A recent study published by the Global Development Policy Center of Boston University expects ASEAN to be a net loser of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) that is meant to create the largest free trade bloc in the world. Jayant Menon, Visiting Senior Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, shares his views about the potential benefits to Malaysia, and the limitations of forecasts.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Lyn Mak, Noelle Lim, Roshan Kanesan

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Tags:  RCEP,  ASEAN,  free trade,  FDI,  liberalisation,  Government/Regulatory/Policy Making,  Economy, Markets,  Business Analysis,  Trends and Forecasts,  Markets,  Politics,  law & legal matters,  Investments