{"id":293447,"date":"2020-11-17T04:51:40","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T17:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gomarketingteam.com\/articles\/15-asia-pacific-countries-sign-world-largest-free-trade-agreement-at-a-crucial-time\/"},"modified":"2021-02-19T12:13:10","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T01:13:10","slug":"15-asia-pacific-countries-sign-world-largest-free-trade-agreement-at-a-crucial-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gomarkets.com\/en\/articles\/economic-updates\/15-asia-pacific-countries-sign-world-largest-free-trade-agreement-at-a-crucial-time\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Asia-Pacific Countries Sign World’s Largest Free Trade Agreement at a Crucial Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Deepta Bolaky<\/strong>
\n\u00a0@DeeptaGOMarkets<\/a><\/p>\n

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (\u201cRCEP\u201d)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The RCEP agreement is a modern and comprehensive regional free trade agreement covering trade in goods, trade in services, investment, economic and technical cooperation, and new rules for electronic commerce, intellectual property, government procurement, competition, and small and medium-sized enterprises.<\/p>\n

The RCEP negotiations have taken around eight years and could not have come at a better time. The signing of the RCEP agreement on Sunday means that 15 Asia-Pacific Countries have signed the \u201cWorld Largest Free Trade Agreement\u201d in history at a crucial time where the region needs support and to rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

Members of the RCEP \u2013 ASEAN countries, China, Japna, New Zealand, Australia and the Republic of Korea make up nearly a third of the world\u2019s population or 30% of global gross domestic product (GDP).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Asia \u2013 Pacific Markets<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Asian markets rose on Monday following the signing of the largest trade deal in the region. The Asia-Pacific Index rallied to a daily high of 187.65 since the beginning of the year. The ASX closed at 6,484.3, up by 79.1 points or 1.2% on Monday after it was forced to close early following a trading system failure which halted the market.<\/p>\n

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\nSource: Bloomberg<\/p>\n

Overall, in a pandemic-induced environment, the agreement is binding those countries into a coherent trading zone which boosted RCEP members\u2019 trade share.<\/p>\n

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China Dominance<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Back in 2019, India has pulled out of the negotiations from fear that China, being one of the biggest markets in the region will exercise greater influence over the rules governing the regional trade and flood the markets with cheap Chinese goods at the detriment of Indian manufacturers. The deal signed over the weekend will leave the door open for India to join as many countries in the region considered its presence important to balance the economic weight.<\/p>\n

Markets have still welcomed the regional trade without India as free trade in the region will boost confidence and help to counter the negative impact of COVID-19 on their economies.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Australia \u2013 China Relationship<\/strong><\/h4>\n

China is Australia\u2019s biggest trading partner mainly demand for iron ore, and coal. In the last few years, the relationship between China and Australia started deteriorating and was further exacerbated recently following Australia\u2019s calls for an independent inquiry into the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease.<\/p>\n

Is the Trade deal a game-changer for China-Australia?<\/strong> Recently, more and more Australian goods are being threatened with China\u2019s restrictions. The key risk for the Australian markets was the elevated deterioration in their relationship. It is hard to predict whether the two countries will be able to open dialogue but at a time where the Chinese Communist Party has frozen communications with Australian ministers, there is hope and expectations that the trade deal will initiate some sort of dialogue.<\/p>\n

Even though the trade deal is yet to be ratified, a bit shallower compared to other trade agreements and investors are still apprehensive of the commitments from China, the RCEP provides a boost in confidence at a time of global trade uncertainty.<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Deepta Bolaky<\/strong>
\n\u00a0@DeeptaGOMarkets<\/a><\/p>\n

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