CPTPP

Why is Britain joining a trans-Pacific trade pact?

By Alistair Smout LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - Britain on Friday agreed to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a trade pact based around the Pacific…

Britain agrees to join trans-Pacific trade pact

By Alistair Smout and Kaori Kaneko LONDON/TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) - Britain on Friday said it had struck a deal to join an 11-country trans-Pacific trade pact which includes Japan…

UPDATED: UK gets green light to start talks on joining Pacific trade deal

Member nations of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on Wednesday agreed to allow Britain to start the process of joining the pact, Japan's economy minister said.…