Assoc.Prof.Dr.Somjai Phagaphasvivat

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ASEAN: Association of South East Asian Nations

Founded : 1967

1967

1967

1999

1997

1967

1997

1967

1995

1967 1984

ASEAN 6

CLMV

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BASIC DATA

POPULATION OF ASEAN

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BASIC DATA

AREA OF ASEAN

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BASIC DATA

GDP OF ASEAN

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BASIC DATA

GDP PER HEAD OF ASEAN

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BASIC DATA

DEGREE OF OPENNESS

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BASIC DATA

EXTERNAL EXPOSURE

• AFTA : Signed 1992, 1993 Effective

• ASEAN Framework Agreement on Service (AFAS) : 1995

• ASEAN Investment Area (AIA): 1995

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ASEAN Economic Cooperation

ASEAN

One Vision, One Identity, One Community

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ASEAN Charter

ASEAN Security

Community (ASC)

ASEAN Social & Cultural

Community (ASCC)

ASEAN Economic

Community (AEC)

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ASEAN Charter

AEC Blueprint

Strategic Schedule

AEC Objectives

1. Common Market and Production Base

2. Competitiveness Enhancement

3. Equitable Development

4. Global Integration

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AEC Blueprint

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1. Common Market & Production Base

• Free flow of goods

• Free flow of services

• Free flow of investment

• Free flow of skilled labor

• Free flow of capital

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Free Flow of Goods

CEPT (AFTA)

Sensitive List

• Coffee Potato Flower Coconut

Highly Sensitive List

• Rice : Malaysia Philippines

• Rice & Sugar : Indonesia

2010 2015

ASEAN 6 0%

CLMV 0%

CEPT : Common Effective Preferential Tariff

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NTBs

NTBs

• ASEAN (2010 - 2015)

• Philippines (2012)

• CLMV (2015)

NTBs : Non-Tariff Barriers

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Free Flow of Services

PIS 2006 2008 2010 2013 2015

IT / Health care / Tourism / Aviation 49% 51% 70%

Logistics 70%

Others 30% 49% 51% 70%

PIS: Priority Integration Sectors

National Treatment

o ACIA (ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement)

• Liberalization

• Protection

• Promotion

• Facilitation

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Free Flow of Investment

Cooperative in

• e-ASEAN

• Competition Policy

• Logistics

• Tax

• Intellectual Property

• Consumers’ Protection

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2. Competitiveness Enhancement

Narrowing gap between old and new members

Supporting SMEs

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3. Equitable Development

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4. Global Integration

Economic Cooperation

Logistics

FTA

• +3

o ASEAN – China

o ASEAN – Korea

o ASEAN- Japan

• +6

o ASEAN- India

o ASEAN - Australia/New

Zealand

• ASEAN- EU

• ASEAN- US (TIFA)

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FTA & Dialogues Partners

ASEAN-China (FTA)

AJFTA (Japan)

AKFTA (Korea)

AIFTA (India)

AANZFTA (Australia New

Zealand)

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FTA : ASEAN & EAST ASIA

EAFTA (East Asia FTA)

(ASEAN +3)

• China

• Japan

• Korea

CEPEA (Comprehensive

Economic Partnership in East

Asia) (ASEAN +6)

• India

• Australia

• New Zealand

European Union (EU)

Gulf Cooperation Councils (GCC)

Mercado Comun del Sur (MERCOSUR)

Russia

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FTA : ASEAN & OTHERS