State puts RCEP pact on fast track
Jurin convinced of deal’s benefits
The government is speeding up the process to enable parliament to approve its signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade pact, potentially the word’s biggest free trade deal, by February 2021 to pave the way for full ratification within 2021, says Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit.
Seeing the pact as a vital tool for economic recovery and growth, Mr Jurin’s ministry expects free trade among RCEP members to start by the middle of next year, following almost eight years of talks. Mr Jurin…
