Asean leaders at the bloc’s 34th summit in Bangkok last month. in June. Photo: EPA
Deal or no deal: is Asean’s RCEP trade pact going the way of the TPP?
- The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is envisaged as spanning territories home to 3.5 billion people, with a GDP of US$22.6 trillion
- But after seven years of negotiations, nothing concrete has emerged. Will the impasse finally be broken this year, as promised?
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Asean leaders at the bloc’s 34th summit in Bangkok last month. in June. Photo: EPA