Romelda Ascutia
Report highlights impact of ASEAN non-tariff barriers in 3 key sectors
Two business groups in a new report expressed concern over the large number of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) in the automotive, agri-food, and...
APEC boosts confidence in e-commerce with stronger accountability system
The Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) has tapped a third accountability agent that will help assure
consumers that their personal data is safe when they...
ASEAN leaders to adopt regional strategy for Indo-Pacific
Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states have agreed to adopt a self-developed regional strategy for closer cooperation...
Thai exports drop for third straight month in May
Thailand’s customs-cleared exports dropped for a third straight month in May, down 5.79% from a year earlier, after contracting 2.57% in April,...
Thailand to roll out electronic export, import licensing system next year
Thailand’s Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) will
launch an online licensing system that aims to fast-track the issuance of
licenses for exports and imports...
Competition for investment prompts boom in SEZs, says UNCTAD report
Amid
increasing competition for international investment, there has been
explosive growth in the use of special economic zones (SEZs) as key policy
instruments to attract...
G20 ministers commit to undertake WTO reform ‘with a sense of...
Trade ministers from the Group of
Twenty (G20) have vowed to make the necessary reforms to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) “with a sense...
Global FDI shrinks for third year as US firms repatriate profits
The United Nations Conference on
Trade and Development (UNCTAD) reports that global foreign direct investment
(FDI) flows fell at double-digit rates in 2018, the...
Developing Asia remains largest FDI recipient: UNCTAD report
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to developing Asia rose by 4% to US$512 billion in 2018, with growth occurring mainly in China,...
ROK eyes customs deals with 3 ASEAN countries to bolster trade
The Republic of Korea’s (ROK) customs agency is in discussions with counterparts in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam about signing customs deals...
