Inter-ASEAN
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| New East Asian Regionalism: Causes, Progress and Country Perspectives | Explores key issues and possible outcomes arising from the departure from the East Asia region's traditional multilateral approach to trade liberalization. Studies a stock-take of the evolution of preferential trading arrangements in East Asia and the Asia-Pacific region. Pesents a structural analysis of global supply networks and multilateral trade linkages in the context of the East Asian region. Analyzes the importance of international prod ...Continue Reading | English | 72178 | |
| New East Asian Regionalism: Causes, Progress and Country Perspectives | Explores key issues and possible outcomes arising from the departure from the East Asia region's traditional multilateral approach to trade liberalization. Studies a stock-take of the evolution of preferential trading arrangements in East Asia and the Asia-Pacific region. Pesents a structural analysis of global supply networks and multilateral trade linkages in the context of the East Asian region. Analyzes the importance of international prod ...Continue Reading | English | 72178 | |
| Income Convergence and Growth of Asian Regional Trade: Empirical Evidence for ASEAN+3 Free Trade Agreement | Tran, Van Hoa | Studies the growth of ASEAN+3 bilateral trade in the volatile period 1968-2000. Uses an extended Helpman-Krugman (1985) function-free model and World Bank national account and CHELEM trade date to test the impact of convergence on this trade. Reveals empirical evidence on growth of trade in ASEAN+3. Analyzes income convergence and growth of trade in ASEAN+3 in relation to trade policy formulation and implementation. | English | 69370 |
| Bond Market Settlement and Emerging Linkages in Selected ASEAN+3 Countries | Examines the linkages of bond clearing mechanisms in ASEAN+3 region, regarding the importance of settlement systems for securities markets, and current status in the region. Considers the advantages and disadvantages of cross-border settlement, dealing with direct access, local and global custodian, international central securities depository (ICSD), linkages between national central securities depositories (CSDs), and multinational CSDs. Descr ...Continue Reading | English | 69104 | |
| ASEAN-China Relations: Realities and Prospects | Gives an overview of ASEAN-China relations since the early 1990s, considering that ASEAN and China have established a strategic partnership ensuring the peace, stability, cooperation as well as prosperity of the region. Discusses the issues on ASEAN and China assessments of the security environment in Southeast Asia, covering the role of other major powers e.g. Japan, U.S., and India. Explores the impact and implications of China's rise for ASE ...Continue Reading | English | 69101 | |
| Trade and Growth of Trade in Post-crisis ASEAN and East Asia: Challenges and Opportunities | Tran, Van Hoa | Considers the development and challenges of new Asian regionalisms (NARs) and ASEAN+3, dealing with linkage between gravity theory and ASEAN+3. Presents an ASEAN+3 trade-growth model and its implications. Describes methods for estimation and impact study for ASEAN+3 free trade agreement (FTA). Deals with evidence on ASEAN+3 trade-growth causality, citing challenges and opportunities in trade, development and growth for ASEAN+3 FTA. | English | 68551 |
| New Asian Regionalism and ASEAN+3 Free Trade Agreement: Theoretical Foundation, Policy Challenges and Growth Prospects | Hoa, Tran Van | Focuses on the rising trends, heated discussions and growing support, at both the government, business and academic levels, to a new regional economic integration and free trade agreement (FTA), namely ASEAN+3 (ASEAN plus China, Japan and Korea), in Asia and their implications. Discusses the regional and international developments that essentially led to Asian FTAs and regional economic integration in Asia, reviewing the theoretical fundamentals ...Continue Reading | English | 68348 |
| Strategic Relevance of Asian Economic Integration | Cheow, Eric Teo Chu | States the long-term goal of an East Asian Community comprising ASEAN-10, China, Japan and South Korea, related to liberalization and globalization, consequence of the SARS epidemic, and economic growth and recovery. Proposed three strategic models for economic and monetary cooperation in Asia (expanded to be ASEAN+3+India or JACIK). Indicates strategic importance of Asian economic integration, mentioning the obstable of history in Asia, and th ...Continue Reading | English | 68315 |
| Developing ASEAN-China Relations Realities and Prospects: A Brief Report on the ASEAN-China Forum | Reports the ASEAN-China Forum held on June 23-24, 2004 in Singapore. Provides the understanding of China's rapid rise, exploring the impact and implications for ASEAN. Discusses the issues of the ASEAN and China assessments of the evolving security environment in Southeast Asia the role of other major powers such as the United States, Japan, and India and prospects for ASEAN-China maritime security cooperation. Discusses how the ASEAN Region ...Continue Reading | English | 67560 | |
| The Prospects of Economic and Monetary Integration in ASEAN+3 Countries | Chotima Pronsawang | Studies the prospects of economic and monetary integration in ASEAN+3 countries, selecting eight countries from 13 countries, namely Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, China, and Korea. Considers characteristics and models of economic integration in various regions and its impact. Gives an overview on the objectives and development of the following groupings: Asia-Pacific Economic cooperation (APEC), ASEAN Free Trade ...Continue Reading | Thai | 67135 |
| Financial Development in Asia: The Way Forward | Eichengreen, Barry | Presents domestic bond market capitalization in emerging Asia in relation to gross domestic product. Compares relative importance of bonds, bank loans, and equity markets in domestic external finance outstanding. Deals with new external finance in emerging markets, considering the conventional wisdom which points to the importance of developing better bond markets. Indicates the need for a government safety net to prevent banks' problems from ...Continue Reading | English | 66855 |
| ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC) 2004-2009 | ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (2004 : Manila, Philippines) | Presents the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC) 2004-2009, aiming at ensuring continuity in key on-going energy cooperation projects and preparing the ASEAN region to emerging global developments. Gives an overview of the status of ASEAN Energy Cooperation and their major programme accomplishments under the APAEC 1999-2004. Highlights the multilateral cooperation with various partners to support APAEC initiatives and activities ...Continue Reading | English | 66631 |
| ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting, June 2004, Manila, Philippines | Compiles the summary reports of the three meetings on energy in co-operation with ASEAN and APEC energy ministers held in June 2004 in Manila, Philippines, namely Twenty-second ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (22nd AMEM) on Enhanced Energy Security for Sustainable Energy development First ASEAN, China, Japan and Korea Energy Ministers Meeting (Manila AMEM+3) on Forging Closer ASEAN+3 Energy Cooperation Sixth Meeting of APEC Energy Ministers ( ...Continue Reading | English | 66630 | |
| Southeast Asia: Regionalism After the Economic Crisis | Suthiphand Chirathivat | Discusses economic crisis in 1997, focusing on the role of regionalism in Southeast Asia. Highlights the background of regional integration in Southeast Asia i.e. ASEAN. Deals with other regional integration e.g. North American Free Trade Area (NAFTA), ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Deals with regionalism after the economic crisis, noting how ASEAN managed the economic crisis. Discusses economic co ...Continue Reading | Thai | 65129 |
| New Challenges, New Frontier Japan and ASEAN in the 21st Century | Funabashi, Yoichi | Discusses the new challenges to Asia and Japan, covering the areas of terrorism, crisis derived from economic and political disparities, globalization, and East Asian regionalism. Deals with ASEAN+3, the rise of China, and nuclear crisis in North Korea. Looks at the new directions of Japan's foreign policy, covering how Japan has developed a more independent line in foreign policy, particularly where Asia is concerned. Deals with Japan's new p ...Continue Reading | English | 64949 |
| A Study of Thailand's Readiness to Establish Free Trade Areas, Final Report | Investigates the potential benefits and impacts of the establishment of Free Trade Areas (FTAs). Analyzes the impacts of bilateral FTAs, covering Thai-Australia FTA, Thai-New Zealand FTA, and Thai-India FTA and multilateral FTAs, noting ASEAN-China FTA, ASEAN-Japan FTA, ASEAN-Korea FTA, and ASEAN+3 FTA. Analyzes how import tariff rates in all agricultural and industrial sectors will be cut to zero percent with the completion of the FTAs. Deta ...Continue Reading | Thai | 63352 | |
| A Study of Thailand's Readiness to Establish Free Trade Areas, Executive Summary | Sothitorn Mallikamas | Investigates the potential benefits and impacts of the establishment of Free Trade Areas (FTAs). Covers both bilateral FTAs, e.g. Thai-Australia FTA, Thai-New Zealand FTA, and Thai-India FTA and multilateral FTAs, e.g. ASEAN-China FTA, ASEAN-Japan FTA, ASEAN-Korea FTA, and ASEAN+3 FTA. Employs Global Trade Analysis Projects (GTAP) version 4 to analyze the impact of the FTAs, by using 1995 input-output tables as a production structure. Assumes ...Continue Reading | Multilanguage | 63351 |
| Asia Cooperation Dialogue: What Benefits for Thailand? | Deals with Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) initiated by Thailand to boost international and regional cooperation through dialogue. Gives its overview in terms of information background, concepts and origins. Emphasizes on Asia as an important trade partner of Thailand, examining the role of Thailand as the ACD initiative and its trade relations with 16 countries of mini ACD group. Summarizes the outcome of the first ACD meeting looking at the ...Continue Reading | Thai | 62357 |
