UK joins Asia-Pacific CPTPP trade bloc that includes Japan and Australia
by Phillip Inman from on (#6ABQ7)
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Britain has joined the 11-member strong Asia-Pacific trade bloc that includes Japan and Australia after nearly two years of negotiations.
The deal, part of a push to agree worldwide trade deals after Brexit, secures access for British exporters to 500 million people in the 11-member Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
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