Yesterday, Monday January 23, 2017, President Donald Trump formally withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The TPP – which also included Canada, Mexico, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Peru, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Brunei – would have slashed tariffs for American imports and exports with those countries. With the TPP no longer on … Continue reading “Trump and Trade Deals”
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the most important trade agreement since The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It covers twelve countries (Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, United States, and Vietnam). Trade among these countries represent nearly 40 percent of global GDP. The TPP is important not only for … Continue reading “TPP Agreement – more integrated preference management in the supply chain”
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a proposed regional free trade agreement. As of 2014, twelve countries throughout Asia Pacific have participated in negotiations on the TPP: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States, and Vietnam. With TPP in place, tariffs would be eliminated between the TPP countries … Continue reading “Preparing for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)”
