Britain on Friday agreed to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a trade pact based around the Pacific rim, as it seeks to build ties around the
The United Kingdom has clinched its biggest trading deal since leaving the European Union three years ago, though critics say it pales into insignificance compared to Brexit losses.
CPTPP is a free trade agreement (FTA) that was agreed in 2018 between 11 countries - Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. Britain will become the 12th member, and the first to join since the partnership since its inception.
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