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Amata well positioned to tap into AEC potential
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/09/2014
» With the formation of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) drawing near, Amata Corporation Plc is gearing up to expand its industrial land area by tenfold to 1,000 square kilometres by 2020 to serve the expected surge in regional investment and trade. Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand will be its main focus.
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Korean businesses tune in to Asean opportunities
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 18/07/2016
» Amid growing awareness about the Asean Economic Community (AEC), member states are being encouraged to further strengthen their integration to draw interest from Korean companies that are exploring more opportunities in the region.
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Trade game-changer
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 19/02/2016
» As the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is poised to change the landscape of international trade and more Southeast Asian nations consider joining it, experts are concerned that the world's largest trade pact will divide Asean and overshadow the arrival of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) at the end of this year.
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TPP dividend foreseen
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 29/08/2016
» The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the gigantic free-trade agreement signed by 12 countries including the United States, has brightened the outlook of American businesses in Southeast Asia as they expect it to spur more US trade and investment in the region.
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Slowdown ahead
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 24/12/2018
» The economic outlook doesn't seem as rosy as it once did for most Asian countries looking toward 2019. The relatively dynamic world trade recovery that began in late 2016 is now threatened by tensions between the United States and China, coupled with increasing protectionism in many economies.
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High costs and weak economy deter adoption
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 26/10/2015
» Driven by a growing shortage of workers and increased wages, Thai businesses have eagerly embraced automation to cut costs and improve productivity, but more government incentives would help to accelerate such development, executives say.
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Investors keen on Asean but sceptical about AEC
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 18/05/2015
» The risk is growing that investors will turn their attention back to developed countries as reforms in Asean proceed at a glacial pace, while scepticism mounts about the successful launch of the Asean Economic Community (AEC), experts have warned.
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New challenges for Asean
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/06/2020
» This year marks the midpoint of the 10-year journey toward the realisation of the Asean Community Vision 2025. The journey began with the formal establishment of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, and envisions deeper regional integration in terms of political and security dimensions over the next five years.
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UTCC: Thai firms need to look abroad before AEC
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 06/08/2012
» Whether Thailand is ready or not, the Asean Economic Community (AEC) is going to take place in a few years. And despite plenty of talk about regional integration, many Thai companies do not know how to capitalise on the opportunities the pact will offer.
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Surin: Fixing education is the way forward in AEC
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 31/05/2012
» Thailand needs to speed up improvements to its educational system and support Thai enterprises investing across Asean borders to ensure the country's preparedness for regional integration under the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015.
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