Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA)Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement • July 10th, 2021
Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA), a preferential regional trade agreement formerly known as the Bangkok Agreement was signed in 1975. Its current members are Bangladesh, China, India, South Korea, Lao and Sri Lanka. On 29 September 2020, Mongolia acceded to the Asia Pacific Trade Agreement as its seventh member.
Asia pacific free trade agreementAsia-Pacific Trade Agreement • July 20th, 2021
asia pacific trade agreement (apta) (in July 2014) Asia pacific trade agreement (apta) (in July 2014) Asia-Pacific trade agreement (more known as bangkok agreement) is an initiative within the economic and social commission of the nations united for Asia and the Pacific (excap) for commercial expansion through the exchange of tariff concessions between members of the developing countries of the Asia-Asia region. the cina joined the agreement in 2000 and the current accession of apta is constituted by bangladesh, cyna, india, lao pdr, republic of chorea and sri lanka. the Ministerial Council is the highest decision-making body. the Standing Committee is the trading/execution body working under the guidance and direction of the Ministerial Council. the cesap of the united nations acts as secretariat of the agreement. Until the date, three rounds of trade negotiations took place. up to the third round, the india offered tariff preferences on 570 tariff lines at an average margin of prefer
an evolving preferential regional trade agreementAsia Pacific Trade Agreement • October 11th, 2023
▶ The objectives of this Agreement are to promote economic development through a continuous process of trade expansion among the developing member countries of ESCAP and to further international economic co- operation through the adoption of mutually beneficial trade liberalization measures consistent with their respective present and future development and trade needs (Article 2 of APTA text)
Asia-Pacific Trade AgreementAsia-Pacific Trade Agreement • March 13th, 2009
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APTAAsia-Pacific Trade Agreement • September 19th, 2019
In 1975, Bangkok Agreement had been signed to promote economic development. In 2005 following the accession of China in 2001, the Agreement got new name, the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement.
Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement: An overviewAsia-Pacific Trade Agreement • September 17th, 2020
The Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) is one of the oldest preferential trade agreements (PTA) in the region (signed in 1975 as the Bangkok Agreement) and is open for membership to all the developing countries in the ESCAP region. The current members are Bangladesh, China, India, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka. Mongolia’s accession was finalized in October 2013 and is pending national ratification. The members are officially known as “Participating States of APTA”.
ASIA PACIFIC TRADE AGREEMENT (APTA)Asia Pacific Trade Agreement • January 3rd, 2018
APTAAsia-Pacific Trade Agreement • May 29th, 2007
The Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) was signed in 1975 as an initiative of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). APTA aims to promote economic development through the adoption of mutually beneficial trade liberalization measures that will contribute to intra-regional trade expansion and
ABSTRACTAsia-Pacific Trade Agreement • October 25th, 2007
arrive at the current level of trade liberalization in the region. However, the enhanced opportunities the Agreement offered for deeper trade liberalization among the member countries is visible following the accession of China in 2001, the revitalization of the arrangement in 2005 to reflect recent global changes and the accelerated exchange of concessions concluded in the Third Round of negotiations in 2006.
