Trade and Investment
Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement
(APTA)
Accession of Mongolia: 30 September 2020
Sources:
Signed and In Effect
Notified to the WTO
Notified to the WTO
- Enabling Clause
Relevant Dates
- Signed and In Effect
1976-06-17 - Signed but not yet In Effect
1975-07-31 - Notified to the WTO
Enabling Clause 1976-11-02
Legal Documents
- Amendment to the First Agreement on Trade Negotiations among Developing Member Countries of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Bangkok Agreement) - Asia-Pacific Trade AgreementUnited Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
- First Agreement on Trade Negotiations Among Developing Member Countries of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Bangkok Agreement)United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
News
- New Zealand to push for tariff-free trade of COVID-19 essentials at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)Reuters22 Feb 2021
- [People's Republic of] China contributes US$1.42 million to promote APEC cooperationAntara10 Dec 2020
- Sri Lanka free trade agreements generate three times more exports than importseconomynext25 Nov 2020
- [Chinese President] Xi touts [People's Republic of] China’s huge economy as base of free trade in APEC speechManila Bulletin19 Nov 2020
Opinions and Editorials
- Charting a new journey for Asia-Pacific cooperationNew Straits Times20 Nov 2020
- Regional trade accords can aid in [Brunei Darussalam]'s global surgeBorneo Bulletin30 Aug 2017
- What [People's Republic of] China-Japan APEC talks could mean for investorsThe Market Oracle12 Nov 2014
- Beijing[, People's Republic of China], Washington[, D.C., US] locked in FTA raceChina Daily6 Nov 2014
Studies and Research
- Can trade with the People’s Republic of China be an engine of growth for developing Asia?Park, Donghyun and Kwanho ShinAsian Development Bank1 Oct 2009
- Facts about the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (Bangkok Agreement)United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific1 Oct 2006
- The Bangkok Agreement: a negative list approach to trade liberalization in Asia and the PacificMukherji, Indra NathUnited Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific1 Nov 2005
- The Bangkok agreement: prospects for trade expansion in the Asia-Pacific regionIyer, HarishUnited Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific1 Jan 2003
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Featured Publications
Edited by: Bambang Susantono, Yasuyuki Sawada, Cyn-Young Park
Toward Optimal Provision of Regional Public Goods in Asia and the Pacific