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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN was established on 8 August in Bangkok as a regional forum with an aim to promote political cooperation and stability, trade and economic expansion, as well as social development of member countries. Subsequently, after the end of the cold war, ASEAN started to enlarge its membership which stands at 10 member countries at present. This agreement aims to increase the competitiveness of ASEAN as an important production base for the global market through the opening of trade and reduction of both tariff and non-tariff barriers, as well as the adjustment of tariff structure to facilitate the free trade environment. The Charter will come into effect after being ratified by all member countries. The Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Thailand are the main responsible agencies in the area of regional financial cooperation and surveillance process.