Trade and Investment
ASEAN Free Trade Area
(AFTA)
FTA expansion signed but not yet in effect; ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement was signed on 23 October 2020; Singapore ratified on 6 April 2021
Sources:
Signed and In Effect
Notified to the WTO
Notified to the WTO
- Enabling Clause
Members
Relevant Dates
- Signed and In Effect
1993-01-01 - Signed but not yet In Effect
1992-01-28 - Notified to the WTO
Enabling Clause 1992-10-30
Updates
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ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) SecretariatSigned and in effect: 24 Feb 2012
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FTA expansion signed but not yet in effect; ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement was signed on 23 October 2020; Singapore ratified on 6 April 2021.
ASEANSigned and in effect: 23 Oct 2020
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ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) SecretariatSigned and in effect: 17 May 2010
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ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) SecretariatSigned and in effect: 12 Aug 1998
Legal Documents
- Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade AreaASEAN
- Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade AreaASEAN
- ASEAN Economic Community BlueprintASEAN
- ASEAN Economic Community BlueprintASEAN
- various agreements and protocolsASEAN
- various agreements and protocolsASEAN
News
- ASEAN must lead the way in tech and sustainability, says [Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim]Business Today17 Feb 2025
- Singaporean [renewable energy] developer eyes [$300 million] investment in PhilippinesBusiness World17 Feb 2025
- Cambodian envoy thanks [Philippines'] support, cooperation in farewell callPhilippine Information Agency13 Feb 2025
- Malaysia commits to maintaining open economic policyInvestorDaily6 Feb 2025
Opinions and Editorials
- Is the US ready to expand its strategic economic footprint in Southeast Asia?The Diplomat29 Nov 2022
- Thailand's EEC is an opportunity not to be missedBangkok Post18 Nov 2022
- ASEAN to be driving force for RCEP's successKhmer Times4 Nov 2022
- IPEF aims at cooperation for benefit of people: senior advisorVietnam News30 May 2022
Studies and Research
- ASEAN and Global Value Chains: Locking in Resilience and SustainabilityAsian Development BankAsian Development Bank1 Mar 2023
- Robustness and Resilience of Supply Chains During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from a Questionnaire Survey on the Supply Chain Links of Firms in ASEAN and IndiaTodo, Y. et al.Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia15 Sep 2021
- Magnification Effect in International Production Networks : Evidence from AsiaHayakawa, K. and Mukunoki, H.Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO)14 Jul 2021
- ASEAN's Initiatives for Free Trade in East Asia Under AECS. SukegawaTaylor & Francis Online5 Apr 2021