The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2022-04-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9292694936

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a milestone achievement in the regional economic integration led by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) over the last 3 decades. It was formed to mitigate the challenges of dealing with multiple free trade agreements. This report analyses and compares the legal text of RCEP, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), and relevant agreements of the World Trade Organization. It offers a mix of policy recommendations and suggests road maps to orient RCEP toward successful implementation.

Economic Integration in Asia

Economic Integration in Asia
Author: Deeparghya Mukherjee
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2019-01-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 135106133X

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) aims to achieve greater integration between the ASEAN region and its six free trade agreement (FTA) partners (India, China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Korea). The RCEP is the only agreement to include three economies which are among the seven biggest economies of the world—China, Japan and India. The book opens with an introduction to the current status of economic integration and factors that would affect it and looks at key issues like non-tariff barriers, evolving investment regulations in China (in the context of FTAs), connectivity initiatives to integrate the region, rules of origin in the context of value chain integration in selected sectors as well as region-specific aspects of South Asia and South East Asia which would shape the regional economic architecture going forward. With an attempt to cover key imperatives, the book concludes by noting primary impediments to easier trade and investment flows in the region, highlighting possible policy recommendations to improve economic integration.

Short Overview of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

Short Overview of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021
Genre:
ISBN: 9789284677917

15 countries signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on 15 November 2020. Upon ratification, it will become the largest preferential trade agreement by economic output in the world, with the potential to increase trade and integration among the economies of East Asia. This briefing presents the structure and the content of the agreement, its relationship to existing cooperation in the region, and discusses important economic and political implications. Several notable takeaways stand out. First, we highlight the economic and political significance of RCEP for the region stressing that it is the culmination of past efforts by East Asian countries to pursue economic integration. Second, we show that the agreement itself is considerably less ambitious than comparable agreements such as the Comprehensive and Progressive Transpacific Partnership (CPTPP) and European Union Free Trade Agreements with Asian countries. Third, we document that the final legal text itself does not seem to be dominated by any specific party. Fourth, despite its lack of ambition, the agreement is still expected to provide substantial trade gains for signatories, especially if it helps to consolidate global supply chains based in the region. Fifth, because of its structure, it is likely to be an important focal point for trade liberalization in the future providing European companies with important opportunities.

New Asian Regionalism in International Economic Law

New Asian Regionalism in International Economic Law
Author: Pasha L. Hsieh
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2021-12-16
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1108845606

Provides the first systematic analysis of new Asian regionalism as a paradigm shift in international economic law.

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Author: Mahani Hamdan
Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2023-01-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9815123238

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP) is a free-trade deal between 10 ASEAN member states and Australia,China, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea. It is the world's biggest regionaltrade deal, and it will create the world's most populous trade area. Thisedited collection features 10 contributions from multidisciplinary authors andis meant to share research and best practises on different aspects of the RCEP.It presents research projects that contribute to the discussion about the theory,lessons learned, and business strategies, to give a better understanding of theRCEP and how it can shape policy in member countries. The themes in eachchapter can also serve to evaluate reports on the RCEP's overall progress. Thebook covers a broad range of subjects, including an overview of the RCEP,digital economy, peer-to-peer lending, international e-commerce, big data, ICTreadiness and much more. This work is a key source of information and referencefor RCEP development for academics and researchers (in economics and politicalscience), government and trade organisations and policymakers interested in theRCEP. Members of the general public who want to understand debates surroundingthe RCEP will also benefit from the information provided.

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Author: Mahani Hamdan
Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-01-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9789815123241

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP) is a free-trade deal between 10 ASEAN member states and Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea. It is the world's biggest regionaltrade deal, and it will create the world's most populous trade area. Thisedited collection features 10 contributions from multidisciplinary authors andis meant to share research and best practises on different aspects of the RCEP.It presents research projects that contribute to the discussion about the theory, lessons learned, and business strategies, to give a better understanding of theRCEP and how it can shape policy in member countries. The themes in eachchapter can also serve to evaluate reports on the RCEP's overall progress. Thebook covers a broad range of subjects, including an overview of the RCEP, digital economy, peer-to-peer lending, international e-commerce, big data, ICTreadiness and much more. This work is a key source of information and referencefor RCEP development for academics and researchers (in economics and politicalscience), government and trade organisations and policymakers interested in theRCEP. Members of the general public who want to understand debates surroundingthe RCEP will also benefit from the information provid

An Analysis of the Product-Specific Rules of Origin of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

An Analysis of the Product-Specific Rules of Origin of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 79
Release: 2022-04-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9292694847

This publication compares the Product-Specific Rules of Origin (PSRO) of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) with those of the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). It contrasts the main rules of origin provisions of the three free trade agreements, then discusses differences and commonalities in how they were drafted. The study examines the stringency and leniency of RCEP PSRO relative to CPTPP and ATIGA and identifies where PSRO among the three are converging. Initial findings provide the basis for policy recommendations to help leverage RCEP to simplify rules of origin in Asia and the Pacific.

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Author: Peter K. Yu
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre:
ISBN:

In November 2020, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its five neighbors (Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea) signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement. The Agreement entered into force on January 1, 2022. Chapter 11, which is devoted to intellectual property, contains 14 sections: (A) general provisions and basic principles; (B) copyright and related rights; (C) trademarks; (D) geographical indications; (E) patents; (F) industrial designs; (G) genetic resources, traditional knowledge and folklore; (H) unfair competition; (I) country names; (J) enforcement of intellectual property rights; (K) cooperation and consultation; (L) transparency; (M) transition periods and technical assistance; and (N) procedural matters. This short essay provides an overview of the intellectual property provisions in the RCEP Agreement.

India in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - Need for Caution

India in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - Need for Caution
Author: Dr. Sarath Chandran
Publisher:
Total Pages: 13
Release: 2018
Genre:
ISBN:

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a large trade negotiation among 16 countries of Asia Pacific which aims to cover goods, services, investments, economic and technical cooperation, competition and intellectual property rights among these nations. The 16 RCEP countries include China, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and the 10-member ASEAN which represent more than 3.5 billion people and about 40 percent of global GDP. India already implemented a free trade agreement with ASEAN, Japan and South Korea and negotiating similar pacts with Australia and New Zealand. There are apprehensions that RCEP agreement will lead to large-scale import of manufactured goods from developed members of RCEP particularly China which enjoys a trade surplus of more than 50 billion US$ with India. Also, large coverage of items in the tariff reduction programme will lead to an influx of cheaper commodities into India affecting the manufacturing sector. Easy access to burgeoning Indian consumer market may affect a large number of informal players affecting their livelihoods. India's gain primarily comes from the services sector which needs greater access to the members' markets. Also, the previous experiences of India's RTAs did not yield desirable results as India's import increased rapidly compared to exports. In this context, the paper argues for India's caution and push for a comprehensive agreement by including services sector where India's advantage lies.