PETALING JAYA: Withdrawing from the Comprehensive & Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade agreement would be harmful to Malaysia’s international reputation and trading interests, says the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas).
Ideas chief executive officer Tricia Yeoh stated for the country to back out of the trade agreement will not only deprive the country of numerous trade benefits and market access but it will also be injurious to the country’s international credibility among foreign investors.