The 6th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting
1. The Ministers from the 16 RCEP Participating Countries (RPCs) attended the 6 th RCEP Intersessional Ministerial Meeting held on 13 October 2018 in Singapore. The Ministers reviewed the developments since the 6 th RCEP [...]
Joint Media Statement of the Third Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting
1. The Ministers from the 16 RCEP Participating Countries (RPCs) attended the 3rd RCEP Intersessional Ministerial Meeting held on 21-22 May 2017 in Ha Noi, Viet Nam to take stock of the status of RCEP negotiations including [...]
The Fifth Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting
1. The Ministers from the 16 RCEP Participating Countries (RPCs) attended the 5th RCEP Ministerial Meeting held on 10 September 2017 in Pasay City, Philippines. The Ministers noted the progress made since they last met [...]
The Second Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting
1. The Ministers from the 16 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Participating Countries (RPCs) assembled for the 2nd RCEP Intersessional Ministerial Meeting held from 3 to 4 November 2016 in Cebu, Philippines. The Ministers recalled [...]
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Joint Statementthe First Meeting of Trade Negotiating Committee
1. Officials of the 16 governments participating in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) – the 10 ASEAN Member States and its Free Trade Agreement Partners (Australia, China, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea and [...]
ASEAN hits historic milestone with signing of RCEP
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 [...]
RCEP: A new trade agreement that will shape global economics and politics
On November 15, 2020, 15 countries — members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and five regional partners — signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), arguably the largest free trade agreement in [...]
RCEP: Asia-Pacific countries form world’s largest trading bloc
Fifteen countries have formed the world's largest trading bloc, covering nearly a third of the global economy. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is made up of 10 Southeast Asian countries, as well as South [...]