Khazanah Nasional Bhd is among the key outfits helping to analyse various benefits and pitfalls for Malaysians with the nation’s participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). “We hope the analyses would show in terms of what the benefits are and in terms of what the costs are and whether the benefits outweigh the costs,” said Khazanah Research Institute managing director Datuk Charon Mokhzani.
The highly publicised 12-country trade agreement has received both praises and criticisms in Malaysia and TPPA member nations, based on details leaked earlier and initial impressions after the full text was made public last week. “It’s a 6,000 page document and it’s very hard for us today to tell you what the overall impact (just yet). To be able to make a proper comment on this is too early. We need time to understand the document.”.............................................Full Article: Source
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