TPP with Britain takes effect in hope of advancing free trade

The accession to a trans-Pacific free trade pact by Britain, which has overseas territories in the region, took effect Sunday, marking the first expansion of the framework since it came into force in 2018.Britain's participation in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership increases the number of members to 12, raising the bloc's share of global economic output to 15 percent, up from 12 percent.U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who is set to return to the White House in January, withdrew the United States from the framework during his first administration fr…READ FULL ARTICLE