AANZFTA distils lessons from RCEP and other FTAs to support its upgrade negotiations
Jakarta, 1 October 2021 – A total of 253 officials from ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) countries gathered in a series of webinars on the ‘Lesson Learned from RCEP Agreement and other Relevant FTAs to [...]
Experts project trade in services to grow under RCEP Agreement
JAKARTA, 12 October 2021 – The ASEAN Secretariat in collaboration with the East Asia Business Council, held the third round of the “Unlocking RCEP for business” webinar series, focusing on the Trade in Services chapter of [...]
ASEAN kicks-off RCEP webinar series
JAKARTA, 27 July 2021 –The ASEAN Secretariat, together with the East Asia Business Council (EABC), hosted the “Unlocking RCEP for Business: Trade in Goods” webinar on 26 July. The session is the first in a series [...]
Joint Media Statement of the 10th Regional Inter-sessional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting
1. We, the Ministers of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia, China, Japan, Korea, and New Zealand, gathered on 23 June 2020 on the occasion of [...]
Joint Leaders’ Statement on The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
We, the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam – Australia, [...]
Joint Statement of the 29th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Trade Negotiating Committee (RCEP TNC) Meeting
1. The 29th RCEP Trade Negotiating Committee Meeting was held via video conference on 20, 22 and 24 April 2020, attended by 15 RCEP Participating Countries (RPCs), that is, the Member States of the Association [...]
Joint Media Statement of the 8th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting
1. We, the Economic Ministers of the ASEAN Member States, Australia, China, Japan, Korea and New Zealand met on 27 August 2020 for the 8th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting. The Meeting was [...]
ASEAN hits historic milestone with signing of RCEP
JAKARTA, 15 NOVEMBER 2020– It was a momentous day as Leaders of ASEAN Member States, Australia, China, Japan, Republic of Korea and New Zealand witnessed the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement. [...]