Scotiabank Statement on the Trans Pacific Partnership Deal

TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - October 05, 2015) - Scotiabank (BNS.TO) (BNS.TO) has issued the following statement from Brian Porter, President and CEO on the Trans Pacific Partnership deal.

"Scotiabank welcomes the successful conclusion of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations and the benefits the TPP will bring to the Canadian economy. The TPP will be the largest regional trade agreement ever struck, covering nearly 800 million people with a combined GDP exceeding one quarter the size of the global economy. These were not easy negotiations, but being part of the TPP will have a lasting, and positive, impact on Canadian job creation and economic growth.

"Scotiabank is Canada's international bank, and has operations in ten of the twelve TPP countries. The TPP will enhance our ability to help Canadian and international customers take advantage of this new marketplace to grow their businesses and create jobs."

- Brian Porter, President and CEO, Scotiabank

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