India’s Finance Ministry has issued a notification that says the import tax on crude palm oil (CPO) will be 44 per cent, but trade sources point out there is no change in the existing duty structure on cargoes from Asean.
To implement the priorities of ASEAN in 2020, Việt Nam proposed 14 initiatives, priorities and co-operation plans for discussion, consultation and consensus with member states in the first meeting of the ASEAN Senior Economic Officials for the 51st ASEAN Economic Minister’ Meeting (SEOM 1/51), which took place in Hà Nội from January 12-14.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Tran Ngoc An has affirmed that Vietnam, as Chair of ASEAN in 2020, supports stronger collaboration between ASEAN and the UK across trade and investment, as well as cooperation for peace, security and development.
Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, is finally poised to take the title of the biggest equity market in the region.
The first meeting of the ASEAN senior economic officials for the fifty first ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (SEOM 1/51) was held in Hanoi from January 12 to 14.
Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed 16 cooperation agreements, including five government-to-government deals and 11 businesses-to-business ones.
Chinese investment applications in Thailand surpassed those made by Japanese companies for the first time in 2019, standing at 262 billion baht (8.66 billion USD), the Board of Investment (BoI) has announced.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on January 13 invited nations and businesses around the world to invest in the country’s soon-to-be-built administrative hub.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
