ASEAN Related Major Events
日期 | 事件 | 地點 |
|---|---|---|
1月7日 | 孟加拉總理大選 | 孟加拉 |
1月8日至12日 | 第6屆《東協-加拿大自由貿易協定》（ACAFTA）諮商會議 | 視訊 |
1月13日至22日 | 第26屆柬埔寨-寮國-緬甸-越南資深經濟官員會議（CLMV SEOM） | 寮國永珍 |
1月22日至27日 | 第27屆東協觀光部長會議；2024年東協觀光論壇；東協國家旅遊組織（NTOs）會議；東協加三觀光部長會議（MATM+3）；東協與印度觀光部長會議 | 寮國永珍 |
1月28日至29日 | 東協資深官員會議（SOM）；東協外長非 正式會議 | 寮國龍坡邦 |
1月29日至2月2日 | 第5輪《東協-中國自由貿易協定》（ACFTA）3.0 升級談判 | 中國 |
1月30日至2月2日 | 第4屆東協數位部長會議（ADGMIN） | 新加坡 |
2月（TBC） | 第6屆RCEP聯合委員會 | 中國 |
2月5日至9日 | 東協國防資深官員工作小組會議（ADSOM WG）；東協國防資深官員擴大工作小組會議（ADSOM-Plus WG）；第18 屆東協資深官員公衛發展會議 | 寮國龍坡邦 |
2月8日 | 巴基斯坦國會大選 | 巴基斯坦 |
2月14日 | 印尼總統大選 | 印尼 |
2月16日至18日 | 慕尼黑安全會議 | 德國慕尼黑 |
I. Basic Country Profile
Source: World Bank. https://data.worldbank.org/country
II. Trade and Major Trading Partners
The trade value of Brunei totaled 12.13 billion USD during 2020, where total exports and imports accounted for 7.03 billion USD and 5.10 billion USD respectively. The main export goods are mineral fuels, organic chemicals, machinery and mechanical appliances, and the main import goods are mineral fuels, machinery and mechanical appliances, and iron or steel.
In 2020, the top 5 trading partners for Brunei were Japan, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, and India for exports, while for imports they were China, Singapore, Malaysia, the United States, and Germany. (Taiwan's 29th largest trading partner)
III. The signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
1. ASEAN system
Annotation: ASEAN–Hong Kong, China Free Trade Agreement (AHKFTA) has been formally effective on June 11, 2019; however, the bilateral FTA between Hong Kong and five of the ASEAN members which are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Malaysia have not been simultaneously effective with AHKFTA. As for Brunei, the effective date is October 20, 2021.
Source: ASIAN REGIONAL INTEGRATION CENTER.http://aric.adb.org/FTAbyCountryAll.php
2. Non ASEAN system
Source: ASIAN REGIONAL INTEGRATION CENTER. http://aric.adb.org/FTAbyCountryAll.php
IV. Economic Relations with Taiwan
1. Investment
Based on the statistical data provided by the Investment Commission, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan, from 1952 to 2020, the total accumulated number of Taiwanese investment projects to Brunei was 63, with a total amount of 0.1 billion USD invested.
2. Trade
In 2020, the total trade value between Taiwan and Brunei was 0.22 billion USD, ranked the 68th country in Taiwan's trade volume, accounts for 0.04% of total trade.
For exports, the total exports from Taiwan to Brunei were only 0.01 billion USD. The top 3 exports ranked by product group included ‘iron & steel’ (HS 72), ‘beverages, spirits & vinegar’ (HS 22), and ‘machinery & mechanical appliances’ (HS 84).
As for imports, the total imports from Brunei to Taiwan were 0.16 billion USD. The top 3 imports ranked by product group included ‘mineral fuels, oils, waxes & bituminous sub’ (HS 27), ‘organic chemicals’ (HS 29), and ‘fish & crustaceans’ (HS 03).
3. Major agreement with Taiwan
《台汶交換航權協定》（1991）