Breakthrough on tech tariff-cutting agreement

Washington

TRADE negotiators tentatively agreed on Saturday to eliminate tariffs on an array of technology products valued at US$1 trillion worth of global commerce.

The breakthrough towards the World Trade Organization's Information Technology Agreement took place at an ambassadors' meeting at the European Union embassy in Geneva.

"Very optimistic that we'll have a final successful deal by the end of next week," Roberto Azevedo, director-general of the WTO, said on Twitter. "We have the basis for an ag…