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APAC: Asia-Pacific; Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim member economies that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region; APJ: Asia Pacific and Japan [3] APMA: Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa; APSG: Asia Pacific and Singapore; Arab League: a regional organization of Arab countries
NAFTA Canada Mexico United States [159] EFTA Turkey: 10 December 1991 1 April 1992 1 October 2021 Revised FTA between the two parties. [160] [161] Armenia Russia: 30 September 1992 25 March 1993 17 October 2012 Commonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Area [162] Kyrgyzstan Russia: 8 October 1992 24 April 1993 13 December 2013
The most recent change to the regional grouping system was in 2011, when the Asia Group was renamed the Group of Asia and the Pacific Small Island Developing States, also Asia and the Pacific Group or Asia-Pacific Group, in order to recognise the growing role Pacific island nations play in the United Nations System. [10] [11]
ABC news report of the first APEC meeting in Canberra, November 1989, featuring delegates watching the Melbourne Cup. The initial inspiration for APEC came when the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)'s series of post-ministerial conferences, launched in the mid-1980s, had demonstrated the feasibility and value of regular conferences among ministerial-level representatives of both ...
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP / ˈ ɑː r s ɛ p / AR-sep) is a free trade agreement among the Asia-Pacific countries of Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. [2]
Europe, the Middle East and Africa, commonly known by its acronym EMEA among the North American business spheres, is a geographical region used by institutions, governments and global spheres of marketing, media and business when referring to this region. The acronym EMEA is a shorthand way of referencing the two continents (Africa and Europe ...
Rank Country GDP (millions of USD) 1 China 17,700,899 2 Japan 4,230,862 3 India 3,732,224 4 South Korea 1,709,232 5 Australia 1,687,713 6 Indonesia 1,417,387 7 Taiwan ...
The Asia–Pacific (APAC) is the region of the world adjoining the western Pacific Ocean. The region's precise boundaries vary depending on context, but countries and territories in Australasia , East Asia , and Southeast Asia are often included.