TPP member countries expected to agree soon on welcoming non-Pacific partner
Trucks board a passenger and ro-ro (roll-on, roll-off) cargo ship operated by Irish Ferries at the Port of Dover in England in January. (Photo: Bloomberg)
TOKYO: Members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership are expected to agree this month on allowing Britain to join the free trade pact, Japanese government sources said on Wednesday.
If approved, it would be the first expansion of the 11-nation deal that currently covers about 10% of global economic output.
Britain’s accession is hoped to help build momentum for the return of the United States, which withdrew from the pact in 2017 during the administration of former president…
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