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Robb Predicts TPP Will Likely Drift If Deal Cannot Be Reached In Hawaii

July 27, 2015 at 6:23 AM
LAHAINA, Hawaii – Australian Trade Minister Andrew Robb on Sunday (July 26) ratcheted up the pressure on Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries to reach a deal at their upcoming ministerial meeting here, saying failure to do so would likely delay an agreement for several years due to elections in the the United States and Canada. The talks in Hawaii “are very important, partly or mainly because of the political cycle in the U.S. and also an impending Canadian election,” Rob said...


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