Small and Medium Enterprises 59ASEAN Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) 59Public - Private Sector Engagement 61Public-Private Sector Engagement (PPE) in the ASEANEconomic Community 61
Forging Public-Private Partnerships in the AEC 61Business Summits and Trade Expositions 62Moving Forward 63
Narrowing the Development Gap 65Initiative for ASEAN Integration and Narrowing the Development Gap 65
Promoting Public and Private Sector Dialogues in the Sub-regions 65ASEAN Business Councils 66
FTA Agreements 69ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) 69
Free Flow o Goods 69Free Flow o Services 70Free Flow o Investment 70
ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP) 71
Tari Reduction and Elimination 71Rules o Origin 72Services and Investment 72Dispute Settlement Mechanism 72Overall Benets 72
ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Area (AKFTA) 73
Trade in Goods 73 Trade in Services 74Investment 74Dispute Settlement Mechanism 74
ASEAN-India Free Trade Area 75
Free Trade in Goods 75Services and Investment 76
ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) 77
Obligations under the AANZFTA Agreement 77Benets o the AANZFTA Agreement