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Do FTAs Matter for Realising Circular Supply Chains in ASEAN?
14 March 2022
By Dr Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Director of Research Strategy and Innovation, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA): The Asia-Pacific region plays a …
Modi Calls for Early Review of Free Trade Agreement
12 November 2020
Note: This article was originally published in The Hindu Business Line on 12 November 2020. ERIA’s research was cited. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for …
Modi Calls for Early Review of Free Trade Agreement
12 November 2020
Note: This article was originally published in Shahi News on 12 November 2020. ERIA’s research was cited . Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for …
Preparation for Cambodia-Mongolia Free Trade Negotiations Kick-started
02 October 2020
Note: This article was originally published in The Khmer Times on 2 October 2020. ERIA was mentioned. Preparation for Cambodia-Mongolia free trade negotiations has …
FTA with Mongolia Under Study
30 September 2020
Note: This article was originally published in The Phnom Penh Post on 30 September 2020. ERIA was mentioned. The government is studying the possibility …
What’s the deal with Cambodia and China’s FTA?
06 August 2020
Note: This article was originally published in The Phnom Penh Post on 6 August 2020. Dr Lili Yan Ing was quoted. By …

Japanese and Korean Students Discussed NTMs, Digital Economy, and FTAs with ERIA Experts
18 February 2020
Jakarta, 18 February 2020: Around 20 students from Japan and the Republic of Korea learned about non-tariff measures (NTMs), digital economy, and trade negotiations from …

Study Finds Many Potential Benefits from Cambodia and Eurasian Economic Union FTA
04 December 2019
Phnom Penh, 4 Dec 2019: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and the Ministry of Commerce of the Royal Government of …

New Study Shows the Prospects are Good for a Cambodia-Eurasia Free Trade Agreement
04 December 2019
Phnom Penh, 4 Dec 2019: The report on the ‘Feasibility Study on the FTA Between Kingdom of Cambodia and Eurasian Economic Union’ was launched by …

Kerjasama FTA dengan Kanada, Asean Makin Diperhitungkan
27 March 2018
Note: This article was originally published in Bisnis Indonesia on 27 March 2018. ERIA's research activities was featured. Asean semakin diperhitungkan sebagai mitra bisnis dan …

Menuju ASEAN-Canada FTA, ASEAN Masih Perdalam Studi Kelayakan
26 March 2018
Note: This article was originally published in Warta Ekonomi on 26 March 2018. ERIA's research activities was featured. Menuju kerja sama ASEAN-Canada FTA, ASEAN masih …

ASEAN perdalam studi kelayakan perdagangan bebas dengan Kanada
26 March 2018
Note: This article was originally published in ANTARA News on 26 March 2018. ERIA's research activities was featured. Negara-negara anggota ASEAN tengah memperdalam studi kelayakan …

Micro-integration, Macro-assertion: ASEAN can Use FTA Negotiations as Showcase for Wider Ambitions
01 November 2017
The year 2017 has presented ASEAN countries with a new incentive to pursue mega free trade agreements (FTAs). Since coming into power, the Trump administration …

Article - ASEAN and Canada to conduct research to conclude FTA (in Japanese)
11 September 2017
Note: This article was originally published in The NNA Asia on 11 September 2017. ERIA was mentioned. フィリピンの貿易産業省は9日、マニラで開催中の東南アジア諸国連合(ASEAN)経済閣僚会議でASEANとカナダが、自由貿易協定(FTA)の妥結に向け、合同で実現可能性調査を実施することに合意したと明らかにした。妥結すれば、日中韓、インド、オーストラリア、ニュージーランドに次ぐ7カ国目となる。2015年に交渉を開始したフィリピンとカナダの二国間FTAについては保留する。地元各紙が伝えた。 (Read the full article by using the …

RCEP Discussed at Ministry of Commerce, Cambodia
26 May 2017
At the request of the Ministry of Commerce, Kingdom of Cambodia, on 18 May, the Capacity Building Programme facilitated a one-day workshop on "Understanding Issues …

RCEP Facing a Critical Deadline
30 April 2017
By Tan Sri Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria ASEAN is well on its way to becoming a global leader for regional integration and an important …

After Brexit, an ASEAN-EU Trade Agreement?
30 April 2017
By Lili Yan Ing and Abigail Rising anti-globalisation sentiment Since World War II, the world has experienced a steady wave of globalisation. However, a series …

RCEP: The Mutually Beneficial Economic Partnership Agreement Amongst East Asian Countries
03 April 2017
The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) held a 2-day workshop on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in Tokyo, Japan from …

How Far Can the RCEP Ship Sail?
31 March 2017
By Maura Ada Décosterd Painted against the backdrop of a platinum-standard Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) appeared, at least for …

Opinion Piece - Is the Pendulum of Globalization Swinging to the East?
23 February 2017
Editor's note: This opinion piece was originally published in The Jakarta Post on 23 February 2017. ERIA's Research Associate Rizqy Anandhika provided commentary. Globalization is …