British Secretary of State for Business and Trade Kemi Badenoch is seen alongside Singapore's Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong and Vietnam's Minister of Trade and Industry Nguyen Hong Dientogether as Britain signs the treaty to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, in Auckland, New Zealand. / Photo: Reuters
Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch officially signed the treaty in New Zealand on Sunday, solidifying the UK's entry into CPTPP, a trade bloc in the Indo-Pacific region with a staggering gross domestic product of nearly $16 trillion .