Union Minister Piyush Goyal has spoken out against India's previous involvement in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations, stating that the country was "forced" to join the grouping by the previous government's executive action.
The door for India to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) remains open, said ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn CM on Wednesday, expressing hope that New Delhi will reconsider its participation in the world's largest trade deal.
The commerce minister was speaking at a function organised by a media house in New Delhi on Saturday evening. Piyush Goyal said, "The government gives top priority to the interests of India while entering into FTAs (free trade agreements) with countries. India doesn't enter into agreements j
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Beijing [China], May 29 (ANI): Though India has joined the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) alongside 11 Asian nations and the US to counter China's economic dominance in the region, this new framework needs to create the confidence that this multilateral economic cooperation could als
Guangzhou [China], April 28 (ANI/PR Newswire): "For China's economy, the entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) means expanded foreign trade and vibrant commercial activities among RCEP member countries," said Cheng Shi, Chief Economist of ICBC Internation
Dubai (UAE), March 28 (ANI): Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has ruled out India resuming talks to join the 'Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)', saying that the country walked out of the negotiations two years ago to give primacy to the national inte
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], March 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Cambodia and Japan on Sunday agreed to ensure the full implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement for the benefit of all, according to a Cambodia-Japan joint statement.
Beijing [China], January 3 (ANI): The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which came into force on Saturday for the majority of its 15 Asia-Pacific economies, will be challenged by Indo-Pacific geopolitics, according to a report.
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 3 (ANI): Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy will ratify its membership of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) after seeking parliamentary approval.
Taipei [Taiwan], January 2 (ANI): The 15-member Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement, which came into effect on Saturday, is likely to have a limited impact on non-member Taiwan, reported local media.
Tokyo [Japan], December 31 (ANI): The pandemic has adversely affected many countries and thus, they are joining hands and cooperating to revitalize their economies. One such agreement is Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a deal to ease and lower down the trade barriers betw