as a base for a region-wide FTA. Finally, the paper examines the feasibility of the RCEP by consolidating the ASEAN+1 …In May 2013 the ASEAN+6 countries began to negotiate the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The … multilateralize it. The paper first reviews free trade agreement (FTA) developments, and discusses the characteristics and motives of …

The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) was set up in 2003 with the objectives of creating a single market and production …

Area) pressured ASEAN to form a free trade area (FTA) in 1992. The challenges of globalization, slow recovery from the …Serious efforts at economic integration among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members started only … small extent of intra-ASEAN trade, and the wide differences in economic size, development level, and industrial competence …

Area) pressured ASEAN to form a free trade area (FTA) in 1992. The challenges of globalization, slow recovery from the …Serious efforts at economic integration among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members started only … small extent of intra-ASEAN trade, and the wide differences in economic size, development level, and industrial competence …

Nations (ASEAN) free trade agreements (FTAs). It begins with a review of the historical evolution of ASEAN FTAs, which … captures the achievements of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) and the efforts meant to lead to a further step of deeper … integration, i.e., the realization of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by 2015. The paper then offers a view on how the grouping …

Nations (ASEAN) free trade agreements (FTAs). It begins with a review of the historical evolution of ASEAN FTAs, which … captures the achievements of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) and the efforts meant to lead to a further step of deeper … integration, i.e., the realization of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by 2015. The paper then offers a view on how the grouping …

Comprehensive Economic Partnership" (RCEP). In this paper, we conduct stocktaking studies of ASEAN's own FTA and five existing FTAs …In November 2012, the leaders of the ASEAN+6 countries agreed to launch a new FTA negotiation called the "Regional … with 6 dialogue partner countries, to identify the possible benefits and challenges of RCEP. We find that the five "ASEAN+1 …

this analysis to the other ASEAN+1 FTA and RCEP negotiations, as well as the need to address GATS-minus commitments found …The aim of this paper is to evaluate the success of progressive services liberalization under the ASEAN China FTA …