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Canada, Asean to talk FTA

Canada has agreed to commence exploratory discussions on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the 10 member nations that make up Asean, according to an announcement by the Canada-Asean Business Council (CABC). The announcement comes after Canadian officials held consultation meetings with delegates of Asean member states during the ninth meeting of the Asean Economic […]

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Philippines: Trade deficit shrinks in July

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s trade deficit fell 30.37 percent in July as the double-digit growth in exports offset the decrease in imports, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday. Total external trade in goods in July 2016 reached 12.22 billion, up 2.2. percent from $11.95 billion in July 2016. Total exports rose 10.4 percent […]

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Cambodia: Kingdom’s biggest SEZ to get even bigger

The Kingdom’s biggest industrial park is moving beyond its initial development stage and looking to attract nearly 200 new tenants in the next five years as it doubles its footprint. Established in 2008, the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) sprawls over 1,100 hectares in the hills to the east of Sihanoukville and the Kingdom’s only […]

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China, ASEAN to boost investment promotion

Nanning, China – China and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which includes the Philippines, are expected to enhance further the cooperation on investment and production in several fields as the city hosts the 14th China-ASEAN Expo (Caexpo). “Bilateral high-level forums on production capacity and investment cooperation will be held between China […]

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