TPPA cost-benefit analysis out today

KUALA LUMPUR: Two documents on the cost-benefit analysis of Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) have been made public today.

International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said the analyses by international auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers and Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) will be presented at the Parliament and made public at the same time.

The two documents, totalling about 600 pages, will come with full appendixes of TPPA for members of parliament as a reference guide. The documents have been uploaded on the ministry’s website.

The TPPA is a free trade agreement negotiated between 12 countries, namely Australia, the United States, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Brunei, Singapore, Japan, Vietnam and Malaysia.