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Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA)
Syllabus of the Subject: Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA)
- Introduction to the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA);
- Economic and Trade profile of the APTA members: Bangladesh, China, India, South Korea, Laos, Mongolia, and Sri Lanka;
- Free Trade Agreement and Economic Integration of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA);
- Tariffs Concessions under the APTA Agreement;
- Rules of Origin of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement;
- Performance Indicators for the members of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement.
The Subject “Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA)” belongs to the following Online Higher Educational Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:
Masters (MIB): International Business, Foreign Trade.
Doctorate (DIB): Asian Business, World Trade, Ethics, Religion & Business.
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Acuerdo comercial Asia-Pacífico 
Accord commercial Asie-Pacifique APTA 
Acordo Comercial Ásia-Pacífico (APTA).
Masters and Doctorate in International Business for the Students from 
Bangladesh,
India,
Laos, 
Mongolia, and 
Sri Lanka.
亚太贸易协定.
Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA).
The objective of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) is to set-up a preferential tariff arrangement to promote the intra-regional trade through the exchange of reciprocally agreed concessions among the member countries of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement: Bangladesh, the People's Republic of China, India, Korea, Laos, Mongolia, and Sri Lanka.
The Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement is the only working agreement involving China and India, two of the fastest growing emerging markets with 2.4 billion people.
Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA):
- The member economies of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement represent 11% of the global trade;
- Near 30% of the imports from Bangladesh are from the other members of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement;
- 23% of the exports from the Republic of Korea are exported to other APTA members;
- Total bilateral trade volume of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) members arises from a 140 million dollars (1976) to 3.1 trillion dollars;
- Foreign Trade between China and India reached an amazing average annual growth rate of 34% over the past decade.
The members of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) furthermore committed to expanding their cooperation in foreign direct investment and Trade Facilitation. A framework agreement on Trade in Services was also finalized and will be signed.
The Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) (formerly known as Bangkok Agreement) was signed on 1975 as an initiative of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
The Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) consists of one Muslim country (Bangladesh), one Hindu (India) and two Buddhists countries (Laos and Sri Lanka). China and Korea can be considered multi-religious countries (Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism).
The Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement belongs to:
- Hindu Economic Area;
- Central Eurasian Economic Area of the Islamic Civilization;
- Buddhist Civilization.
Economic Corridors related to the APTA Region:
- Eurasian Land Transport Initiative (Silk Road, China-Europe);
- Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor;
- Nanning-Singapore Economic Corridor
- China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor;
- East-West Economic Corridor (Myanmar-Thailand-Laos-Vietnam);
- International North-South Transport Corridor (India-Russia);
- International Transport and Transit Corridor of the Ashgabat Agreement;
- India-Chabahar (Iran)-Afghanistan Economic Corridor;
- China-Central Asia-West Asia Economic Corridor.
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