LIMA, Peru: Outgoing US President Barack Obama's meeting with 11 other Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) leaders tomorrow (Saturday) may give a clearer picture on the free trade pact's fate, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said. The 12 leaders including Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will discuss the issue on the sidelines of the 2016 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting here this week. Mustapa said, generally, most TPP countries including Malaysia had wanted to proceed with the TPP. "Perhaps it is still too early to decide (the TPP's future following Trump's win). The US’ GDP alone constitutes about 60 per cent of the total TPP members’ GDP.

Source: New Strait Times November 18, 2016 07:21 UTC