With the majority
of countries involved in bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, e.g. ASEAN Free Trade
Area, NAFTA, EEA, APEC that are still functioning nowadays, tariffs are removed or reduced and services and goods become more accessible and affordable; enterprises enjoy more stable and safer environment for their investments; and the strength
of international
cooperation is evidenced as we see international organisations, such as WTO, have substantially contributed to international trading, leading to a remarkable and
fruitful development
of the global economics.