26 January 2017

News Story: Singapore vows to continue with regional economic integration

Hanoi (VNA) – Singapore will continue participating in other free trade initiatives, despite the US withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, said a spokesman of the Singaporean Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) on January 24.

The initiatives include the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the proposal for a Free Trade Area of Asia-Pacific (FTAAP).

The spokesman noted that Singapore is committed to pursuing a rule-based trading system and greater regional integration.

The agreement the TPP parties negotiated is one pathway to stronger trade links that will promote growth and job creation in all member countries, he added.

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