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TPP
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Click image to expand or click here to download as PDF. Click the respective chapters to open and close them. Executive Summary Open or Close. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a free trade agreement currently being negotiated between twelve countries in the Asia Pacific (Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, United States and Vietnam). Geography Open or Close. All denominations in USD. GDP Growth: http:/ www.tradingeconomics.com/. To be ...
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APEC
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Click image to expand or click here to download as PDF. Click the respective chapters to open and close them. Executive Summary Open or Close. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum designed to facilitate free and open trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific. Founded in 1989, APEC consists of 21 member economies in the region, which collectively account for over a third of the world’s population (2.6 billion people), 60% of world GDP (US$19,254 billion) and 47% of world trade. Founding Memb...
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About
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Welcome to the Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC). This website has been designed to help business make sense of the noodle bowl or jigsaw puzzle of acronyms concerning the myriad trade agreements in force across Asia Pacific. One of our goals is to help business understand these agreements in a language that makes sense. This is the first of regular updates to this site and do look out for future versions in Chinese and Spanish. PBEC’s multinational membership includes senior executives from Au...
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Pacific Alliance
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Click image to expand or click here to download as PDF. Click the respective chapters to open and close them. Executive Summary Open or Close. The Pacific Alliance (PA), a Latin American trade bloc that aims to facilitate economic and social development, regional integration and engagement with other multilateral trade initiatives, was established in April 2011. The current members of the Alliance are the “Pacific Pumas” of Latin America – Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. Geography Open or Close. Ease o...
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NAFTA
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NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT. Click image to expand or click here to download as PDF. Click the respective chapters to open and close them. Executive Summary Open or Close. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was established in January 1994 to eliminate barriers to trade and facilitate increased flow of goods and services among its member countries – Canada, Mexico and the United States. Geography Open or Close. All denominations in USD. Founding Members: Canada, Mexico, United States.
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Trade Departments
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The Australian Trade and Investment Commission. Head office, Level 23 Aon Tower. Sydney NSW 2000 Australia. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Http:/ www.austrade.gov.au/. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Jalan Subok, Bandar Seri Begawan BD2710, Brunei Darussalam. Tel: 673 8716001 / 8716002. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Http:/ www.mofat.gov.bn/. 151 Yonge Street, 4th Floor.
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RCEP
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REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP. Click image to expand or click here to download as PDF. Click the respective chapters to open and close them. Executive Summary Open or Close. As such, negotiators are aiming for a much deeper level of integration than has been achieved through ASEAN, including measures on competition regulation, intellectual property and dispute settlement as well as the more traditional trade in goods, services, and investment clauses. There is significant diversity between ...
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ASEAN
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ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS. Click image to expand or click here to download as PDF. Click the respective chapters to open and close them. Executive Summary Open or Close. Established in 1967, ASEAN is a political alliance working toward regional security, socio-cultural and economic goals. The ASEAN Vision 2020 was introduced in 1997 and provides the basis for most of ASEAN’s developmental and integration initiatives up to the present day. The ten countries which constitute ASEAN have a combi...
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ASEAN+3
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Click image to expand or click here to download as PDF. Click the respective chapters to open and close them. Executive Summary Open or Close. ASEAN Plus Three (ASEAN 3) is a transnational forum with many economic items on its agenda, and which has been working towards an East Asian regional trade agreement for many years. Geography Open or Close. All denominations in USD. GDP Growth: http:/ www.tradingeconomics.com/. Human Development Index: http:/ hdr.undp.org/en/countries. ASEAN 3 itself is not a lega...
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