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  October 2, 2018 by ASEAN Briefing
  

  ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement: Local Content Requirements

  In recent years, tariff reductions have significantly increased the profitability of establishing regional supply chains within the ASEAN region. To implement operations successfully, careful attention must be paid to rules pertaining to local content and sourcing of inputs. Read more for detailed analysis on the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement.
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  September 7, 2018 by ASEAN Briefing
  

  RCEP Negotiations Reach Critical Stage – Likely to be Inked by Year-End

  The two-day Singapore Ministerial meeting of the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement concluded recently. Read our latest article to know more about its key outcomes.
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  August 30, 2018 by ASEAN Briefing
  

  Minimum Wage Levels Across ASEAN

  Despite rising salaries, minimum wages in the majority of ASEAN countries remain significantly lower than those in the developed economies of the world. In this article, we highlight the latest statutory minimum wage levels in each of the ASEAN states with the exception of Brunei and Singapore, which do not have a mandatory minimum wage.
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  August 24, 2018 by ASEAN Briefing
  

  Indonesia’s Growing Special Economic Zones – Opportunities and Challenges

  Over the last decade, Indonesia’s special economic zones (SEZs) and industrial estates have grown multi-fold. In this article, we discuss the incentives offered by Indonesia to facilitate investment in these zones.
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  August 6, 2018 by ASEAN Briefing
  

  ASEAN Meets with Russia & China; Discusses SCO & EAEU

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has been meeting with ministers from the ASEAN bloc of countries in Singapore this past week in preparations for the ASEAN 2018 summit due to be held in November.  Several plenary sessions were held, with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi also in attendance.  Neither Russia nor China is members of ASEAN,[…..]
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  July 6, 2018 by ASEAN Briefing
  

  Thailand’s E-Commerce Landscape: Trends and Opportunities

  The second largest economy of Southeast Asia, Thailand has one of the region’s highest number of internet users. Read our latest article to learn about the growing opportunities in Thailand’s booming e-commerce sector.
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  June 29, 2018 by ASEAN Briefing
  

  Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor – What You Need to Know

  With the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), Thailand hopes to develop its eastern provinces of Chonburi, Rayong, and Chachoengsao into a leading ASEAN economic zone for technological manufacturing and services with strong connectivity to its ASEAN neighbors by land, sea and air. Read more about this mega project in our latest article.
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  June 28, 2018 by ASEAN Briefing
  

  Singapore-Australia FTA: Impact of Recent Updates

  In this article, we look at recent updates to the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) and their implications for the trade and investment relations between the two countries.
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  June 8, 2018 by ASEAN Briefing
  

  Investing in Thailand: Tax and Non-Tax Incentives

  Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) offers a range of tax and non-tax incentives to foreign companies making investments in the country. In this article, we discuss the various tax and non-tax incentives on offer for foreign investors in Thailand.
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  May 30, 2018 by ASEAN Briefing
  

  The Philippines’ FTA with the European Free Trade Association Enters into Force in June

  The Philippines’ FTA with the European Free Trade Association, which will come into force on June 1, 2018 for the Philippines and Switzerland, will significantly benefit businesses exporting goods from the Philippines to the EFTA member states. Read more in our latest article.