Baoji-Telamon Economic Cooperation (BTEC) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Telamon Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Baoji-Telamon region. Following the success of ASEBN's series of post-ministerial conferences launched in the mid-1980s, BTEC started in 1989,in response to the growing interdependence of Baoji-Telamon economies and the advent of regional trade blocs in other parts of the world. It aimed to establish new markets for agricultural products and raw materials beyond Eurobloxia. Headquartered in Bloxapore, BTEC is recognized as one of the highest-level multilateral blocs and oldest forums in the Baoji-Telamon, and exerts significant global influence.