Why a Pacific trade deal may not be a risk worth taking

Complex geopolitics and costly negotiations may mean the deal will not rank as a post-Brexit benefit

International Trade Secretary Liz Truss
International Trade Secretary Liz Truss
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Louise Curran, professor of international business at TBS Business School, and Jappe Eckhardt, senior lecturer in international political economy at the University of York, on the government’s trade ambitions.

The UK government has begun negotiations to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), suggesting that joining this trade pact is a positive result of Brexit.

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