ISDS Case Map
RCEP
E-commerce and the digital economy will be the key points of focus when Singapore takes over the chairmanship of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean).
Seven TPP countries are also represented in the RCEP negotiations
A big spike in gold imports from countries with which India has trade agreements has caused alarm in the government, which now plans to exclude the yellow metal from such agreements in the future.
“I’d be concerned that USTR is pressuring Thailand to take pro-pharma positions on the RCEP and TPP,” Knowledge Ecology International Executive Director James Love said.
Provisions on digital trade are quietly being squared away in both of the two major trade negotiations currently underway—the North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiation and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership trade talks.
India's push to ease norms on movement of skilled workers across borders could turn out to be counterproductive
Civil society raises questions on RCEP
The economic ministers of 16 Asia-Pacific countries have endorsed a set of "clear key elements" that will guide the negotiations to establish a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
Philippine civil society groups and social movements stand together to oppose RCEP
In a break from past trade pacts, India has agreed to 'ratchet' and 'MFN-forward' clauses, providing future domestic policy concessions in investment and services sectors to RCEP members with a five-year gap
