Bangkok (NNT/VNA), Feb. 15 -- Thailand's International Economic Policy Committee has held a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak to consider the pros and cons of Thailand joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), as well as gathering public input.

Outcomes from this meeting will be proposed to the Cabinet for consideration within this April.

The Department of Trade Negotiations' (DTN) Director General Auramon Supthaweethum, said on February 15 that as a member of the CPTPP, Thailand may gain an additional 0.12 percent in GDP growth worth 13 billion THB. However Thailand may lose 0.25 percent in economic growth if it chooses not to join the partnership, resulting in...