Asia & Pacific


Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Asia and the Pacific region.


Proposed Asean-Hong Kong FTA has Manila’s backing
Manila is strongly supporting the proposed Asean-Hong Kong free-trade agreement (FTA) as this would further ease the flow of trade between China and the Philippines.
Turkey to sign FTA with far-east nations
Turkey's Economy Minister announced that Turkey will sign free trade agreements with Japan, Singapore and Malaysia.
Japan, Turkey agree on trade, nuclear power tie-ups
Japan and Turkey agreed on Jan. 7 to begin talks on an economic partnership agreement, part of a drive to build closer ties as they also step up cooperation on nuclear technology.
CIS FTA effective for Kyrgyzstan from 12 January 2014
The CIS Free Trade Agreement will come into effect for Kyrgyzstan on 12 January 2014, BelTA learnt from the legal department of the CIS Executive Committee.
Protest against APEC by Gerak Lawan in Indonesia
The Indonesian civil society movement coalition, Gerak Lawan, held a protest on 7 October 2013 in front of the Ministry of Finance as a symbol of the struggle against the liberalization agenda in Indonesia.
Bilateral FTAs emerge as Safta talks in limbo
With the implementation of the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (Safta) remaining in limbo, Nepal has been negotiating with a number of South Asian countries to sign bilateral Free Trade Agreements.
US Pacific Island Country trade and development agreement being explored
In July 2013, Pacific Island Country Trade Ministers called on the Pacific Forum Secretariat to give priority to trade and economic cooperation discussions with the United States.
Why 'free trade' hits Pacific people (PMC)
For Gary Juffa -- the Governor of Papua New Guinea's Oro province and one of the region's most outspoken critics of free trade -- neoliberalism is a hard pill to swallow.
Turkey ready to sign FTA with Mexico, says minister
Turkish Minister of Economy Zafer Caglayan said on Tuesday that Turkey was ready to sign a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with Mexico.
The rush toward Asia-Pacific FTAs
Following the recent launch of free trade negotiations between the United States and the European Union, there are now three mega-trade-and-investment liberalization blocs being shaped in various parts of the world.

Referenced sites

ABAC

APEC Business Advisory Council is pushing for an FTA among APEC members

ASEAN Briefing

ASEAN Briefing is a platform dedicated to the various and increasing number of trade treaties and agreements throughout the ASEAN region, produced by tax and...

Asia Regional Integration Center

Database of bilateral and plurilateral FTAs with at least one of Asian Development Bank’s 48 regional members as signatory.

Australia-ASEAN-New Zealand FTA

An Australian government webpage on the Australia-ASEAN-New Zealand FTA negotiations, agreed to end 2004 and begun early 2005.

Macau-China FTA

Official website on the Macau-China Closer Economic Partnership Agreement

PANG

The Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) plays the role of the Pacific regional “peoples’ watchdog on trade issues”.