China, Australia, Japan and 12 other countries in the Asia-Pacific region have formed the world’s largest free trade area.
The agreement was signed during the online summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. We are talking about the creation of a free trade area called the Comprehensive Regional Economic Partnership (CREP).
The following countries have joined forces for free trade: Brunei, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
The total population of these countries, which account for 29 percent of the world economy, is 2.2 billion, and the total GDP is $ 26.2 trillion. This is slightly less than the share of the European Union (33 percent), but experts believe that the area will increase in the near future.
The agreement will include reduced trade duties, strengthened supply chains using unified rules for determining the country of origin of goods, and systematized new e-commerce rules.
This is Japan’s first free trade agreement with China and South Korea at the same time, Nikkei said.
Negotiations on VCEP have been underway since 2013. India also took part in the talks, but withdrew from the discussion last year.
Experts emphasize that the conclusion of the agreement in Hanoi against the background of the trade war with the United States is a great success of the communist leadership in Beijing. They predict that the agreement will strengthen the economic integration of the Asia-Pacific region and counter protectionist tendencies.
In the background of the general election in the United States world oil prices jumped.This is evidenced by trading data as of Monday morning, November 9. And what about the election, according to preliminary data in the presidential race the Democrat Joseph Biden wins. Thus, the price of January futures for Brent oil on the […]
Next year, only a small proportion of people in the European Union will be able to get the coronavirus vaccine. Officials in European countries have not yet decided on the vaccination of citizens. This was announced by Reuters on Tuesday, October 27. “By the end of 2021, there will not be enough doses of the […]
According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the country’s GDP grew by 4.9% year on year in the third quarter. China’s economy is recovering the fastest in the world from the COVID-19 pandemic – GDP decline by closing factories and quarantine in the first quarter of the year already fully compensated, and the […]
Technical failure occurred on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, due to which the trading was suspended. This is stated in the statement by Japan Exchange Group, which owns the exchange. “Trading of all shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange has been suspended due to the failures related to the delivery of the market information, ” – […]
In the second quarter of 2020, Ukraine’s gross external debt increased by $ 2.5 billion and amounted to $ 122.8 billion, according to the National Bank. In terms of GDP, debt increased to 78.8% from 75.1% at the end of the first quarter. At the beginning of the year the figure was 78.6%. “External debt […]
Currently, there are no threats to Ukraine’s visa-free travel with the European Union. Required joint efforts of all political forces in Ukraine to continue the movement towards the EU. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba on the talk show “Freedom of Speech” on ICTV. According to him, there […]
Ukraine will allocate 2.6 billion hryvnias for the purchase of a coronavirus vaccine. This was stated by Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko at the press conference on Monday, September 14. “By 2023, we have a real opportunity to ensure health care spending at 5%. There is an increase in 2021 to 4.2% of GDP for health […]
YouTube video hosting will launch a new platform for creating short videos. This was reported in the official blog of the company. It is reported that the new service Shorts is designed for fans to record short videos on a smartphone, apply music and effects to them and share with your contributors. Beta testing Shorts […]
Next
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has decided to revoke the banking license and eliminate the Soyuz bank. It is reported by the National Bank press service. The liquidation of the bank will be held under the compact procedure due to violations in the sphere of financial monitoring legislation, – noted in the NBU. “The […]
Next
From November 19 to 21, 2018, the key event of the year in the Ukrainian energy sector, the Ukrainian Energy Week ’18, will take place in the NSC “Olimpiyskiy”. Here will meet the most influential representatives of national and foreign companies, which will turn the location into a central place for B2B and B2C communications […]
Next
During the times of Kyivan Rus people which came from Scandinavia, the Vikings, were often called Varangians. In the 19th century, according to the chronicle, they had not only strong trade but also political relations with Russia (it is worth mentioning that the wife of Yaroslav the Wise, princess Ingigerda, was the daughter of Swedish […]
Next
Considering features of construction business of Ukraine, investors often come up against a situation when the builder isn’t able to fulfil properly the liabilities – whether it be a delay of the termination of a construction or “frost” of an object. As a rule, the majority of cases with liabilities execution suspension by the builder […]
Next
If coronavirus vaccines become widely available and help restore international trade and economic growth, the dollar is likely to fall by 20% in 2021. Bloomberg reports that this forecast was made by Citigroup Bank. If the forecast comes true, it will be a record drop since 1985, when the DXY index fell by 18.5% over […]
Next
In 2019, Ukraine and Austria hold the Bilateral Cultural Year. Its official opening and the launch of the website austriaukraine2019.com took place on 22 February in Kyiv. The ceremony and the reception were attended by diplomats and cultural influencers of both countries. The Bilateral Cultural Year in Ukraine was inaugurated by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary […]
Next
Net profit of one of the largest financial corporations in the world Citigroup Inc. in January-September 2020 fell twice, compared to the same period in 2019 to $ 7.068 billion, follows from the reporting of the corporation. Adjusted earnings per share were $ 2.97 against $ 5.89 a year earlier. The financial giant’s revenue for […]
Next
Solomenskiy district court of Kiev refused to Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NAB) to verify the business activities of the “Ukrnafta” Ukrainian gas company in a criminal case. This is stated in the court decision, that was posted in the Unified Register of judgments. As follows from the materials of the case provided to the court, […]
Next
The alliance between the two companies has been existing for 15 years, but for now the direction of companies expect for closer cooperation. It is supposed to create a single platform, which will produce 70% of Nissan and Renault cars (now there are 10% of manufactured machines), in fact, both brands are planning to release […]
Next
Switzerland is an amazing country, and not only in the sense of the unsurpassed beauty of the landscape, but also in the incredible economic performance having ultralow natural resources. Switzerland is a country with almost complete lack of mineral deposits. Most of the territory consists of mountain ranges of the Alps. There is everything you […]
Next
One of the largest Ukrainian agricultural groups “Kernel”, will pay $ 2.4 million, according to the results of court proceedings, in which it was involved in the case of contamination of the Ukrainian sunflower oil delivered in the EU in April 2008. According to the company report, disclosed on its website on Friday, the court’s […]
Next
Until quite recently, the Petcube took the lead position in the Ukrainian niche of gadgets for pets. But a startup team of the Moggie project proved their importance. The company is developing a smart collar for cats and mobile application, which in pairs or individually will allow owners to monitor the health of their pets, […]
Next
Net income of one of the largest manufacturers of digital cameras in the world decreased by 31.6% in 2016 compared to the year 2015. Last year it was equal to the index of 1,298 billion US dollars. These data are shown in the statements of Canon (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan), as reported UkrainianForbes. For the […]
Next
American gadget manufacturer Apple Inc. in July-September reduced net income to $ 12.67 billion, or $ 0.73 per share, compared to $ 13.68 billion, or $ 0.76 per share, for the same period in 2019. Stock analysts forecast a rate of $ 0.71 per share. Apple’s quarterly revenue grew 1% year on year to $ […]
Next
The net profit of the world’s largest producer of soft drinks Coca-Cola, which falls on the company’s shareholders, in the first nine months of the year decreased by 9% year on year and amounted to 6.291 billion dollars, according to company reports. Adjusted earnings per share were $ 1.46 against $ 1.6 a year earlier. […]
Next