Doing Business in ASEAN Guide Contains India FTA and Trade Details

June 24, 2015 Posted by India Briefing Reading Time: 3 minutes

Dezan Shira & Associates has published a free, 112 page guide to the entire ASEAN region. The Doing Business in ASEAN guide covers demographics in each of the ASEAN member states as well as comprehensive details of the India-ASEAN free trade agreement (FTA) and its impact on international manufacturers and sourcing businesses operating in the region. The guide also includes case studies on manufacturing in ASEAN.

What happens in and around ASEAN is one of the key factors increasingly impacting upon the trade flows of China and India, as well as the rest of Asia. Indian companies that are interested in manufacturing in ASEAN to take advantage of duty free imports onto the massive Chinese market should take notice of our commentary on the China-ASEAN FTA. This is one of the most in-depth guides to Doing Business in ASEAN yet.

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Dezan Shira & Associates took nine months to research and analyze this data. The firm maintains 12 China offices, as well as ASEAN offices in Vietnam and Singapore, and two offices in India. Dezan Shira & Associates also has satellite offices in the United States and Europe. Dezan Shira Asian Alliance offices are located in Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand.

The Dezan Shira & Associates Doing Business in ASEAN guide may be downloaded on a complimentary basis from the Asia Briefing bookstore.

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Asia Briefing Ltd. is a subsidiary of Dezan Shira & Associates. Dezan Shira is a specialist foreign direct investment practice, providing corporate establishment, business advisory, tax advisory and compliance, accounting, payroll, due diligence and financial review services to multinationals investing in China, Hong Kong, India, Vietnam, Singapore and the rest of ASEAN. For further information, please email india@dezshira.com or visit www.dezshira.com.

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