If the threat of rising protectionism is to be eliminated, the Philippines should stand firm and push for the immediate conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
Last week, India abruptly changed tack by expressing its willingness to drop three-tiered approach on tariff liberalization under the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement.
With the demise of the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, attention in the Asia-Pacific region has turned to Kobe for the next round of negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
Economic ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ended their meeting on Friday, vowing to deepen and expand trade integration through regional trade partnership.
Japan yesterday cautioned against haste in the conclusion of the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) stressing “substance is more important than timing.”
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations seem to have hit a roadblock with member countries unwilling to accept India’s demand for greater liberalization in services.
The Malaysian government has now set its sights on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and apparently turned away from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), lauding the potential benefits the former has in store for the country and the region as a whole.
After the failure of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is expected to benefit Vietnam provided that the country and the domestic business community make good preparations.
