TPPA study is ‘fatally flawed’

PETALING JAYA: A study that suggested Malaysia stands to lose out to other member countries under the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is “fatally flawed” due to the researcher’s misunderstanding of trade data, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

The OECD, in a letter to the International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI), pointed out three “fatal” flaws in Rashmi Banga of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade approach and analysis of a group of dataset compiled jointly by OECD and the World Trade Organisation (WTO).