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CLOSING REMARKS. Special Dialogue. Important Milestones. IMPACT OF CAFTA. Promotes trade between China & ASEAN - combined trade value amounts to 1/10 of world trade Provides chances to develop practical economic situation. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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CLOSING REMARKS
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Establishment of the ASEAN-China Free Trade
Area in 2010
Trade in goods liberalization
for ASEAN-6 in 2010 and 2015
Liberalization of trade in services
Establishment of the ASEAN-China Centre for Trade, Investment and
Tourism Promotion
Important Milestones
Special Dialogue
IMPACT OF CAFTA• Promotes trade between China & ASEAN -
combined trade value amounts to 1/10 of world trade
• Provides chances to develop practical economic situation
• Improves people’s living standards (especially the middle class) and technological progress for ASEAN region.
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Session 1
Ministerial Forum: Maximizing Trade under CAFTA:
How ASEAN and CHINA Can Benefit from the FTA
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Session 1
CAFTA – A Successful Saga
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Session 1
CAFTA needs regulations to protect ASEAN SMEs – i.e. 99% of businesses in Indonesia are SMEs
Focus
• accessibility of finance• knowledge and training programme/centers, education
support, etc.• establish focal points (eg. ASEAN hubs) • local Strategic partnership
on Micro aspects in developing CAFTA
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Session 1
Maximizing Trade under
CAFTA: How ASEAN
and China can Benefit from
FTA
Thailand Export Strategies to China
• Promote and support high potential service trade eg. restaurants, education, health & beauty, spa, construction, architect, hospitality service, security, entertainment, etc.
• Encourage & support Thai entrepreneurs’ business establishment in China
• Expand business networking for each product cluster
• Establish new business channels (eg. E-Commerce)
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Session 1
KADIN INDONESIA
The potential of CAFTA went largely unnoticed
by the SMEs that constitute the biggest
part of our economies
Why? Because the CAFTA
vision is still a vision of Governments
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Session 2
Doing Business with China – Understanding Standards, Rules and
Regulations
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Session 2Doing Business with China
Industrial Standards In China
Fundamentals for Trade with China
• Proliferation in the usage of non-tariff barriers
• China’s industrial policies – consolidation of industries
• Existence of protected sectors:- trade barriers- exemptions from China’s competition law
• Differential treatment accorded to foreign SMEs
• The domination of collectivism
Adopting specific strategies• localisation of
business management
• Positioning of brand• Capitalisation of
market potential
Developing the right attitude• Perseverance• Adapt and adopt• Abiding laws
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Session 2
Tariffs: no longer the main consideration of business community. Concerns mainly in
area of non-tariff barriers - NTB do not pose a problem, if consistent with international obligations
Need to ensure NTB not abused
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Session 3
Turning Crisis into Opportunity: Strategies for Entrepreneurs in the
Current Economic Climate
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Session 3
Increase in middle-income population
supports consumption – ASEAN’s middle class population could reach
300million by 2014, which should underpin consumption growth.
This is much larger than China’s or India’s!!
Don’t be complacent
Reassess business
plan
Take advantage of Asia’s recovery
Go regional
Build relationships
Be flexible
NEXT STEP….
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Session 3
ASEAN-China FTACOLLABORATIVE
PARTNERSHIP
APTEC - A HIGH IMPACT PLATFORM TO DRIVE SME & JOBS
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Dato’ Haji Mohamad Iqbal Rawther
Session 3What was yesterday’s market is not available today – the niche for you may no longer be a niche
SMEs need to be the frontier of technology ,
meaning the real innovation. Not imitation!!
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Session 4
E-Commerce Crossing the Borders at the Click of a Mouse
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Session 4
SME Business Challenges Today•Rising competition •Fast-changing business dynamics•Legacy in business processes•Technology bottlenecks – hardware & software•Talent issues
E-PROCUREMENT VIA WEB-BASED TECHNOLOGY
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Session 4
E-Commerce:Crossing the Bordersat the Click of a Mouse
Keys to Success• Adequate e-
commerce infrastructure in place
• Policy and regulatory framework
• B2B before B2C in certain countries
• International and local collaborators
http://b2b.asean-cn.org
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Session 4
Step to Next Generation B2B - Commerce
Salary earners – Can they
survive ? It’s a jungle out
there!
SMEs – They know how to survive in the
real world
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Session 5
Logistics and the Value-Chain System: Opportunities for SMEs
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Criteria for SMEs in the Logistics Industry
Opportunity for SMEs>>>Logistics companies i.e. MASKargo outsource services to third party.
Session 5
Timeliness
Safety of goods
Quality of goods
delivered
Cost 4 criteria
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Session 5OPPORTUNITIES OF
OUTSOURCING IN AIR FREIGHT LOGISTICS
WAREHOUSE • Build-Up• Breakdown
RAMP AIRSIDE• Towing
MAINTENANCE & SUPPLY OF MOVABLE EQUIPMENT• Folk lift, tow
trucks, of movable equipment
OPERATION• Document
Sorting
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Session 6
Trade Finance: Trading Beyond Borders
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Financing SMEs• Banks actively financing SMEs:
- Covering 40% of total portfolio- Loan approvals rose by 23%- Total loan increased to RM 150 million
• Initiative to simplify loan application process
• Involvement of private & Government sectors
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KASIKORNBANK PLC.
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Session 7
The Way Forward: Maximizing Growth for SMEs in the China-ASEAN
Economies
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Promote greater
awareness on CAFTA
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Leverage on e-commerce platform
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• SMEs in ASEAN should be strengthened to take full advantage of the growing Chinese markets.
• SMEs in ASEAN should focus on developing their own Research and Development capabilities to complement the growing demand in China.
• Take advantage of financing
i.e., ADB’s ASEAN China Investment Fund II, which seeks to raise $250 million in total capital, and plans to invest in companies that will benefit from increasing trade between ASEAN bloc and China.
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• Create strategic alliancesSMEs are in a better position to capitalize
on FTAs to enhance profit, advantage and growth
SMEs leverage on their combined knowledge, capabilities, and other assets
• Study market structures and demand in China
Customers in China are fragmented due to the country's vast population
• Identify target customers in China Tailor-fit products according to specific
profile of target market in China
• Products entering Chinese market also need to have local language labeling
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Concerted efforts• SMEs• Governments• Academic and Research Institutions• International and Regional Institutions • Big business
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CREATION OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AS A
VEHICLE FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC
TRANSFORMATION OF COMMUNITY
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Governments can promote the growth of its SME business throughseveral levers:
Legislative
Fiscal Spending
Tax cut andexemption
policies
Financial markets
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