TPP close to agreeing to Britain's membership, 1st expansion

Members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership are expected to agree this month on allowing Britain to join the free trade pact, Japanese government sources said Wednesday, in the first expansion of the 11-nation deal that currently covers over 10 percent of global economic output.Britain's accession is hoped to help build momentum for the return of the United States, which withdrew from the pact in 2017 during the administration of former President Donald Trump, the sources said. China is among other countries and regions that have also applied to join it.Ministers from the TPP members, includin…READ FULL ARTICLE