Appendix D - Current Publications by the ASEAN Secretariat

Summary

27th Meeting of the ASEAN Economic Ministers, 7-9 September 1995, Bandar Seri Begawan: A compilation of speeches and joint press statements of meetings and sessions.

28th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting and Post Ministerial Conferences with Dialogue Partners, and Second ASEAN Regional Forum, 29 July to 3 August 1995, Bandar Seri Begawan: A compilation of statements, speeches, and joint communiques of meetings and sessions.

AFTA Reader Volume I: A specialized publication on latest developments on AFTA. The first issue of the publication provides answers to basic questions on the CEPT for AFTA and the Products and Programmes of Tariff Reduction under the CEPT scheme. It also includes the basic documents, CEPT Agreement, the Interpretative Notes, the Operational Procedures, and the Rules of Origin.

AFTA Reader Volume II: The second issue of this specialized publication on latest developments on AFTA focuses on more detailed analysis of the CEPT Product Lists and the trade values involved in the CEPT products.

AFTA Reader Volume III: A specialized publication on latest developments on AFTA. The third volume of the publication focuses on the decision of the 26th ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Meeting held in September 1994 in Thailand, namely, the new time frame in the acceleration of tariff reduction. It also includes among others: harmonization of tariff nomenclature, customs valuation and procedures, and co-operation in services.

Annual Report of the 1994/1995 ASEAN Standing Committee: Progress report on political and security co-operation, economic co-operation, functional co-operation, and external relations.

ASEAN Economic Info View, vol. 2, no. 3/4, September/December 1995: A quarterly publication that provides an update on the implementation and developments of AFTA as well as other economic activities.

ASEAN Macroeconomic Outlook 1995: This is the second publication arising from the ASEAN Macroeconomic Outlook project of the ASEAN Secretariat. The publication presents results of the country researchers’ discussions on their individual country predictions for 1995-96, which turn out to be both insightful and provoking. Tables and figures augment the text.

ASEAN Plan of Action on Culture and Information, October 1994: This publication provides background and basic information concerning the ASEAN Plan of Action on Culture and Information for the period 1994-97. It includes the Joint Declaration of the Third Conference of the ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information, Global Thrusts and Priorities of COCI for 1994-97.