UK entry to CPTPP trade pact still under discussion, says Singapore

SINGAPORE, Oct 8 (Bloomberg): Discussions for the UK’s accession into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) are continuing, Singapore’s trade minister Gan Kim Yong said during a meeting of the trade group.

The UK is the first economy outside the original 11 signatories to seek admission and several other economies have expressed an interest to join, Gan said on Saturday at a press conference during the sixth meeting of the group’s commission in Singapore.