by Liang Wen

New Problem of Asia Briefing: Are You Prepared for ASEAN 2015?

The very first concern of Asia Briefing Magazine, titled Are you Prepared for ASEAN 2015?, is out now and will be temporarily accessible as a complimentary PDF download on the Asia Briefing Bookstore by way of the months of January and February 2013.

Despite the fact that each China and India have just lately signed free of charge trade agreements with ASEAN, several businesses nevertheless look blissfully unaware of the free trade agreements and economic partnerships that are drastically modifying Asia’s enterprise opportunities. These are agreements that do away with customs duties and tariffs on 1000’s of items. In this first concern of the bi-month-to-month Asia Briefing magazine, we concentrate on the new dawn that ASEAN totally free trade brings to the complete region, as well as the dramatic additional effect of pan-Asian free trade agreements such as the Regional Extensive Financial Partnership.

ASEAN – the Association of Southeast Asian Nations – comprises ten Asian nations (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) as an economic trade bloc. That indicates decreased or zero customs duties across a room that involves the 10 ASEAN nations, and includes further agreements, nevertheless underneath negotiation, that are anticipated to website link in China, India, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea with the very same ASEAN bloc.

Collectively, ASEAN represents a market of some 600 million individuals, with a combined GDP of about US$ one.8 trillion. If ASEAN had been a nation, in economic terms it would be the ninth biggest in the globe. The emergence of totally free trade across the region via the several ASEAN FTAs will have a profound impact on China, India and Asia, let alone the international players that do organization in the area.

Is your firm prepared?

In this situation:

Why ASEAN is Crucial for Your Asia Company Method
Inter-Asia Trade Flows
Making use of Singapore as a Base for Asia Growth
Vietnam as a Manufacturing Destination for Revenue to China

Are You Ready for ASEAN 2015? is out now and right away available as a complimentary PDF download on the Asia Briefing Bookstore.

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