China-backed trade pact to be finalised this year, South-east Asian official says

📆 4/5/2019 4:15 PM
📰 The Straits Times

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CHIANG RAI, THAILAND (REUTERS) - South-east Asian countries engaged in talks on a major China-backed trade pact expect to finalise it this year, the Finance Minister of Thailand, which is the current chair of the 10-nation Asean grouping, said on Friday (April 5).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

CHIANG RAI, THAILAND - South-east Asian countries engaged in talks on a major China-backed trade pact expect to finalise it this year, the Finance Minister of Thailand, which is the current chair of the 10-nation Asean grouping, said on Friday .

"I've heard that we will finalise by November this year," he told a news conference, referring to the agreement. "Hopefully, we can conclude by the end of the year," added the grouping's secretary general, Mr Lim Jock Hoi. In a joint statement, the grouping said it was committed to international trade and investment as key engines of growth and development.

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