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The Department for International Trade (DIT) has announced that the UK has taken ‘a major step’ in the process of joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). This is the first time the International Trade Secretary, Liz Truss, has met with negotiators from all eleven members of the Partnership to discuss potential UK accession. The DIT hopes CPTPP membership will provide ‘an opportunity to expand trade links with key partners in the Americas’. The partnership covers digital trade, data, financial, professional, and business services.
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