Asean leaders at the bloc’s 34th summit in Bangkok last month. in June. Photo: EPA
Asean leaders at the bloc’s 34th summit in Bangkok last month. in June. Photo: EPA
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This Week in Asia /  Economics

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?

Bhavan JaipragasTashny Sukumaran
Bhavan Jaipragas and Tashny Sukumaran

Updated: 2:42pm, 7 Jul, 2019

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Asean leaders at the bloc’s 34th summit in Bangkok last month. in June. Photo: EPA
Asean leaders at the bloc’s 34th summit in Bangkok last month. in June. Photo: EPA
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