The UK has today announced the conclusion of trade talks with member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a vast free trade area spanning the Indo-Pacific, after 21 months of negotiations.
ASEAN economies need to go “green.” The best case is that policies promoting decarbonization also strengthen ASEAN’s global value chains. They should accelerate trade digitalization and promote climate-smart trade, green transport infrastructure, and carbon pricing.
Emerging East Asia comprises member economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); the PRC; Hong Kong, China; and the Republic of Korea.
Voluntary National Review on the implementation of the SDGs is a mechanism to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs on a global scale.