Thailand's Department of Trade Negotiations is preparing for the ASEAN Senior Economic Officials Meeting due to take place between January 12 and 18. The meeting will be the first such meeting since Thailand assumed the bloc's chairmanship.
A European Union campaign to restrict the use of palm oil in biofuels could put the trading bloc’s relations with Malaysia in jeopardy, an official from the Southeast Asian nation said on Tuesday.
The open approach policy adopted by the Pakatan Harapan government is a plus to the economy, said CIMB ASEAN Research Institute (CARI) Chairman Tan Sri Munir Majid.
Vietnam should promote trade more overseas to bring in new customers and boost exports to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region.
The United Kingdom and Singapore said on Friday (Jan 4) they have launched a “partnership for the future” to broaden and deepen ties between the two countries.
Cambodia has adopted an open, liberal market economy since mid-1990s with technical and financial support from various development partners, bilaterally and multilaterally. Since then Cambodia’s economic performance has been relatively dynamic. Over the past two decades, Cambodia has enjoyed a 7.7 percent growth rate, with the poverty rate dropping to below 10 percent.
Myanmar must take steps to negotiate bilateral trade agreements with its neighbours to avoid volatility in border trade with China and India, as the consequent losses for locals can be huge.
Cambodia's economy enjoyed robust growth in 2018, driven by garment exports, construction and tourism, according to a statement released by the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on January 3.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
