BANGKOK, Nov 16 (TNA) – A senior officials’ meeting (SOM) on the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) intended to make FTAAP the world’s biggest free trade area and will conclude plans to increase trade and investment in the regions.

 

Thanee Thongpakdee, Thai ambassador to the UK and APEC 2022 SOM Chair, presided over the second official meeting of senior officials of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation this morning. The meeting planned to propose to the APEC summit and APEC ministers’ meetings that FTAAP be developed to be the world’s biggest free trade area.

 

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11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

biggest

Wonder what their definition is. Land mass, people, amount of trade ...?

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

A senior officials’ meeting (SOM) on the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) intended to make FTAAP the world’s biggest free trade area and will conclude plans to increase trade and investment in the regions

When will Thailand become "luxury  tax" free ?

Forget about free trade until then.