Trade and Investment
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
(RCEP)
People's Republic of China ratified RCEP 8 March 2021; Japan ratified RCEP 28 April 2021; Singapore ratified RCEP 12 April 2021
Sources:
Signed but not yet In Effect
Members
Relevant Dates
- Signed but not yet In Effect
2020-11-15 - Negotiations launched
2013-05-09 - Not yet notified to the WTO
News
- Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to attract more foreign investments [in the Philippines]Manila Times27 Jul 2021
- Cambodia: Officials meet with their EU counterparts to talk recoveryKhmer Times19 Jul 2021
- [People's Republic of] China, ASEAN open new chapter in common development, prosperityXinhua News Agency19 Jul 2021
- Asia-Europe Meeting goes virtual as COVID continues to spreadKhmer Times14 Jul 2021
Opinions and Editorials
- Asia emerges from COVID-19 with further integration and upgradeChina Global Television Network (CGTN)21 Apr 2021
- ASEAN’s perspective on economic recoveryBrookings Institution International Economics17 Dec 2020
- ASEAN’s productive yearThe Strategist3 Dec 2020
- Asia inching closer to becoming a trading zoneGulf News25 Nov 2020
Studies and Research
- The Impact of RCEP on Chinese Regional Economy from Global Value Chains PerspectiveL. Zhou et al.GTAP15 Apr 2021
- The ASEAN Economic Community and the RCEP in the world economyK. ShimizuTaylor & Francis Online1 Apr 2021
- RCEP: Goods Market Access Implications for ASEANR. Banga, K.P. Gallagher and P. SharmaBoston University1 Mar 2021
- East Asia decouples from the United States: Trade war, COVID-19, and East Asia's new trade blocsP.A. Petri and M.G. PlummerPeterson Institute for International Economics1 Jun 2020
Featured Publications
Edited by: Bambang Susantono, Yasuyuki Sawada, Cyn-Young Park
Toward Optimal Provision of Regional Public Goods in Asia and the Pacific