Thailand ratifies RCEP regional trade pact

BANGKOK, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Thailand has ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal, its commerce minister said on Monday.

Thailand’s ratification on Oct. 28 would be a boost to the country’s trade to the area, which accounted for 53% of last year’s exports, Jurin Laksanawisit said in a statement

RCEP includes China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines.

(Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat
Writing by Orathai Sriring; Editing by Martin Petty)

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