Digital economy agreements
Asean, South Korea raise ties to highest level on 35th anniversary; free-trade area to be upgraded
Asean leaders also meet Japan’s new PM Shigeru Ishiba; Singapore suggests upgrade of comprehensive economic partnership agreement
Asean’s window of opportunity to write its own data rules
ON September 25, the world’s first fully digitalised cross-border movement of goods arrived in Singapore. The shipment, which came from the UK, marked a major milestone in trade history as the entire ...
Further steps for Asean’s digital economic integration
ON SEP 3, negotiations on the Asean Digital Economy Framework Agreement (Defa) were launched. First envisioned in 2021, the agreement aims to set the foundations for the region’s digital economy to do...
‘Game changer’ agreement to unlock Asean’s potential US$2 trillion digital economy
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has officially launched the negotiations for a new Digital Economy Framework Agreement (Defa).
Unlocking opportunities: Singapore as a standard-maker in digital trade governance
THE Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) came into force last Friday (Jun 2), marking the emergence of the world’s biggest free trade area. Comprising the largest economies in the Asia-...
80,000 high-paying jobs in infocomms sector by 2025 under updated industry map
THE industry transformation map for the infocomm media sector launched in 2017 has been updated to sharpen its focus on the infocomm segment, which includes sub-sectors such as software, information t...
15 deals signed at Singapore-Shanghai Comprehensive Cooperation Council meeting
SINGAPORE and Shanghai strengthened economic ties with fifteen agreements signed between public and private organisations, at the fourth Singapore-Shanghai Comprehensive Cooperation Council (SSCCC) me...
CPTPP membership will supercharge UK-Singapore partnership
UK’s accession will enable higher trade and investment in both countries
Singapore carves digital trade deal with Europe
SINGAPORE is now in discussion with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) on a digital economy agreement.
Singapore, EU sign partnership to strengthen bilateral digital trade
SINGAPORE and the European Union (EU) have signed a digital partnership that will strengthen connectivity and interoperability between both digital markets, enabling people and businesses to transact ...
