A REPORT BY THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT

RCEP set to strengthen Asian supply chains

On November 15th, China, the ten members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia signed the long-awaited Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a multilateral free-trade agreement.In this featured article, The Economist Intelligence Unit looks at the impact the RCEP agreement will have on supply chains and trade volumes across the region. Our analysis also takes a look at when the agreement will actually become effective, with ratification challenges set to linger in some countries.

Download report

Download report

Simply fill in the form below to access this free report.