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Economic Institutions and Integration in Asia Course e-learning

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Course Economic Institutions and Regional Agreements in Asia - Syllabus:

   

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

- Introduction to the Asian Development Bank.
- Operations. Projects and programs. Partnerships. Financial resources.
- ADB project cycle.
- Regions and countries.
- Key indicators for Asia and the Pacific.
- Asian development outlook.

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

- Introduction to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN.
- Objectives. Principles. ASEAN member countries. Statistics.
- The ASEAN economic community.
- The ASEAN free trade area (AFTA).
- ASEAN plus three cooperation. ASEAN - European Union.

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

- Introduction to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC.
- APEC achievements and benefits.
- Committee on trade and investment.
- Trade and investment liberalisation. Regional economic integration. Business facilitation. Economic and technical cooperation.
- APEC member economies.

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

- Introduction to The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
- Objectives of ESCAP. Programmes. Committees.
- The committee on trade and investment.
- Regional trade agreements in Asia. Regionalism in Asia.
- APTIAD interactive trade indicators.
- Statistical yearbook for Asia and the Pacific.

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

- Introduction to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
- Areas of cooperation: Economy, Communications, Transport, ...
- SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement (SAPTA).
- South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA). South Asian Economic Union.

Bay of Bengal Initiative (BIMSTEC)

- Introduction to the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation. Objectives.
- Members: Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar.
- BIMSTEC Free Trade Area Framework Agreement.
- Trade and Investments.

Brunei Darussalam Indonesia Malaysia the Philippines East Asean Growth Area

- Introduction to the The Brunei Darussalam Indonesia Malaysia the Philippines - East Asean Growth Area.
- Members and objectives.
- BIMP-EAST ASEAN Business Council (EABC)

Other institutions and agreements (SCO, MRC, ACU, OCO, ...)

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Duration: 3 weeks / 2 ECTS credits

Course Objectives: The main objective of the "Economic Institutions and Integration in Asia Course" is to provide an overview of the Asian Institutions (Asian Development Bank, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) and Regional Integration (ASEAN, APEC, SAARC, ...)

Addressed to: the "Course Economic Institutions and Integration in Asia" is intended for all those wishing to specialize in Economic Integration in Asia.

Course tutor:
Guillermo Munoz

Course learning materials: En

Communication with tutors (student's questions, exercises ...) in: Es En Fr Pt  ar Course

Methodology:
e-learning / Distance Learning.

Educational level: Continuing education / Executive education programs.

Related Courses: Business in Asia - Master in Asia business

Summary

Course distance learning Asia economic institutions, agreements, free trade areas: Asian Development Bank ADB, Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN, APEC, Economic Cooperation Organization, ...

ADB (Asian Development Bank) is a multilateral development finance institution dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific. ADB's development work is aimed at improving the welfare of the people of Asia and the Pacific, especially of the 900 million poor living on less than a dollar a day. In 2008, ADB approved loans worth $10.5 billion for 86 projects, most of which went to the public sector. Technical assistance, which is used to prepare and implement projects and support advisory and regional activities, amounted to $274.5 million.

Sample of the Course:
ESCAP - Asia Regionalism

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on 1967 in Bangkok by the five original Member Countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Its goal is to create a stable, prosperous and highly competitive ASEAN economic region in which there is a free flow of goods, services, investment and a freer flow of capital, equitable economic development and reduced poverty and socio-economic disparities in year 2020.  The ASEAN region has a population of  560 million, a total area of 4.5 million square kilometers, a combined gross domestic product of almost US$ 1,100 billion, and a total trade of about US$ 1,400 billion.

Sample of the Course:
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), is the premier forum for facilitating economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region. APEC has 21 members which account for approximately 40.5% of the world's population, approximately 54.2% of world GDP and about 43.7%2 of world trade. The APEC Secretariat is based in Singapore.

The regional arm of the United Nations Secretariat for the Asian and Pacific region is the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), it is located in Bangkok (Thailand). ESCAP seeks to overcome some of the region’s greatest challenges. It carries out work in three main thematic areas: Poverty reduction, Managing globalization and Tackling emerging social issues. In recent years the ESCAP region has experienced a rapid increase in the number of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) signed and implemented both at the bilateral and regional levels.

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established in 1985 by the Heads of State or Government of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

BIMSTEC (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand Economic Cooperation) provides a unique link between South Asia and Southeast Asia bringing together 1.3 billion people - 21 percent of the world population, a combined GDP of US$750 billion, and a considerable amount of complementarities. A study shows the potential of US$ 43 to 59 billion trade creation under BIMSTEC FTA.

Brunei Darussalam Indonesia Malaysia the Philippines East Asean Growth Area. Asia's largest economic growth area constitutes Brunei Darussalam; the Indonesia provinces of Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku, and Irian Jaya; Sabah, Sarawak and the Federal Territory Labuan in Malaysia; and Mindanao and Pahlawan in the Philippines.

Other institutions and agreements:

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a permanent intergovernmental international organization creation of which was proclaimed on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai (China) by the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People’s Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan. Its prototype is the Shanghai Five mechanism.

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) was formed on 5 April 1995 by an agreement between the governments of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam.

Asian Clearing Union (ACU) is the simplest form of payment arrangements whereby the members settle payments for intra-regional transactions among the participating central banks on a multilateral basis.

The Oceania Customs Organization (OCO) brings together twenty-three Customs administrations of Oceania (Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia).

Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is an intergovernmental regional organization established for the purpose of promoting economic, technical and cultural cooperation among the Members.

Sample of the Course:
Asian Development Bank (ADB)

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