At Tuesday's virtual meeting, the ministers agreed to work towards an ASEAN-EU free trade agreement (FTA), stating that it would "send a strong signal of both regions' commitment to bring tangible ...

THE European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc struck an agreement on a long-delayed free trade deal on Friday (Dec 6), which now, however, faces a tortuous battle for approval in Europe, where ...

Presently, ASEAN stands ready to make a major step towards economic integration. This book looks at the issues involved in moving ASEAN towards a free trade area. It examines some indicators of gains ...

As Brussels relies on bilateral talks to increase trade relations with the ASEAN group, it is getting closer to concluding two free trade agreements ... on whether a new EU-Vietnam trade pact ...

While several ASEAN members are still opposed to the law itself, the delay gives regional businesses more time to adjust and ...

The ACFTA covers a free trade area of over 2 billion people with a combined GDP exceeding US$20 trillion (S$26 trillion). Under the existing agreement signed in 2010, Asean’s trade in goods with ...