Trade and Investment
ASEAN Free Trade Area
Members
- Brunei Darussalam
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
- Lao PDR
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Viet Nam
Relevant Dates
- Signed and In Effect
01 Jan 1993 - Signed but not yet In Effect
28 Jan 1992 - Notified to the WTO
Enabling Clause 30 Oct 1992
Legal Documents
News
- Philippines sugar exports to US to run shortRappler9 May 2013
- 16 economies to kick off Asian FTA negotiations Thursday [9 May]The Japan Times9 May 2013
- US, [People's Republic of] China update partnerships with ASEAN in separate talksBusiness Mirror8 May 2013
- ASEAN customs officials meet in Philippinesphilstar.com7 May 2013
- Improved South-Southeast Asia connectivity key to boosting tradeThe Himalayan Times5 May 2013
- Thailand seeks raw materials from PacificABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)2 May 2013
Opinions and Editorials
- Viet Nam squeezed by rival trade dealsAsia Times Online15 May 2013
- Can FTAs support 'Factory Asia'?VoxEU.org14 May 2013
- Making ASEAN Economic Community work for Philippine businessesBusiness Mirror8 May 2013
- ASEAN market integration a tough call for membersAsia Times Online8 May 2013
- Q&A: Why Southeast Asia aims for an economic unionInquirer.net26 Apr 2013
- Indonesia: How to make use of ACFTA and other FTAsThe Jakarta Post11 Apr 2013
Studies and Research
- Impact of the ASEAN Economic Community on ASEAN Production NetworksK. Cheewatrakoolpong, C. Sabhasri, and N. BunditwattanawongAsian Development Bank Institute21 Feb 2013
- Regional integration, inclusive growth and poverty: enhancing employment opportunities for the poorReyes, C.M., Tabuga, A.D., Mina, C.D., and R.D. AsisPhilippine Institute for Development Studies1 Jan 2013
- FTAs and Philippine business: evidence from transport, food, and electronics firms Wignaraja, Ganeshan, Dorothea Lazaro and Genevieve DeGuzmanAsian Development Bank Institute1 Jan 2010
- An empirical analysis of ASEAN’s labor-intensive exportsThorbecke, WillemAsian Development Bank Institute1 Nov 2009
- Who uses FTAs?Hayakawa, Kazunobu, Daisuke Hiratsuka, Kohei Shiino, and Seiya SukegawaInstitute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO)1 Jul 2009
- The ASEAN free trade agreement: impact on trade flows and external trade barriersCalvo-Pardo, Hector, Caroline Freund and Emanuel OrnelasWorld Bank1 Jun 2009
