EU and S’pore forge closer business ties; EU firms invited to use Republic as springboard into Asean
SINGAPORE – Businesses in the European Union (EU) are ramping up efforts to collaborate with firms here in areas such as digital technology and sustainability. The EU-Asean Business Council led its first business mission to Singapore on April 23, enabling 50 or so leaders and industry experts from 22 companies to hear from key government […]
Driving innovation and sustainability in Asean
Two powerful forces are converging to reshape societies today: the digital revolution, and the pressing need for sustainability and addressing climate change. From the halls of policymakers to the boardrooms of corporations and the conversations in our homes, these interconnected themes are taking centre stage. The digital revolution, with its ever-evolving technologies, offers tools to […]
Discussion on EU-Asean FTA has shifted towards cooperation in specific areas: DPM Heng
WHILE landing on the parameters for a region-to-region free trade agreement (FTA) is difficult, discussion has now shifted towards more specific areas of cooperation, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat in a speech on Wednesday (Apr 24). He explained that the difficulty is due to differences in ambition and readiness between member states, and […]
Singapore’s role in EU-Asean ties
SINGAPORE is Europe’s gateway to South-east Asia, not merely by geographical location but through deliberate, visionary strategies that position the city-state as a critical hub for international trade relations. As the first country in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to forge a trade deal with the European Union and, more notably, the first to […]
List Of Interviews 26 March 2024 – 2 May 2024
Interviews ABS-CBN News Channel: EU-ASEAN Business Council Council Chief on Future of Global Trade, 26 March 2024 ONE News Channel: EU-PH Free Trade Talks to Resume in 2H, 27 March 2024 BusinessMirror: EU-Asean council sees 3-year timeline for PHL-EU pact, 28 March 2024 MoneyFM 89.3: How to navigate your business in a year of […]
How Asean’s new US$2 trillion digital economy pact paves the way for seamless trade, data flow
NEGOTIATIONS are under way for the Asean Digital Economy Framework Agreement (Defa), which will be the world’s first regional digital economy agreement (DEA). The first round of talks began at the start of December last year, and the aim is to wrap things up by 2025. Already, there are some calls for the discussions to […]
Advancing ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA)
The EU-ABC published its recommendations to help shape the development of the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) that is currently being negotiated. “Advancing ASEAN’s Digital Economic Landscape” presents real-world examples of challenges of doing business while navigating the region’s complex digital terrain, and offers strategic and pragmatically implementable suggestions to overcome these stumbling blocks. […]
Thailand resumes FTA negotiations with EU
Thailand is resuming Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with the European Union (EU), aiming to complete talks by 2025. These negotiations, which have stalled since 2014, were announced by Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai. According to Phumtham, the focus is on sustainability, improving trade and investment, and addressing market access, intellectual property, and digital trade. Source: […]
EU sees Vietnam as vivid demonstration of EVFTA success
Brussels (VNA) – Executive Vice President of the European Commission (EC) and EU Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis said Vietnam’s rise to become the bloc’s leading trade partner in ASEAN is a vivid demonstration of the success of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). Co-chairing the third meeting of the Trade Committee of the EVFTA […]