RCI-POD

WEBINAR 26

Premiered on:
20 Oct 2021 (Wednesday)
3:00–4:30 pm
Manila
Platform:
Microsoft Teams Meeting

Implementation Challenges of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership


RCEP is expected to address the multitudes of rules of origin that have proliferated in the Asian and Pacific region. At the same time, compared to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and other regional agreements, RCEP does not provide for strong disciplines in new areas and has been qualified as a “shallow” agreement. This webinar shed light on the foundations of these apparently contradictory statements to conciliate expectations through an analysis of RCEP commitments and built-in agenda. It discussed the commitments undertaken in RCEP in the regulatory and behind-the-border measures, and examined the classic elements of a free trade agreement (tariff concessions and rules of origin).

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Understanding Financial Inclusion
16 Sep 2021 3:00–4:15 pm
Manila

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Manila
Opening Remarks:
Ramesh Subramaniam Director General, Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Presentation:
A Preliminary Assessment of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Stefano Inama Chief, ALDC, UNCTAD
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Pramila Crivelli Economist, Regional Cooperation and Integration Division, ERCD, ADB
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Panel Discussion:
Moderator
Cyn-Young Park Director, Regional Cooperation and Integration Division, ERCD, ADB
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Panelists:
H.E. SIM Sokheng Secretary of State, Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia
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Deborah Elms Executive Director, Asian Trade Centre
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Tan Hsien-Li Assistant Professor and Executive Director, ASEAN Integration through Law Project, Centre for International Law, University of Singapore
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Q&A