Trade and Investment
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
(RCEP)
Negotiations concluded: 4 November 2019
Sources:
Negotiations launched
Members
Relevant Dates
- Negotiations launched
2013-05-09 - Not yet notified to the WTO
News
- Japan ratifies RCEP, world's largest trade deal including China, ASEANBig News Network28 Apr 2021
- RCEP to accelerate Asia-Pacific’s regional integration, says IMF officialHellenic Shipping News26 Apr 2021
- Malaysian business circle urges gov’t to expedite ratification of RCEP, CPTPPVietnam+18 Apr 2021
- RCEP sends powerful signal of Asia's commitment to open trade: IMF officialXinhua News Agency14 Apr 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
- 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
- Current GVC Structure and Strategies to Upgrade [Republic of] Korea's Production Network in ASEAN and IndiaY.S. Jeong et al.Korea Institute for International Economic Policy19 May 2020
- Free Trade after RCEP: What Next for India?N. SarmaObserver Research Foundation1 Apr 2020
- Potential Implications of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership to India-[Republic of] South Korea Bilateral Trade TiesS. SinghKorea Institute for International Economic Policy22 Jan 2020
Featured Publications
Edited by: Bambang Susantono, Yasuyuki Sawada, Cyn-Young Park
Toward Optimal Provision of Regional Public Goods in Asia and the Pacific