The scale of import and export of private enterprises continues to grow; the UK is officially approved to join the CPTPP!
NO.1 UK officially approved to join CPTPP
According to a report by Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) on the 16th, the "Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement" (CPTPP) held a ministerial meeting in Auckland, New Zealand, and officially approved the UK's accession to the framework. According to reports, this is the first expansion of the framework. With the joining of the United Kingdom, the membership has increased to 12 countries, and the economic area has also been extended to Europe.
CPTPP was formerly known as TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement), which was signed in October 2015 by 12 countries including the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, Singapore, and Vietnam. In January 2017, the then U.S. President Trump signed an executive order after taking office, announcing his withdrawal from the TPP. After the United States withdrew, Japan began to lead the TPP to take effect, and the TPP was subsequently renamed CPTPP. After repeated consultations, 11 member states completed the CPTPP negotiations in early 2018, and on December 30 of the same year, the CPTPP came into effect.
NO.2 Fujian's imports and exports to other RCEP member states exceeded trillions
As the free trade agreement with the largest population and the largest economic and trade scale today, after the "Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement" (RCEP) came into effect, Fujian Province has shown a hot trend in importing and exporting to other RCEP member countries.
According to statistics from Xiamen Customs, since RCEP came into effect in January 2022, as of June 2023, Fujian Province has imported and exported 1,004.05 billion yuan to other RCEP member countries, accounting for 34.2% of Fujian's total foreign trade import and export value. Among them, exports were 572.58 billion yuan and imports were 431.47 billion yuan.
NO.3 Amazon Germany: Reactivation of the electrical and electronic equipment offer
Amazon Germany has announced that all products that fail to meet the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) requirements for German Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) have been deactivated.
If sellers want to reinstate these listings, Amazon Germany says the following steps must be followed: First, they must be registered with stiftung Ear for each brand and device type combination being sold. In addition, sellers will also need to establish a collection system for recycling sellers' e-waste and may need to meet recycling requirements.
NO.4 Mexico's high temperature continues, reaching 51 degrees in some areas
Recently, the hot weather in Mexico has continued. The temperature in Mexicali in northwestern Mexico reached 51 degrees Celsius on the 12th. Due to the hot weather, local residents also minimized going out.
Since June, more than 100 people have died in Mexico due to the heat. Mexico's health ministry said heat stroke and dehydration were the two leading causes of death.
It has also been reported that heat-related deaths in Mexico have increased this year, partly due to the delay in seasonal rains, which usually begin in mid-June, in addition to the hot weather.
NO.5 The scale of import and export of private enterprises continues to grow
Customs statistics show that in the first half of the year, my country's private enterprises imported and exported 10.59 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.9% year-on-year, accounting for 52.7% of the total import and export value, an increase of 3.3 percentage points year-on-year.
During the same period, foreign-invested enterprises imported and exported 6.16 trillion yuan, and state-owned enterprises imported and exported 3.29 trillion yuan, accounting for 30.7% and 16.4% of the total import and export value respectively.
