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South Asian Association Regional Cooperation SAARC

Syllabus of the Subject

South Asian Free-Trade Area (SAFTA). Economic Union (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India...)

  1. Introduction to the South Asian Association Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
  2. Areas of cooperation of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
    1. Economy
    2. International Trade
    3. Communications
    4. Transport
  3. SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement (SAPTA): Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka
  4. South Asian Free-Trade Area (SAFTA)
  5. South Asian Economic Union
  6. International Trade in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation region
  7. South Asia Economic Cooperation (SASEC)

The objectives of the subject “South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation” are the following:

  1. To understand the purposes and functions of the SAARC
  2. To assess the benefits for the member countries of the SAARC and its areas of cooperation
  3. To analyze the free-trade area (SAFTA) and the economic union of South Asia
  4. To explore the foreign trade among the member countries of the SAARC

Asia Masters, Doctorate (Global Business, Foreign Trade)

The Subject “South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)” belongs to the following Online Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Masters in International Business and Foreign Trade (MIB)

Doctorates: World Trade, Ethics, Religion & Business.

Doctorate in International Business (DIB) Online

Course: Hinduism and Business.

Asian Economic Institutions

Languages: Masters, Doctorate, International Business, English or Study Master Doctorate in International Business in Spanish Asociación para la Cooperación Regional del Sur de Asia Study Doctorate in International Business in French Association sud-asiatique pour la coopération régionale (ASACR) Masters Foreign Trade in Portuguese Associação Cooperação Regional Ásia do Sul.

Credits of the Subject “South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)”: 1 ECTS Credits

Market Access - Free Trade Agreements

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

In 1985 was formed the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) by Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka (Asia).

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC):
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) South Asian Free-Trade Area (SAFTA). Economic Union

The observer countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) are Australia, Japan, Iran, Mauritius, Myanmar, South Korea, the U.S., and the EU.

The objective of the SAARC is to speeding up the economic and social development process in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC):

  1. 1.5 billion people (22% of the World's population)
  2. Foreign Trade of South Asia has been increasing at a faster rate (17%) than the world trade growth (11%)

SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement.

The SAARC Preferential Trade Arrangement (SAPTA) was forecasted primarily as the first step towards the transition to a South Asian Free-Trade Area leading subsequently, towards in a customs union, Common Market and an Economic Union.

  1. The South Asian Free-Trade Area enhances the Foreign direct investment inflows growth in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka
  2. The Agreement on South Asian Free-Trade Area entry into force in 2006

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation consists of:

  1. Muslims countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Maldives, and Pakistan
  2. Hindu: India
  3. Buddhist: Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) belongs to:

  1. Central Eurasian Economic Area (Islamic Civilization)
  2. Buddhist Civilization
  3. Hindu Economic Area

ASEAN-SAARC.

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) - Certificate of Origin
Certificate of Origin - South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

SAARC - Agreement on Services
SAARC Agreement on Services