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Indonesia’s Trade in Goods Tackled in RCEP Focus Group Discussion
22 April 2022
Jakarta, 22 April 2022: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is the biggest trading bloc that focuses on creating a modern, comprehensive, high-quality, and mutually …

Transposing Lao PDR’s Tariff Reduction Schedule from ASEAN Harmonised Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN) 2017 into 2022
22 April 2022
Jakarta, 22 April 2022: ERIA’s Capacity Building Programme and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Lao PDR, co-hosted a technical training workshop on transposing Lao …

ERIA, OECD, and UNESCAP Support Indonesia’s G20 Trade, Investment, and Industry Working Group
14 April 2022
Jakarta, 14 April 2022: Dr Lili Yan Ing, ERIA’s Lead Advisor on Southeast Asia met with Mr Reza Pahlevi, Director of APEC Negotiations and International …

ERIA Supports Conducive Indonesian Trade Policies
25 March 2022
Jakarta, 25 March 2022: ERIA’s COO, Mr Koji Hachiyama, and Dr Lili Yan Ing, ERIA’s Lead Advisor on Southeast Asia, met with Mr Bayu …

President of ERIA and Cambodia's Minister of Commerce Launch Monograph on RCEP
14 March 2022
Phnom Penh, 14 March 2022: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) became the largest free trade agreement in the world when it was signed in …

Understanding Rules of Origin: A Training Workshop for Cambodian Officials
22 February 2022
Phnom Penh, 22 February 2022: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement came into force on 1 January 2022, with the Rules of …

Indonesia’s G20 Amidst Rising Trade Tensions
18 February 2022
By Dr Lili Yan Ing, Lead Advisor on Southeast Asia Region: Indonesia’s G20 presidency in 2022 is crucial to the global recovery from the health …

Promoting Global Production Value Chain Structural Transformation
15 February 2022
Jakarta, 15 February 2022: The global value chain (GVC) network fosters regional economic transformation, effecting both supply and demand in the manufacturing and services industries. …

Socialisation Workshop on the RCEP E-Commerce Work Plan for Lao PDR
12 January 2022
Vientiane, 12 Jan 2022: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) came into force on 1 January 2022, with a chapter dedicated to e-commerce (Chapter 12). …
ASEAN Endorses ‘NTM Toolkit’
09 September 2021
Bandar Seri Begawan, 9 September 2021: Strengthening the ASEAN economy is key to the region’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. One critical element to …