Australia, New Zealand, and eight Pacific island countries signed the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus (PACER Plus) last week in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, eight years after negotiations for the trade and development deal began.

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Topics: REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS (RTAS)

Regions: AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND

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