trade & Investment Framework Agreements (TIFAs) in the United States
Trade and Investment Framework Agreements provide strategic frameworks and principles for dialogue on trade and investment issues between the United States and the other parties to the Trade and Investment Framework Agreements.
Although the names of Framework Agreements may vary, e.g., the Trade, Investment, and Development Agreement (TIDCA) with the South African Customs Union, or the United States-Icelandic Forum, these agreements all serve as a forum for the United States and other governments to meet and discuss issues of mutual interest with the objective of improving cooperation and enhancing opportunities for trade and investment.
U.S. TIFAs
The United States and its Trade and Investment Framework Agreements partners consult on a wide range of issues related to trade and investment. Topics for consultation and possible further cooperation include market access issues, labor, the environment, protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, and, in appropriate cases, capacity building.
Trade and Investment Framework Agreements Councils normally meet at least once a year at senior levels of government.
The United States has Trade and Investment Framework Agreements with countries at different levels of development and trade and investment interests.
Below are Trade and Investment Framework Agreements, sorted by region.
Africa
Trade and Investment Framework Agreements with countries of this Region:
- U.S. – Angola TIFA
- U.S. – Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) TIFA
- U.S. East African Community TIFA
- U.S. – Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) TIFA
- U.S.-Ghana TIFA
- U.S.-Liberia TIFA
- U.S.-Mauritius TIFA
- U.S.-Mozambique TIFA
- U.S.-Nigeria TIFA
- U.S. – Rwanda TIFA
- U.S.-South Africa TIFA
- U.S. – West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) TIFA
Americas
Trade and Investment Framework Agreements with countries of this Region:
- U.S – Argentina TIFA
- U.S. – Caricom TIFA
- U.S.-Uruguay TIFA
- U.S.-Uruguay TIFA Protocol on Trade and Environment
- U.S.-Uruguay TIFA Protocol on Trade Facilitation
Europe and the Middle East
Trade and Investment Framework Agreements with countries of this Region:
- U.S.-Algeria TIFA
- U.S.-Bahrain TIFA
- U.S. – Egypt TIFA
- U.S.-GCC Framework Agreement for Trade, Economic, Investment and Technical Cooperation
- U.S. – Georgia TIFA
- U.S. – Iceland TICF
- U.S.-Kuwait TIFA
- U.S.-Lebanon TIFA
- U.S.-Libya TIFA
- U.S. – Oman TIFA
- U.S.-Qatar TIFA
- U.S.-Saudi Arabia TIFA
- U.S. – Switzerland TICF
- U.S.-Tunisia TIFA
- U.S.-Turkey TIFA
- U.S.-Ukraine TICA
- U.S.-United Arab Emirates TIFA
- U.S.-Yemen TIFA
China, Mongolia, and Taiwan
Trade and Investment Framework Agreements with countries of this Region: U.S.-Mongolia TIFA
South and Central Asia
Trade and Investment Framework Agreements with countries of this Region:
- U.S.-Afghanistan TIFA
- U.S. – Central Asian TIFA (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan)
- U.S.-Maldives TIFA
- U.S.-Nepal TIFA
- U.S.-Pakistan TIFA
- U.S. – Sri Lanka TIFA
Southeast Asia and the Pacific
Trade and Investment Framework Agreements with countries of this Region:
- U.S.-ASEAN TIFA
- U.S.-Brunei TIFA
- U.S.-Cambodia TIFA
- U.S.-Indonesia TIFA
- U.S.- Laos TIFA
- U.S. – Malaysia TIFA
- U.S. – New Zealand TIFA
- U.S. – Philippines TIFA (with a Customs Administration and Trade Facilitation Protocol)
- U.S.-Thailand TIFA
- U.S.-Vietnam TIFA
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