An important goal of ASEAN Economic Community or AEC has 4 sides.                                                                                                                           

          1. A common market and production base (Single Market and Production Base).   

            To move goods, services, investment, labor, capital freely.

            This really is carried out in accordance with the agreements and commitments already undertaken either.

         * AFTA (ASEAN Free Trade Area)  from the year 2535 (1992).

          * AFAS (ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services)  Framework Agreement on Trade in Services, signed in 2538 (1995) has entered negotiations to liberalize is around 5 times.

         * AIA (ASEAN Investment Area)  Framework Agreement on Trade in Services.Signed and in effect since 2541 (1998).

          2. Capacity building for the car to the economy (High Competitive Economic Region).

            To focus on policy issues. That allows the integration such as tax policy, competition policy, intellectual property rights, infrastructure development project.

            Jointly conducted by the exchange of information. Training staffs together.

          3. equality in economic development (Equitable Economic Development).

            Support the development of SMES

            Capacity building through projects that are already there.

          4. integration into the global economy (Fully Integrated into Global Economy).