CPTPP
China launches US$113 billion free trade experiment on Hainan island
Foreign firms will also be able to operate in service sectors that are restricted on the mainland
How the EU and CPTPP can preserve global trade
Like-minded, pro-trade governments can launch what can serve as a supplement to the WTO to show that rule-based trade promotes growth and prosperity
China pushing Asean to seal trade pact upgrade as US tariffs bite
[BEIJING] China is pushing the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) to sign an upgrade to their free trade agreement before the end of the year, Vice-Commerce Minister Yan Dong said on Mond...
US reshoring spurs opportunities for Singapore in semiconductor, med-tech, other high tech sectors: RHB
These efforts are set to reshape global supply chains, and present a mixed landscape of challenges and opportunities for highly open, trade-reliant economies
Asean readies for Trump’s tariff tantrums, trade turmoil
South-east Asian nations have staked their claim in several economic blocs that exclude the US, leaving the world’s largest economy at risk of losing sway over the region’s economic future
Britain joins trans-Pacific pact in biggest post-Brexit trade deal
The accession means Britain will be able to apply CPTPP trade rules and lower tariffs with eight of the 11 existing members from Dec 15
UK’s biggest post-Brexit economic opportunity dawns
It will officially join the CPTPP on Dec 15, with the bloc being seen as a long-term opportunity for the country
ACFTA 3.0: Will it match the promises of RCEP and CPTPP?
ACFTA 3.0 aims to broaden the agreement’s scope to emerging areas such as digital and green economies
Singapore ratifies UK’s accession to transpacific free trade pact
The Republic stands as the second existing member to ratify the UK’s membership, after Japan late last year
Boosting post-Brexit appeal in Asia-Pacific is key UK goal
ONE of the central claims of many Brexiteers has long been that leaving the European Union will significantly enhance the United Kingdom’s global economic attractiveness. Yet, a UK government review h...
