-Pacific (FTAAP), building on various ongoing regional cooperation formworks including ASEAN+3 or +6 and the Trans-Pacific Partnership … and considers three existing economic agreements - ASEAN+Alpha free trade agreements, the TPP, and the Asia-Pacific Trade …

This paper reviews the progress in trade-related areas of ASEAN Economic Community to be established by 2015. It … is the main pillar of building ASEAN Economic Community. Second part of the paper examines the progress in building … effective integration with the other trading partners. Three different but inter-related issues are analyzed: 1) ASEAN in world …

The present study works out the relative benefits/losses of India aligning with RCEP and BRICS member countries under … with both policy scenarios. The results reveal that it would be beneficial for India to align with other RCEP member … countries under the policy of free trade area in goods trade. If India wants to join BRICS FTA in the near future then it must …

product-specific rules of origin (PSRO) between the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and other free trade … agreements in Asia based on manufacturing requirements, this study aims to identify the factors explaining the stringency of RCEP … determinants and negotiating capacities significantly influence PSRO stringency under the RCEP. In particular, restrictiveness …

The present study works out the relative benefits/losses of India aligning with RCEP and BRICS member countries under … with both policy scenarios. The results reveal that it would be beneficial for India to align with other RCEP member … countries under the policy of free trade area in goods trade. If India wants to join BRICS FTA in the near future then it must …

product-specific rules of origin (PSRO) between the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and other free trade … agreements in Asia based on manufacturing requirements, this study aims to identify the factors explaining the stringency of RCEP … determinants and negotiating capacities significantly influence PSRO stringency under the RCEP. In particular, restrictiveness …

the ASEAN+1 FTAs (i.e., ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 8th package [AFAS-8], ASEAN-China Free Trade Area 2nd …This paper examines how ASEAN-centered free trade agreements (FTAs) or so-called ASEAN+1 FTAs are correlated among … Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The "Coverage Index" defined in this paper highlights similarities and differences among …

sufficiently investigated because of shortage of data. We found that trade creation effects of ASEAN-China FTA (ACFTA) and ASEAN … facilitated under ACFTA. On the other hand, the impact of ASEAN-Japan FTA (AJCEP) is not revealed in many cases. These results … level of liberalisation and more inexpensive procedures for members to utilize said FTA than the existing ASEAN+1 FTAs in …

, and the EU's response by probably entering into FTA negotiations with Asian countries, including ASEAN. … protection on Asian competitors, the desire of Asian countries to negotiate free trade agreements (FTA) with the US and Japan …