CPTPP

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

Tall order as Singapore takes Asean chair: The Nation
Singapore has assumed the ASEAN 2018 chair. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced that his theme for the undertaking would be "Resilient and Innovative". It will be challenging for Singapore amidst multilateral trade and the Rohingya calamity in the region.
TPP seen critical for beef sales growth in Japan
The beef export from Canada to Japan and other parts of Asia has increased significantly. But, if Canada chooses to opt out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Canadian beef producers could lose millions of dollars.
Asian countries open to, but baffled by UK TPP interest
After it emerged that the UK was seeking membership of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), trade figures in Asia have expressed openness to the idea, but confusion as to how realistic it is.
Risks for agriculture in developing countries of new e-commerce rules
Reliance on digital technologies can further concentrate the market dominance of vertically integrated agribusinesses and transnational corporations who control national and global supply chains.
Proxy wars of the Asian economic power houses
Both and Japan are pursuing their own initiatives to call shots in Asia, which may have ramifications for businesses and economies in the Mena region.
2018: A year of uncertainty for international intellectual property
The US government's role as a leader of the international intellectual property system is under self-imposed threat.
UK leaving single market for TPP could hit workers' rights, union warns
TUC delivers stark warning about labour abuses after trade secretary Liam Fox refuses to rule out membership of TPP.
TPP sows fear in Japan's agriculture industry
As the resurrected TPP moves forward, Japanese consumer groups and farmers fear the effects.Many argue that seeds are likely to become more expensive by the proposed abolishment of the Seed Law.
Liam Fox’s Pacific plan is toxic. Post-Brexit trade policies need proper scrutiny
Joining the dysfunctional Trans-Pacific Partnership would help only big business. There must be transparency and accountability over trade.
Britain exploring membership of the TPP to boost trade after Brexit
Department for International Trade believed to be working on proposals to enter the troubled Trans-Pacific Partnership.