UK to apply for membership of Asia-Pacific free trade bloc
The United Kingdom will apply to join one of the world's largest free trade areas, the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), on Monday.
The announcement on Saturday by the country's Department for International Trade comes as the UK marks one year since it left the European Union.
The CPTPP trade deal currently involves 11 countries – Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam – and covers a market of 500 million people.
The announcement on Saturday by the country's Department for International Trade comes as the UK marks one year since it left the European Union.
The CPTPP trade deal currently involves 11 countries – Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam – and covers a market of 500 million people.
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