Over 29,000 export items await waiver More than 29,000 Thai export items will receive a tariff waiver from Jan 1 next year under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade pact, the world’s biggest free trade deal. The agreement was signed by 15 nations in Asia-Pacific, including Thailand in November last year, and needs ratification…
RCEP to lead trade, investment to Thailand: Thai expert BANGKOK, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) — The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement means a big opportunity for Thailand, leading trade and investment into the country, a Thai expert has said. Wisan Bubpwaet, senior consultant of Thailand Development Research Institute, told Xinhua on Tuesday that RCEP…
15 Asia-Pacific countries form the world’s largest trade bloc, the great RCEP reset After 8 gruelling years of negotiation, 15 countries have signed onto the largest free trade bloc in history. In a joint statement, the leaders of the countries, signatories of the trade deal, say RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) will form a crucial…
Thailand ready to sign RCEP in mid-November Thai Minister of Commerce Jurin Laksanawisit will represent Thailand to sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by the middle of this month, said the Bangkok Post on November 7. Bangkok (VNA) – Thai Minister of Commerce Jurin Laksanawisit will represent Thailand to sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by the middle…
Thailand ready to attend RCEP trade deal Thailand is ready to attend the signing of the long-awaited Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at the 37th Asean Summit under the chairmanship of Vietnam next week. It will be the first-ever virtual signing of an agreement Asean has undertaken, a Foreign Ministry official said on Thursday. The…
Thai firms, farmers to be taught how to tap potential of RCEP deal Thai farmers and entrepreneurs will be educated on how to utilise the benefits of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) before the agreement is signed by member nations in November in Vietnam, Department of Trade Negotiations director-general Oramon Sapthaweetham said. There are…
Thailand pushes to finish RCEP talks by November The RCEP initiative was launched in November 2012 with the aim of boosting economic cooperation between 10 ASEAN countries and six dialogue partners, namely China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, India and New Zealand. With US President Donald Trump withdrawing his country from the Trans-Pacific…
16 countries agree to conclude RCEP talks by end of this month The final round of RCEP talks in Danang, Vietnam, is scheduled from September 19 to September 27 for senior officials to prepare various agenda pertaining to goods, services and investments BANGKOK, 9 September 2019(NNT)-The 51st ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting has agreed that the…