Promoting trade liberalisation After nearly two years of negotiations, the UK reached an agreement in principle to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on March 31 and officially joined CPTPP on July 16 at a ceremony held in Auckland, New Zealand. The event makes the UK become the first new member since the bloc’s founding in 2018, opening up new opportunities and prospects for global trade liberalisation. 08:52 | 20/07/2023
