Experts urge Pakistan to join RCEP Partnership will help country to participate in global, regional supply chains KARACHI: It is important for Pakistan to be part of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in order to expand the country’s network of free trade agreements (FTAs) and facilitate its participation in the global and regional supply chains, said Pakistan Institute of Development Economics non-resident senior fellow Anabel Gonzalez. Speaking at an online webinar titled “Pakistan’s Trade Potential and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement”, she said RCEP had the capacity to inject new momentum into Pakistan’s export strategy for increasing and diversifying exports.