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• July 11, 2013 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 2 minutes
  

  Opportunity ASEAN: Australian Dairy Exports

  Jul. 11 – Growing demand in ASEAN for dairy products presents an immense opportunity for dairy product exporters, a void which many Australian dairy producers have been trying to fill. Notably, demand has grown fastest among the ASEAN-6 – which is comprised of Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam – thanks to their[…..]
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  July 9, 2013 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 4 minutes
  

  New Issue of Asia Briefing: An Introduction to Tax Treaties Throughout Asia

  In this issue of Asia Briefing Magazine, we look at the various types of trade and tax treaties that exist between Asian nations. These include bilateral investment treaties and also the meatier double tax treaties and free trade agreements that directly affect businesses operating in Asia.
• July 2, 2013 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 2 minutes
  

  Philippines to Adopt ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard

  Jul. 2 – In preparation for the integration of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, the Philippines has begun to take additional measures to improve the corporate governance of its local companies by fully implementing the use of the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS). The ACGS is an ASEAN-wide scorecard used to evaluate companies[…..]
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  July 1, 2013 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: < 1 minute
  

  July 2013 ASEAN Regional Meetings

  There are a number of important meetings being held in July, including a series of committee meetings that will address the trade of goods throughout ASEAN and the coordination of investment and services. The key meetings of note for our readers are as follows.
• June 26, 2013 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 4 minutes
  

  Report: U.S. Should Prioritize Engagement with ASEAN

  Jun. 26 – With a GDP of $2.2 trillion, ASEAN is made up of over 620 million people spanning the 10 nations of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The region is host to the largest inflows of United States (U.S.) foreign direct investment (FDI) in Asia, and[…..]
• June 11, 2013 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 5 minutes
  

  ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard

  Jun. 11 – The ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) and the Asian Development Bank recently established a joint initiative called the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard. Corporate governance refers to the system of governance which controls and directs corporations, and monitors their actions and policies. The stated objective of the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard is to:[…..]
• May 23, 2013 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 2 minutes
  

  The Philippines Tops List of Southeast Asia Remittances

  May 23 – A recently released report from the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the World Bank has found that remittance inflows from every Southeast Asian country have significantly increased from 2000 to 2012. The Philippines, in particular, has benefitted the most, and the report adds that remittances sent by Filipino migrants in 2012[…..]
• May 16, 2013 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 2 minutes
  

  First Round of RCEP Negotiations Conclude

  The first round of negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) wrapped up on Sunday after being launched by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and six free trade agreement (FTA) partners last week.
• May 10, 2013 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 4 minutes
  

  FTSE & ASEAN Join Together Over Joint Indices

  May 10 – The FTSE Group and five ASEAN stock exchanges (the Bursa Malaysia Exchange, the Indonesian Stock Exchange, the Philippines Stock Exchange, the Singapore Stock Exchange and the Stock Exchange of Thailand) have joined forces to launch a unique and innovative set of indices known as the FTSE/ASEAN Index series. The FTSE/ASEAN venture provides[…..]
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  May 7, 2013 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 2 minutes
  

  Timor Leste Looks to Join ASEAN

  Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said last Friday that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will allow Timor Leste to partake in future ASEAN meetings and summits. ASEAN member states have increasingly taken an interest in approving Timor Leste to be ASEAN’s 11th member.