bet365中国Worlds largest trade deal RCEP to enter into force on Jan. 1, 2020

According to the agreement, the implementation of RCEP will begin 60 days after ratification by at least six ASEAN and at least three non-ASEAN countries.

The expeditious ratification process by signatory States is a true reflection of our strong commitment to a ir and open multilateral trading system for the benefit of the people in the region and the world, the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dato Lim Jock Hoi, said.

RCEP agreement was agreed upon in November 2021 by the 10 member countries of ASEAN and five of their partner countries.

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The Secretariat has received instruments of ratification from six ASEAN countries, namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, as well as from four non-ASEAN signatory states of Australia, China, Japan, and New Zealand.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat on Wednesday announced that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, the worlds largest trade deal so r, would enter into force on Jan. 1, 2022.

The implementation of the agreement will provide a tremendous boost to post-COVID-19 economic recovery efforts, the secretary-general emphasized.