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RCEP

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (ASEAN+6)

India likely to host key RCEP meeting in July
28-Dec-2016 The Economic Times
India is expected to host in July next year the negotiations for mega trade deal RCEP which aims at liberalising norms for trade in goods and services and boost investment among 16-member countries.
Japan’s Trump dilemma – analysis
27-Dec-2016 IDSA
With Trump seemingly determined to drop the TPP, Japan is being pushed into seriously reconsidering and prioritizing other opportunities including the 16-nation RCEP
TPP’s demise sends Malaysia in search of a new trade agenda
23-Dec-2016 East Asia Forum
With the TPP agreement dead what’s next for Malaysia’s trade agenda? One possibility is to pursue Asean’s Regional Comprehensive and Economic Partnership (RCEP)
RCEP talks progressing well but there are challenges
22-Dec-2016 The Sun Daily
RCEP member countries will try to bridge the gaps in several areas, including the movement of goods, during rounds of meetings scheduled in 2017.
India may offer China tariff removal on over 70% goods
21-Dec-2016 Livemint
India plans to take a longer period to eliminate tariff with China to give the domestic industry enough time to adjust to a trade deal with China
PH to work for first Pan-Asia trade deal
20-Dec-2016 Manila Standard
The Philippines is working towards closing the negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership with other members of the Asean next year.
Asia-Pacific: Japan ratifies TPP, RCEP gears up for 2017
19-Dec-2016 ICTSD
Topics on the docket for a future RCEP deal include trade in goods and services; investment; intellectual property; competition; and dispute settlement, among other potential issues.
The hidden costs of RCEP and corporate trade deals in Asia
16-Dec-2016 Friends of the Earth International
RCEP also includes the controversial Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanism (ISDS), which is facing increasing public criticism and scrutiny worldwide.
Reflections on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) round in Jakarta by Jane Kelsey
16-Dec-2016 infojustice.org
Reflections on the 16th RCEP negotiations in Indonesia
RCEP: Impasse at Indonesia talks may put more pressure on India
15-Dec-2016 The Hindu Businessline
Round in Indonesia fails to generate breakthrough in final numbers
Donald Trump’s vow to end TPP affects India’s trade talks
14-Dec-2016 The Economic Times
The members common to two agreements (TPP and RCEP), especially developed countries such as Australia, Japan and New Zealand, want talks at the RCEP trade bloc to move ahead full steam
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, intellectual property protection and access to medicines
14-Dec-2016 SSRN
This paper identifies TRIPS-Plus provisions in leaked RCEP negotiating texts and examines their implications for low and middle-income countries.
APC claims RCEP will intensify landgrabbing and militarization
13-Dec-2016 Asian Peasant Coalition
Groups vow not to pass RCEP
RCEP to consolidate Asian integration
13-Dec-2016 Jakarta Post
The RCEP is part of the efforts of Asian countries to explore avenues of collaborative regional governance. It should be seen as the extension of an integrated ASEAN community
Regional trade meet should not pave way for monopoly in drugs: Doctors without Borders
12-Dec-2016 The Times of India
Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) and other health groups have reiterated concerns about harmful intellectual property provisions in the RCEP
Talks on China-backed RCEP will be substantially completed by end-2017: Malaysia’s trade minister Mustapa Mohamed
9-Dec-2016 The Straits Times
Negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), championed by China, will likely be substantially concluded by the end of next year, Malaysia’s International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed said.
China-championed Asia trade pact gains traction in Jakarta talks
9-Dec-2016 Bloomberg Quint
Matters such as intellectual property rights, as well as trade in goods and services, remain unresolved. The next talks will be held in Japan in February.
Indonesia to finalize five trade deals next year in hunt for wider markets
8-Dec-2016 Jakarta Post
As Indonesia accelerates talks with 15 Asia-Pacific nations, it is prioritizing the conclusion of five trade deals to open access to foreign markets and lure inflows of investment.
Multinationals launch 50 lawsuits worth $31b against Asian nations
8-Dec-2016 ABC News
A new report finds that corporations have launched 50 lawsuits, worth at least $US31 billion, using secret international arbitration tribunals against 11 countries in the Asian region.
Australia pursues trade agenda in Asia
7-Dec-2016 SBS
Australia Trade Minister is in Jakarta for talks over the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement