South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) was formed by Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ Philippines‚ Thailand and Singapore in 1967. In 1980s‚ Brunei decided to join the organization‚ making it become well known as the ASEAN-6. Following Brunei‚ in 1990s‚ Cambodia‚ Laos‚ Myanmar and Vietnam (CMLV) also joined the bloc (Chia‚ 2004). In 1992‚ a free trade agreement‚ namely ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) was introduced. According to the agreement‚ tariffs are reduced to zero percent by 2010 for ASEAN-6 and by 2015 for CMLV
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|Module Code |EAP101 | |Assignment Title |Compare and contrast the strategies adopted by Walmart and Carrefour in the Chinese market | |Submission Deadline |October 24th |EAP Tutor’s Name |Stewart David Nield | |Final Word Count
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ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY FACTBOOK ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY FACTBOOK The ASEAN Secretariat Jakarta The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on 8 August 1967. The Member States of the Association are Brunei Darussalam‚ Cambodia‚ Indonesia‚ Lao PDR‚ Malaysia‚ Myanmar‚ Philippines‚ Singapore‚ Thailand and Viet Nam. The ASEAN Secretariat is based in Jakarta‚ Indonesia. For inquiries‚ contact: The ASEAN Secretariat Public Outreach and Civil Society Division 70A Jalan
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Asean The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has plans to fast track the integration of its member countries over the next few years. Aside from encouraging cooperation through traditional diplomatic and cultural activities‚ there are also ambitious proposals for ASEAN to issue a single visa and currency‚ and even form a united regional Olympic team. The advantages of a united ASEAN are easy to imagine. A cohesive ASEAN would likely bring tremendous benefits to Southeast Asians in
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Cr. http://www.fungglobalinstitute.org/publications/articles/the-asean-economic-community-and-corruption-400.html The Asean Economic Community and Corruption AUTHOR(S): BARBARA MEYNERT DATE: 07 - Mar 2013 TAGS: Asean ‚ Thailand ‚ Infrastructure development ‚ Corruption THEME(S): Governance As countries in Asean gear up for economic integration in 2015‚ Fung Global Institute Director‚ Barbara Meynert‚ asks whether corruption in Thailand will derail crucial inter-regional infrastructure
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Thailand will take advantages of the labor flow. In a relatively short time‚ the realization of the ASEAN Community will come into effect. The purpose of the international agreements is to make ASEAN one market and a joint production base. First of all we must remember that the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is part of a larger plan for the ASEAN Community which involves three pillars of ASEAN. security‚ socio-cultural cooperation and economic Three crucial components for economic integration
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Introduction 3 I. Globalization and Retailing market 4 Market overview 4 Forces driving competition 5 • Buyer power 5 • Supplier power 5 • New entrants 6 • Threats of substitutes 6 • Degree of rivalry 6 II. Carrefour SWOT 7 Strengths 7 Weaknesses 8 Opportunities 8 Threats 9 III. External business environment: Key challenges and implications 10 Political and legal 10 Economic and Financial 11 Social‚ cultural‚ and Environmental 11 Technological 12 IV. Conclusion 13 Sources 14
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ASEAN I. ASEAN Background By the end of the twentieth century‚ the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was experiencing growing pains. The organization had changed vastly since its inception in 8 August 1967‚ when it served as a political bulwark against the Cold War superpowers in order to protect the independence of its founding member states—Indonesia‚ the Philippines‚ Singapore‚ Malaysia‚ and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam then joined on 7 January 1984‚ Viet Nam on 28 July 1995
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among its members‚ protection of regional peace and stability‚ and opportunities for member countries to discuss differences peacefully. ASEAN has emphasized regional cooperation in the “three pillars”‚ which are security‚ sociocultural integration‚ and economic integration. The regional grouping has made the most progress in economic integration by creating an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by 2015. AEC envisages the following key characteristics: (a) a single market and production base‚ (b) a highly
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Sankarapally Road‚ Hyderabad 501 504‚ Andhra Pradesh‚ India or email: info@icmrindia.org www.icmrindia.org BSTR/363 Carrefour’s Misadventure in Russia “In the space of just four months‚ Russia has gone from a “strategic priority” to an afterthought at Carrefour‚ the giant French retailer.”1 - New York Times‚ in October 2009. “Carrefour’s pending exit underlines the fact that Russia remains a highly challenging market despite its fundamental draw. Although MGR (Mass Grocery Retail) sales are forecast to
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