Tag: RCEP

Open newsletter – february 22, 2022

AFGHANISTAN The Taliban is creating a “grand army” for Afghanistan that will include officers and troops who served the old regime, says the official tasked...

Open newsletter – february 21, 2022

from: Al Jazeera, Asia Times, Corriere della Sera, East Asia Forum, Euractiv, Global Times, Reuters, RFE RL, RUSI, TASS, The Interpreter, The Strategist  AFGHANISTAN The United...

China, South Korea aim for greater openness under RCEP: ministry (Yin Yeping, Global Times)

Under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), China and South Korea will make high-level commitments to greater openness, while creating better conditions for the...

Entrepreneurs from China, Japan and South Korea pin hopes on the RCEP: survey (Zhang Dan, Global Times)

Despite the ongoing pandemic and geopolitical volatility, most entrepreneurs from China, Japan and South Korea are optimistic about China's economic growth in 2022 and...

Will RCEP make Asia ‘center of gravity’ for global commerce? (Wen Sheng, Global Times)

Everyone knows free trade enhances productivity and creates wealth. With the 15-member RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) coming into force at the beginning of...

RCEP welcomes rising deals in first week as firms delighted with cost benefits (Chu Daye, Global Times)

A wave of initial deals swept across China's exporting provinces in the first week of implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) pact,...

RCEP to take effect on first day of 2022, extend Asia-Pacific industrial chains in closer bond (Global Times)

The world will see the establishment of its largest trade bloc, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), from the beginning of 2022, Chinese government...

RCEP estimated to boost regional GDP by 0.86% by 2035: report (Global Times)

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) pact that creates the world’s largest free trade bloc will lift regional GDP by 0.86 percent by 2035,...

Hong Kong/RCEP. The case for Hong Kong joining RCEP (Julien Chaisse, East Asia Forum)

Hong Kong expressed a strong interest as early as 2018 in joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and has received positive responses RCEP member states. The...

(USA/China/RCEP) US–China competition after RCEP (East Asia Forum)

Yuhan Zhang, UC Berkeley In November 2020, 15 countries signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) amid a backdrop of deglobalisation and trade protectionism. While...

(RCEP/Cambodia) How RCEP benefits Cambodia in the long term (East Asia Forum)

Author: Heimkhemra Suy, Phnom Penh Though the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) may bring only modest short-run economic benefits to Cambodia, the long-run outlook looks...

(India/RCEP) India’s reluctance in joining the RCEP — A boon or a bane in the long-run? (ORF)

AKARSH BHUTANI https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/india-reluctance-joining-rcep-boon-bane-long-run/

(China/RCEP) Beijing will likely ratify RCEP within 6 months: MOFCOM (Global Times)

China's process to ratify the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), beginning in December 2020, has been smooth, and the government aims to complete it...

RCEP/ASIA – Will RCEP Change the Game in Asia? (Alon Levkowitz, BESA Center)

In a move that could represent another step in Washington’s decline and China’s hegemonic ascent in Asia, 15 state ministers signed the RCEP free...

INDIA/RCEP – India not ready for RCEP (Nilanjan Ghosh, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/12/26/india-not-ready-for-rcep/

INDIA/RCEP – India’s tryst with RCEP (Debashis Chakraborty, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/12/14/indias-tryst-with-rcep/