(Hanoi / Phnom Penh / Jakarta Comprehensive Electricity) Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement will take effect on January 1, 2022. Asia Jia'an hopes that the world's largest free trade agreement can promote trade and investment and accelerate the recovery of economic recovery in the epidemic.
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (referred to as RCEP) is 15 countries in the Asia Jiajia'an, China, China, South Korea,,,,, South Korea, Australia, Australia, Australia, Australia, Australia, Australia, Australia, Australia, Australia and Newness.2.2 billion) market for population.After the agreement is officially effective, tariffs on 91%of goods will be canceled, and uniform regulations will be formulated for trade activities such as investment, intellectual property and e -commerce.
Secretary -General of Asianan: helps catalyze regional trade and investment development
In the recent interview with Xinhua News Agency, Lin Yuhui, Secretary -General of Asianan, pointed out that RCEP will open up business opportunities and catalyze the development of regional trade and investment. This is urgent to promote economic recovery in the epidemic.
He pointed out that RCEP will expand the scope of application of cumulative regional rules, simplify customs clearance procedures, and convenient trade, and unified trade regulations will make regional trade more transparent, fair and predictable.EssenceHe said: The trade costs of Asian merchants, especially micro and small and medium -sized enterprises, will be greatly reduced, and at the same time saving the processing time.
Ellangka, the economic coordinator of Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia, said that Indonesia is expected to approve RCEP in the first quarter of this year.In the early days of the implementation of the agreement, the trade deficit between Indonesia and member states was expected. However, by 2040, it was believed that it would be converted to a trade surplus of $ 979 million (about S $ 1.3 billion).Indonesia rubber, steel, chemical products, food, wood and mineral exports will also be boosted due to RCEP.
Lu Chengquan, president of the General Chamber of Commerce of Malaysia, said that RCEP will become an important catalyst for economic recovery after the Malaysian period, and will also benefit companies in the country.
According to the Ministry of Commerce of China, China will actively participate in and support the construction of the RCEP mechanism with RCEP members, contribute to economic and technological cooperation, jointly promote the overall implementation level of the agreement, and make RCEP into the main platform of East Asian economic and trade cooperation.
Vietnamese merchants hope to discover Chinese business opportunities through RCEP.Huang Guangfeng, Chairman of the Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that RCEP is expected to become a new driving force for the Vietnamese economy, helping its recovery growth after the epidemic, such as tariff discounts will help Vietnamese companies increase their products and services to overseas markets, making Vietnam more easily integrate into the integrationRegional and international supply chain and value chain, while attracting more foreign capital.
In addition to the RCEP, Cambodia also takes effect on January 1 with bilateral free trade agreements with China. As many as 90%of commodity trade between the two countries will be exempt from tariffs.
He Enzuo, vice chairman of the Cambodian Metaluna Manufacturer Association, pointed out that zero tariffs may reduce tariffs to reduce production costs, thereby increasing the competitiveness of Cambodian manufacturers and striving for more orders.
Laos Vice President of the Laos State Administration for Industry and Commerce said that RCEP is of great significance to promoting regional free trade, and it will also make the Chinese -Old and Old Railway opened earlier last month to play a greater role. Under the RCEP framework, China -Lauding Railway is promoting trade and right -hand.Laos' investment played an important role.
