“At this point, we are ready to join the TPP”

As reported in the Bangkok Post, the Thai government has voiced what is likely its strongest support in favor of joining the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak stated before a gathering of business leaders in Japan …

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Japan Announces it Will Join TPP Negotiations. Thailand?

"Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to announce on Friday Japan's intention to join negotiations for an ambitious trans-Pacific free-trade pact, a move that launches the final—and possibly most important—phase of his economic agenda: long-term growth strategies", reports the 14 March …

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Thailand Considering Joining TPP Talks.

Thai Prime Minister, Ms Yingluck, said “Thailand would…consider joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership [(TPP)], a multilateral trade deal described by Mr Obama during the recent Apec Summit in Hawaii as a ‘21st century state of the art’ initiative”, reported the Bangkok …

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Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)

What is it? The RCEP is a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam), and the six …

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