Lew Reiterates Possibility Of TPP Side Deal, But Emphasizes Future Fix

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Tuesday (March 22) reiterated the possibility of using a side agreement to include financial services in the Trans-Pacific Partnership's ban on data localization requirements but dodged questions about whether that will happen, while again making clear that the main question the administration is exploring is how to address this issue in future agreements. On the latter point, Lew explicitly said the future agreements where this issue will have to be addressed are the Transatlantic...