ASEAN. Jun Total Population Total GDP Achievement Trade Agreements ACFTA Form E ACFTA (10+1) Tariff...

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1 ASEAN Jun 2015 ASEAN Total Population Total GDP Achievement Trade Agreements ACFTA Form E ACFTA (10+1) Tariff ASEAN China Mutual Trade (USD Bn) Land Borders ASEAN / China Infrastructure Development in ASEAN Dawei Special Economic Zone project in Myanmar (2013) Kra Canal in Thailand (2015) Economic Corridors East West Economic Corridor (EWEC) (2008) Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) (ongoing) North South Economic Corridor (NSEC) (2012) Copyright 2015 AEL. All Rights Reserved. 1/16

2 ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a political and economic organization of 10 Southeast Asian countries in Total Population million as of Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, 6.77 Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei, Cambodia, Philippines, Vietnam, Total GDP USD2, billion as of Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei, Copyright 2015 AEL. All Rights Reserved. 2/16

3 Achievement Copyright 2015 AEL. All Rights Reserved. 3/16

4 Trade Agreements ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) - lowering of intra-regional tariffs through Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme to bring more than 99% of products of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand down to the 0% - 5% tariff range. Copyright 2015 AEL. All Rights Reserved. 4/16

5 ACFTA Form E 1. In principal, products with no less than 40% of its total value made in ASEAN or China can be claimed preferential tariff during import. 2. For example, knitted fabric with no more than 60% of its total value made outside ASEAN or China is eligible to apply for preferential tariff. Copyright 2015 AEL. All Rights Reserved. 5/16

6 ACFTA (10+1) Tariff Since Jul 2005, now Over 7,000 items are at 0% tariff between China and ASEAN. Normal, over 7,000 Normal Track Highly Sensitive items II items Sensitive items items Tariff Jan 2010 Jan 2015 Jan 2018 Jan 2015 % No. of item % No. of item % No. of item % China <5 Brunei <5 46 <50 Indonesia <5 474 <50 Malaysia <5 96 <50 Philippines <5 77 <50 Singapore <5 1 <50 Thailand <5 100 <50 Jan Tariff Jan 2015 Jan 2018 Jan Jan 2018 % No. of item % No. of item % % No. of item % China <20 <5 Vietnam <20 <5 140 <50 Cambodia <20 <5 150 <50 Laos <20 <5 30 <50 Myanmar <20 <5 0 <50 Copyright 2015 AEL. All Rights Reserved. 6/16

7 ASEAN China Mutual Trade (USD Bn) ASEAN and China trades are increasing every year at over 5%. USD Bn Laos Malaysia Singapore Thailand Vietnam Indonesia Philippines Myanmar Cambodia Brunei Laos Brunei Cambodia Myanmar Philippines Indonesia Vietnam Thailand Singapore Malaysia Land Borders ASEAN / China Land Borders CN KH LA MY MM TH VN China CN Cambodia KH Laos LA Malaysia MY 4 Myanmar MM Thailand TH Vietnam VN Copyright 2015 AEL. All Rights Reserved. 7/16

8 Infrastructure Development in ASEAN Dawei Special Economic Zone project in Myanmar (2013) Dawei Port Project at USD50Bn, resumed in Co-owned by Thailand and Myanmar. Goods pass from Dawei through 160Km highway into Thailand via Phu Nam Ron border. Dawei deep sea port will shorten travel time from Europe and Middle East to South East Asia and China. Copyright 2015 AEL. All Rights Reserved. 8/16

9 Goods can either go 198Km to Bangkok. Or 511Km to Sisophon in Cambodia Then South 368Km to Phnom Penh. Or 564Km to Hochiminh City. Or another 95Km to Vũng Tàu port. Or East to Quy Nhơn Port. Kra Canal in Thailand (2015) Copyright 2015 AEL. All Rights Reserved. 9/16

10 Canal State Railway of Thailand (SRT) and Port Authority Thailand (PAT) reviewing the 102Km Kra Canal (or Thai Canal) project. From Pak Bara in Andaman Sea to near Songkhla in Gulf of Thailand. Port Rail Build a Pak Bara port is approved. Plan to upgrade Songkhla port to the same level as Laem Chabang. Plan to build a 130Km railway linking Pak Bara port to Hat Yai, the largest city and commercial centre in Southern Thailand. Hat Yai is only 30Km by rail to Songkhla Port. Ships through Kra Canal into South East Asia can save up to 3 days and 1,200Km by distance. Copyright 2015 AEL. All Rights Reserved. 10/16

11 Economic Corridors Asia Development Bank (ADB) has identified 9 Economic Corridors to develop in ASEAN. East West Economic Corridor (EWEC) (2008) 1,450Km from Mawlamyine Myanmar at Andaman Sea Myawaddy / Mae Sot border crossing into Thailand Mukdahan- Savannakhe t border crossing into Laos Dansavanh / Lao Bao border crossing into Vietnam Along Route R9 to end in Da Nang in South China Sea Value of trades among Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam due to this corridor is estimated to be over USD0.5Bn from West to East, and USD1.0Bn from East to West. Copyright 2015 AEL. All Rights Reserved. 11/16

12 Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) (ongoing) The SEC runs through southern Thailand, Cambodia, and southern Viet Nam. Comprises subcorridors and intercorridor link connecting major towns and cities in the southern part of GMS: Copyright 2015 AEL. All Rights Reserved. 12/16

13 Phnom Penh Bavet/Moc Bai border crossing Bangkok Aranyaprathet/Poipet border crossing Ho Chi Minh City - Vung Tau Central Subcorridor Bangkok - Siem Reap Stung Treng Rattanakiri O Yadov Pleiku - Quy Nhon Northern Subcorridor Bangkok - Klongyai/C hamyeam border crossing - Trat- Koh Kong Kampot - Prek Chak (Lork)/Ha Tien border crossing - Ca Mau City - Nam Can Southern Coastal Subcorridor Copyright 2015 AEL. All Rights Reserved. 13/16

14 Kaysone Phomvihane in Laos Sre Ambel in Cambodia Intercorridor Link: Sihanoukville - Phnom Penh Kratie - Stung Treng - Dong Kralor (Tra Pang Kriel) Pakse - Savannakhet East-West Economic Corridor Copyright 2015 AEL. All Rights Reserved. 14/16

15 North South Economic Corridor (NSEC) (2012) Western Subcorridor: Kunming Chiang Rai Bangkok via Laos or Myanmar Central Subcorridor: Kunming Ha Noi Hai Phong connects to Highway No. 1 from North to Southern Viet Nam Eastern Subcorridor: Nanning Ha Noi via Youyi Pass or Fangchenggang Dongxing / Mong Cai route. NSEC links Kunming to Bangkok, Kunming to Hanoi, and Hanoi to Nanning, and is over 1,850Km. It consists of three major routes along the North South axis of the GMS that connect the northern and central parts of the subregion. Copyright 2015 AEL. All Rights Reserved. 15/16

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