RCEP


Minister: TPP and RCEP are equally important to the country
Malaysia gives equal emphasis to two trade pacts – Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) said International Trade and Industry Minister, with RCEP provide a future boost for the four Asean countries in the TPP negotiations.
RCEP seen as more important than TPP for now
Deputy Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn has suggested that Thailand should eventually join the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership, which will control about 40 per cent of global gross domestic product and one-third of world trade if approved. But until the TPP is finalised, Thailand should focus on the Asean-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), she said.
Regional cooperation pact talks: China demands more concessions from India, Japan
Beijing blocked a preliminary agreement on goods market liberalisation at the last Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership negotiations round.
RCEP - draft chapter on trade in services (Aug 2015)
As leaked on RCEP Legal
RCEP - draft IP text from ASEAN (Oct 2014)
As published by KEI
RCEP - draft IP text from India (Oct 2014)
As published by KEI
TPP failure could spell trouble for other trade talks
The failure to reach a broad agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership could harm Japan’s efforts to create a “mega trade zone” through other major accords
Govt readies 3-tier offer for RCEP
With next round of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) talks is scheduled to take place in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, on August 24-26, India government readied its strategy on goods trade.
Looming RCEP deal could help unlock conclusion of Trans-Pacific FTA
South Korea has joined 15 other countries in holding fresh talks on a regional free-trade agreement to be held in Myanmar next month, when it is hoped that a cross-Asia RCEP deal will make significant headway in unexpectedly quick time.
India might take two-tier approach in goods trade under RCEP
India is offering 75-80 tariff lines for duty cuts to countries with which it already has an FTA (Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Korea) and only 40-50 to the others (Australia, NZ, China).