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- ASEAN alongside Australia, China, Japan, Korea, and New Zealand gathered in Semarang on 21 August 2023 for the Second RCEP Ministers’ Meeting. The Meeting was co-chaired by H.E. Zulkifli Hasan, Minister of Trade of Indonesia and the Hon Tim Watts MP, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia.
- The Meeting welcomed the entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement for Indonesia and the Philippines, on 2 January 2023 and 2 June 2023, respectively. The Meeting expressed its optimism that with the implementation of the RCEPAgreement, in a transparent manner, businesses in the region will avail of the opportunities made available to them and utilize the RCEP Agreement to deepen regional economic integration.
Download the full statement here.
The global economic recovery continues to be fragile as COVID-19 remains to be an ongoing concern. With the joint efforts of ASEAN and China, trade and economic cooperation between the two sides maintained good momentum, showing strong resilience and potential. Merchandise trade and investment further expanded.: According to ASEAN’s statistics, in 2021, trade volume between […]
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