Trade and Investment
ASEAN Free Trade Area
(AFTA)
ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services signed and in effect: 1998. ASEAN Trade in Goods signed and in effect: 2010. ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement: 2012.
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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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
News
- More Singapore-Myanmar cooperation expected: officialThe Myanmar Times18 Nov 2019
- Myanmar lags as ASEAN sees record FDIThe Myanmar Times12 Nov 2019
- Asia-Pacific forges ahead on trade deal without IndiaHellenic Shipping News7 Nov 2019
- Asia-Pacific leaders ink world's largest trade deal without India while [People's Rep. of] China is accused of 'conquest'ABC News [Australia]5 Nov 2019
Opinions and Editorials
- ASEAN the beacon of multilateralismKhmer Times4 Nov 2019
- Vietnamese entrepreneurs a pillar of socio-economic developmentViet Nam News10 Oct 2019
- US-[People's Republic of] China tariff conflict not the only dynamic shaping Asia Pacific's trade and investment landscapeThe Business Times8 Jul 2019
- ASEAN to gain most from trade warThe ASEAN Post13 May 2019
Studies and Research
- ASEAN rice market integration: Findings from a feasibility studyOECD Joint Working Party on Agriculture and TradeOECD5 Dec 2018
- ASEAN Economic Integration through Trade and Foreign Direct Investment: Long-Term ChallengesM. Kawai and K. NaknoiAsian Development Bank Institute5 Oct 2015
- Promoting Institutional Connectivity in the Asia Pacific Region: A Study of Supply Chain and Trade in ServicesH. IshidoInstitute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO)1 Jan 2014
- Brunei Darussalam's Trade Potential and ASEAN Economic Integration: A Gravity Model ApproachW. C. KohChulalongkorn University1 Dec 2013
Featured Publications
Toward Optimal Provision of Regional Public Goods in Asia and the Pacific
The Era of Financial Interconnectedness: How Can Asia Strengthen Financial Resilience?
