TPP possible by early next year: PM Lee
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WITH some "technical issues" still being ironed out, the proposed regional free-trade Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) may not be concluded by the end of this year. But early next year is still within reach, says Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Long.
If that projection materialises, the 12-country TPP may kick off ahead of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which is expected to conclude by the end of 2015.
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