As the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership moves towards a pan-regional economic agreement, a think tank pushes it to copy the TPP approach to rules of origin as time runs short before the trade bloc goes live.
The IMF has endorsed the renminbi as a freely usable currency, recognising China’s increased importance in the global financial market. The renminbi’s journey to attaining this status was never straightforward.
Three regional banks are gearing up to open their branches in Myanmar – a symbolic and political move that has been pushed through ahead of the country’s elections, CT understands.