The UK has joined the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to a release on Sunday from the country’s Department for Business and Trade.

The trade partnership could potentially boost the UK economy by £2 billion (US$2.5 billion or RM11.1 billion) a year in the long run, according to the trade department’s estimates.

CPTPP is a trade bloc whose members include Australia, Canada, Japan and Singapore.

  - Bloomberg