China, Japan, South Korea and 12 other Asian economies finally sign a mega-trade deal that is eight years in the making. Deborah Elms (Asian Trade Centre) helps work through some of the details as to what is in the agreement. Arvind Subramanian (PIIE) explains why India is not joining (30:51).
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- Soumaya Keynes. 2020. Who gains from RCEP, Asia’s new trade pact? The Economist, 19 November.