Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
20-Jun-2025
Global Times
China has prepared market access offers in areas such as goods trade, services, investment, and government procurement.
16-Jun-2025
Yahoo
Canada has agreed to ratify Britain’s accession to a major trans-Pacific trade pact as Sir Keir Starmer and Mark Carney sought to revive talks on a stalled bilateral deal.
6-Jun-2025
Opportimes
Costa Rica‘s entry into CPTPP advanced in the most recent meetings of this trade bloc, according to a joint statement by the ministers of the member countries.
19-May-2025
Daily Tribune
The Philippines, through its Department of Trade and Industry, has reaffirmed its commitment to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) by the first half of the year.
14-May-2025
Reuters
Sweden said it would propose that the European Union join a Pacific rim-based trading group with the aim of forming the world's biggest free trade area to help counter the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.
13-May-2025
Politico
US President Donald Trump has two gigantic trade blocs in Europe and the Pacific now eyeing each other and considering a previously far-fetched idea.
2-May-2025
Jakarta Globe
Having officially applied last September, Indonesia expects CPTPP members to discuss its accession later this year, with support from countries like Malaysia, Singapore, and the UK. Joining the CPTPP would grant Indonesia duty-free access to nearly 99% of tariff lines among members, expanding trade opportunities.
2-May-2025
Philstar Global
The Philippines plans to formally apply to join the high-standard Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) within the year to diversify its trade markets, amid recent US tariffs on Philippine goods.
30-Apr-2025
Nikkei Asia
The European Union would be open to entering into a collaborative relationship with the CPTPP trade bloc, Danish Foreign Minister said.
15-Apr-2025
Newsroom
New Zealand Prime Minister is positioning the CPTPP trade deal as a key foreign policy tool to strengthen free trade amid global tariff tensions, particularly by fostering closer cooperation between CPTPP members and the European Union. While full EU membership in the CPTPP faces challenges, including differing economic models and complex ratification processes, there is growing support for deeper collaboration to uphold rules-based trade and counter protectionism.