Abe, Turnbull Highlight Commitment to TPP, Trade Ties in Bilateral Talks

January 19, 2017

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met in Sydney last weekend to discuss a host of trade issues, including their plans to move forward with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement. The TPP, a planned pact between 12 nations in the Asia-Pacific, covers 37 percent of global GDP and a population of over 819 million.

 

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Topics: REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS (RTAS)

Regions: AUSTRALIA JAPAN UNITED STATES ASIA-PACIFIC

Authors: INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ICTSD)

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