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RCEP

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (ASEAN+6)

The expanding universe of IP
26-Apr-2017 The Hindu
Granting data exclusivity for clinical trials would undermine access to medicines.
RCEP is part of top agenda at the ASEAN Summit
25-Apr-2017 Business Mirror
Conclusion of the RCEP deal will be a priority at the ASEAN Summit in Manila
Will RCEP be a reality by the end of 2017?
24-Apr-2017 The Straits Times
Asean hopes to seal a landmark trade deal, but it may be hard to sew up negotiations this year
Asean eyes early conclusion of RCEP pact
21-Apr-2017 The Manila Times
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations remains committed to conclude the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at the soonest , said the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs
Treating intellectual property as an investment, and subjecting it to treaty arbitration, can have undesirable impact
19-Apr-2017 Economic Times
Free trade agreements tend to treat intellectual property as an investment made by investor corporations, allowing private investment disputes to be raised against the host country.
Philippines Department of Trade and Industry says RCEP will boost growth in the region
18-Apr-2017 Philippine News Agency
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the conclusion of the ASEAN-led free trade agreement RCEP is expected to further strengthen trade in the region.
Australia and India keen on timely conclusion of RCEP
17-Apr-2017 Financial Express
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Malcom Turnbull, the two countries expressed their keenness to secure a timely conclusion of a high-quality RCEP
China, Japan, ROK hold 12th round of free trade talks
14-Apr-2017 Xinhua
Top negotiators from China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) met on pushing forward trade in goods and services as well as investment at the 12th round of talks on a trilateral free trade agreement
Japan, ASEAN push for speedy RCEP conclusion
12-Apr-2017 NHK World
Japan’s economy minister Hiroshige Seko and his counterparts from the 10 ASEAN member nations will seek an early conclusion of the RCEP deal.
Australian PM, in India, pushes bilateral, regional trade agenda
10-Apr-2017 Reuters
India and Australia agreed to revive stalled talks on a bilateral trade deal but chances of an early breakthrough were slim.
India stands in the way of China’s free trade ambitions
10-Apr-2017 Foreign Policy
India’s refusal to open its markets is dashing China’s hopes to dominate trade in Asia
As India remains hard-nosed on its demands, foreign and trade policy gap widens
7-Apr-2017 Financial Express
The Indian resistance to RCEP can be traced to the disappointment with outcomes of earlier FTAs with RCEP members.
Pacer-Plus has lessons for RCEP
7-Apr-2017 Bloomberg Quint
For the RCEP, Pacer-Plus offers a case in point on how motivations can affect negotiations, with the deal frequently sidetracked by tit-for-tat spats
Hope RCEP will be in place at early date with Indian help
5-Apr-2017 PTI
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has hoped that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement will be in place at an earlier date with encouragement from India.
India: People’s groups reject RCEP
4-Apr-2017 Forum against FTAs
Around 100 representatives of people’s movements from southern Indian states gathered at the Indian Social Institute, Bangalore from 2-3 April to discuss the implications of the proposed mega free trade agreement - Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
RCEP talks hit a snag over India’s demand for liberalization of services
31-Mar-2017 Livemint
India has refused to reveal its final tariff concessions on goods till its demand for greater liberalization in the services sector is accepted by RCEP member nations
South India: Workshop - Understanding RCEP and its implications
30-Mar-2017 La Via Campesina
A workshop is being convened in early April to build collective capacities on trade agreements in general and RCEP in particular. The workshop will be held in Bangalore, a city in South India
Australian miners seeking new free trade deals
29-Mar-2017 Tax-news
The Minerals Council of Australia has called on the Government to pursue further trade liberalization through bilateral and regional trading agreements.
Cargill chief David MacLennan urges Australia to ‘fill TPP gap’
29-Mar-2017 The Australian
The chief executive of one of the world’s biggest agribusiness companies says Australia has a major opportunity to “step up and fill the gap’’ selling more food products to Asian markets.
Proposed trade pact clause on intellectual property could endanger India’s TB programme
29-Mar-2017 Scroll.in
A draft of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement reveals three clauses that could potentially hurt production of important generic drugs