Trade Analysis & Reform Project
Building regional trade policy capacity
A partnership between the Governments of Cambodia,
Lao PDR, Thailand, Vietnam and Australia
        
TARP in Thailand
Thailand

Research topics

Training Round 1:

Topic 1: Rules of Origin in FTAs: A Case Study of Thailand

Topic 2: Tariff rate quotas on agricultural products

Topic 3: Trade Facilitation for promoting Thailands intra regional trade

Training Round 2:

Topic 1: Assessing barriers to Thailands investment in ASEAN countries

Topic 2: The impact of WEE regulations on Thailands electronics and electrical exports

Topic 3: Structural adjustment for Thailands trade liberalisation

Training Round 3:

Topic 1: Non-tariff measures in China: market access obstacles under ASEAN China FTA

Topic 2: Thailands response to EU REACH (Chemical import) regulations

Topic 3: Improvement to rules of origin under FTA arrangements, impact on food processing

Training Round 4:

Topic 1: Thailands negotiation policy towards ASEAN plus 6 - A Case Study on Trade in Goodsrts

Topic 2: Competition Policy in Free Trade and Integration Agreements: approaches for Thailand

Topic 3: Preference Utilisation under Thailands Free Trade Agreements: agricultural and related export products

Project Partner in Thailand
Ministry of Commerce Thailand
www.moc.go.th

Other Participating Agencies in Thailand
International Institute for Trade & Development
www.itd.or.th

Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
www.moac.go.th

Ministry of Finance including:
  • Bureau of International and Macroeconomic Policy, Ministry of Finance
www.mof.go.th/

Ministry of Commerce including:
  • Department of Trade Negotiations, Ministry of Commerce
  • Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce
  • International Trade Strategy Agency, Ministry of Commerce
Office of Industrial Economics, Ministry of Industry
www.oie.go.th

Office of Agricultural Economics
www.oae.go.th

Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI)
http://www.tdri.or.th/

Bureau of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, Department of Trade Negotiations

For economic and trade information on Lao PDR, click on the web link below
http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/fs/thai.pdf