Will Trans-Pacific Partnership rise from the dead?
Washington
THE question about the TPP - the Trans-Pacific Partnership, President Barack Obama's signature trade agreement - is whether it's already gone to the political morgue or whether it's still in intensive care. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump oppose the agreement, while the president has urged ratification. With Mr Obama's term ending and his already-modest influence eroding by the day, the TPP seems dead.
But it may still be in intensive care.
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
Columns
‘Competition for talent’ a poor excuse to keep key executives’ pay under wraps
OCBC should put its properties into a Reit and distribute the trust’s units to shareholders
Why a stronger US dollar is dangerous
An overstimulated US economy is asking for trouble
Too many property agents? Cap commissions on home sales
Time to study broadening of private market access