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Stories that are tagged 'Laos'

ASEAN, World Bank Monitor Progress To AEC
5/17/2012
The Secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank have signed an agreement for the World Bank to provide advisory services to ASEAN to strengthen its capacity to monitor progress towards achieving the ASEAN Economic Community.
ASEAN Enhances Patent Cooperation Programme
5/2/2012
As announced by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Intellectual Property Offices, their Patent Examination Co-operation (ASPEC) programme has now been enhanced, after a regular review at a working group meeting in Bangkok in November last year.
ASEAN, EU Confirm Importance Of FTA Talks
5/2/2012
When the foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and European Union held a meeting in Brunei on April 27, emphasis was laid on the on-going negotiation of free trade agreements between the two regions.
ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement Enters Into Force
4/9/2012
At the recent 20th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, its leaders welcomed the entry into force of the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement.
ASEAN Reaffirms Commitment To AEC By 2015
4/4/2012
In Phnom Penh, on April 3-4 2012, at the 20th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit, its member states acknowledged the significance of the progress that has been made in the implementation of the roadmap towards an ASEAN Economic Community by 2015.
Laos Pushes For 2013 WTO Accession
3/22/2012
Having finalized new legislation and completed all but one bilateral negotiation necessary to join the World Trade Organization, Laos is pushing to receive approval to accede to the trade organization by the start of next year.
ASEAN Economic Community On Track For 2015
2/29/2012
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations economic ministers, at the conclusion of their meeting in Myanmar, noted the developments in the implementation of various initiatives aimed at establishing the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015.
WTO To Ease LDC Accession Requirements
1/27/2012
The Sub-Committee on Least Developed Countries, on January 20, agreed to start work on developing recommendations to “further strengthen, streamline and operationalize” current guidelines on the accession process of LDCs, as called for in a decision by the Eighth WTO Ministerial Conference last month.
Singapore Tops Asia-Pac 'Good Governance' Index
12/14/2011
Vriens and Partners, an Asia-focused corporate advisory firm, has issued its 2011 ‘Good Governance for International Business’ index of 19 economies in the Asia-Pacific region, in which Singapore has edged out Hong Kong for the number one position.
China Pushes For Faster Asian Trade Liberalization
11/22/2011
China’s Premier Wen Jiabao, in his speech to the 14th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Plus Three Summit in Bali on November 18, 2011, proposed that the participating countries should look to accelerate and deepen regional trade liberalisation and facilitation.
Asian FDI Reached Records Last Year
8/1/2011
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, in its World Investment Report 2011, points out that, while global foreign direct investment has not yet bounced back to pre-crisis levels, some regions, and particularly Asia, show a better recovery than others.
ASEAN Bloc Tackles Trade Obstacles
5/13/2011
Indonesian Minister of Finance Agus Martowardojo has urged members of the ASEAN trade bloc to implement reforms to establish greater financial sector integration between nations, including through easing tax and non-tax barriers and setting up frameworks to mitigate criminality.
Moves To Strengthen SMEs In ASEAN
5/10/2011
In the run-up to the 18th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit later this month in Jakarta, more than 200 participants from the business community, government and academia, have met in a major symposium to formulate concrete recommendations on what can be done to strengthen small and medium-sized entities in the region.
EU Striving For ASEAN Trade Deal
5/9/2011
Karel De Gucht, the European Commissioner for Trade, in his closing remarks to the first ever Association of Southeast Asian Nations-European Union Business Summit, has said that the European Commission’s ultimate goal is a free trade agreement with the region.
ASEAN Establishes Tax Forum
4/11/2011
Following a meeting in Indonesia, the Finance Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have established a forum on taxation involving the tax authorities of all member states.
ASEAN Ministers Review Free Trade Progress
8/27/2010
The meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Economic Ministers, held on August 24-25, 2010, in Da Nang, Vietnam, reaffirmed their resolve to ensure the realization of the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015.
India Seeks ASEAN FTA Expansion
5/7/2010
Following the entry into force of India’s free trade agreement in goods with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations from January 1 this year, the Indian government is now lobbying for its extension to trade in services.
ASEAN Summit's Commitment To The AEC
4/12/2010
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states, meeting in Vietnam for the 16th ASEAN Summit on April 8-9, 2010, reaffirmed their strong commitment to speed up the effective implementation of the roadmap towards an ASEAN Economic Community.
World Bank Pushes Asian Integration
4/9/2010
The World Bank’s recent East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, entitled ‘Emerging Stronger from the Crisis’, looks for deeper regional integration in the area, particularly through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its regional free trade agreements.

 

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