Thai Trade Representative Werapong Prapha has outlined how the Thailand–EFTA Free Trade Agreement could create new opportunities for Norwegian companies.
Thailand views BRICS as an important platform to support international trade and investment flows and expand economic cooperation with a wider range of countries, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said.
Article 6 of the Paris Agreement is a provision that allows countries to voluntarily engage in international cooperation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and develop carbon credit markets under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
ASEAN needs to remain united, embrace openness, invest in human capital and technology, and champion free trade and multilateralism to becomes one of the principal engines of sustainable and inclusive global growth.
Diversification is not without costs. Higher procurement expenses as a major challenge were cited by 90 percent of respondents in a joint report by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, the Japan External Trade Organization and the Research Institute Network.
ASEAN and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening ASEAN-GCC cooperation and discussed the future direction of their partnership at the Third Meeting between the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) and the GCC Ambassadors’ Council in Jakarta.
Cambodia has joined a series of ASEAN economic consultations aimed at advancing regional trade integration and strengthening economic ties with major trading partners, as ASEAN prepares for its economic ministers’ meetings in September.
The partnership between PILA and TOTM Technologies aims to establish a trusted digital verification platform for cross-border transactions, helping promote digital trade, reduce verification costs and strengthen trust among businesses, financial institutions and regulators.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
