February 9, 2022 | 8:57 pm THE outsourcing industry is poised to benefit from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal, with opportunities still likely available even with a delayed start, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. “RCEP includes two chapters that are very relevant for digitalization,” ADB Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department…
By: Peter Wallace – @inquirerdotnetPhilippine Daily Inquirer / 05:03 AM February 03, 2022 Let me repeat it, we must join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Everybody else has. We can’t continue to be last in damn near everything we do in Asia. The only opposition to doing so is coming from the agricultural sector…
Louella Desiderio – The Philippine Star January 28, 2022 | 12:00am The STAR / Paolo Romero MANILA, Philippines — The Federation of Philippine Industries Inc. (FPI) is supporting calls for the Senate to immediately approve the country’s participation in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement.
By Dan Steinbock January 24, 2022 President Duterte initiated the RCEP deal in early September. Without Senate ratification, the Philippines is about to lose hundreds of millions of dollars. In the coming months, delays will cost far more. Why the debacle? A WEEK ago, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon urged members of both houses of…
Industries have differing views on RCEP By …- January 24, 2022 By JED MACAPAGAL and IRMA ISIP, Malaya Industries and business groups have banded to lobby for the concurrence by the Senate to the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement, saying they will miss out on opportunities if the Philippines does not…
By Philippine News Agency, 3 Jan 2021 THE world’s largest free trade pact forged by 15 Asia-Pacific countries entered into force on Saturday to provide a tailwind for the region’s post-pandemic recovery and a catalyst for global economic progress, bringing a ray of hope.
by Louella Desiderio – The Philippine Star, 17 Dec 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Philippine exports to other members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement may decline by $100 million due to the deal’s tariff concessions, but this can be offset by additional trade and other benefits, the UN Conference on Trade and Development…
by December 6, 2021, Philstar.com MANILA, Philippines — Fourty-eight local agriculture groups are up in arms over the looming ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement, which they said was finalized without consulting stakeholders in the farm sector.
by Louise Maureen Simeon – The Philippine Star, 23 Nov 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is seen providing the Philippines an additional $7 billion in exports by 2030 even amid trade uncertainties.
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by Louella Desiderio – The Philippine Star, 7 Nov 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the Philippines needs to complete the ratification process for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) within the month as the agreement is set to take effect in January next year.
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by Louella Desiderio – The Philippine Star, 29 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is aiming to be among the first set of countries to benefit from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement by next year to fast-track recovery from the pandemic.
by Louella Desiderio – The Philippine Star, 29 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is aiming to be among the first set of countries to benefit from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement by next year to fast-track recovery from the pandemic.
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by Louella Desiderio – The Philippine Star, 24 Sep 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is doubling efforts to finish the ratification process within the year for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, which is seen to provide benefits in terms of greater market access and higher economic growth for the country.
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by By Jenina P. Ibañez, Reporter and Denise A. Valdez, Senior Reporter, BusinessWorld, 2 Dec 2020 THE recently signed 15-country mega trade deal could worsen a post-pandemic Philippine economy, some analysts said, as a potential surge in imports could upset the balance of trade.
By Jemy Gatdula, BusinessWorld, 19 Nov 2020 The big news is last weekend’s signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement. Touted as the world’s biggest free trade agreement, the RCEP is said to promise gazillions for the Philippines.
by Rey Gamboa (The Philippine Star), 17 Nov 2020 The big news on the sidelines of the closing session of the annual meeting of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) last Sunday was the virtual signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), resulting in the creation of the largest free trade bloc…
by By Jenina P. Ibañez, Reporter, BusinessWorld, 16 Nov 2020 FIFTEEN Asia-Pacific economies, including the Philippines, signed the world’s largest free trade deal on Sunday, with observers saying the deal could boost Philippine market access while others believe it would worsen the trade balance.
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By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), Sep 11, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — Due to various contentious issues on market access that have placed negotiations at a stalemate, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)-member countries are embarking on a parallel process to fast track negotiations toward a substantial conclusion of the trade deal by year-end.
November 15, 2016, http://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2016/11/15/hsbc-says-china-led-rcep-in-focus-as-tpp-fades/ KUALA LUMPUR: The China-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) should help boost trade volumes across Asia, especially Asean, although it has its limitations compared with the stalled Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), said HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd.
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