Trade and Investment
ASEAN-Australia and New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
Members
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Brunei Darussalam
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
- Lao PDR
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Viet Nam
Relevant Dates
- Signed and In Effect
01 Jan 2010 - Signed but not yet In Effect
27 Feb 2009 - Negotiations launched
21 Feb 2005 - Notified to the WTO
GATT 08 Apr 2010 GATSV 08 Apr 2010 Early Notification 20 Mar 2005
Official Summary
- Fact Sheet: Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade - New Zealand
- FAQ: ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade - New Zealand
- Fast Facts about the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australia
Legal Documents
- Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade AreaDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australia
- ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand Leaders' Statement: Entry into Force of the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area15thaseansummit-th.org
- Joint Media Statement on the Signing of the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat
- Ministerial Declaration on the AFTA-CER Closer Economic Partnership Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat
News
- FTAs pushed to make Philippine exporters more competitiveBusiness Mirror23 Apr 2013
- Myanmar President's state visits to New Zealand, Australia to enhance bilateral tiesNZweek13 Mar 2013
- Australia: Austrade office to open in MyanmarThe Australian (subscription)29 Jan 2013
- Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited to extend to Myanmar InvestorDaily10 Dec 2012
- Thailand fit to be Australia's hub for ASEAN tradeThe Nation - Thailand (subscription)14 Nov 2012
- Australia's new focus on Asia to 'boost trade' with IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post12 Nov 2012
Opinions and Editorials
- Indonesia keen to invest in Australian cattle propertiesRadio Australia7 May 2013
- Australia seeking to capitalize on Indonesia's growthJakarta Globe18 Feb 2013
- Indonesia: Asia's next superpower3news.co.nz3 Oct 2012
- Australia warned against complacency in relations with AsiaRadio Australia21 Aug 2012
- Ignorance limiting Indonesia–Australia trade tiesThe Jakarta Post7 Aug 2012
- Australia should collaborate closely with ASEANThe Canberra Times14 Nov 2011
Studies and Research
- Australia and New Zealand bilateral CEPs/FTAs with the ASEAN countries and their implication on the AANZFTAScollay, Robert and Ray TrewinAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat1 Jun 2006
- ASEAN-Australia / New Zealand free trade agreement worth pursuingAustralian Chamber of Commerce and Industry20 Aug 2004
- Economic benefits from an AFTA-CER free trade areaDavis, Lee, Warwick McKibbin, and Andrew StoeckelDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australia1 Jun 2000
- The Angkor Agenda: Report of the high-level task force on the AFTA-CER free trade areaDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australia1 Jan 2000
