ASEAN-United States Trade Agreement

EENI- School of International Business

Sub-subject: The United States-ASEAN Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-United States Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
2. The Foreign Trade between the ASEAN Countries and the United States

Sample of the Sub-subject: The ASEAN-US Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (FTA)

Description of the Sub-Subject: The United States-ASEAN Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA)

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States finished the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (ASEAN-United States TIFA) in August 2006, which serves as a mechanism to intensify the ASEAN-United States economic ties.

International Trade ASEAN-United States.

1. The United States is one of the largest trade partners of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
2. For the United States, the ASEAN Region has been one of the fastest growing export markets
3. The total trade between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member economies (Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Laos) and the United States augmented from USD 135 billion in 2004 to near USD 149 billion
4. As for the foreign direct investment, the inflow from the United States to the ASEAN markets was USD 3.3 billion, accounting for 8% of the total foreign direct investment (FDI) in the region
5. The total US foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was USD 16 billion