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UK takes major step towards joining Indo-Pacific trade bloc
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Act receives Royal Assent.
Singapore becomes second country to ratify UK membership to CPTPP
Singapore has formally ratified the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), becoming the second existing member to do so after Japan late last year.
UK signs treaty to join vast Indo-Pacific trade group as new data shows major economic benefits
Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch formally signed the treaty confirming the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) – the Indo-Pacific trade bloc now worth £12 trillion in GDP – in New Zealand today [Sunday 16th].
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