Ministers Face Down Long List Of Thorny Issues As Hawaii Round Starts

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) ministers seeking to reach an agreement next week in Hawaii are facing an uphill battle due to the number and difficulty of outstanding issues in the negotiations, despite a strong push by the United States and other participating countries to get a deal done, according to private-sector sources. Below is a non-exhaustive list and explanation of the key outstanding issues in the TPP negotiations. In light of the many thorny challenges remaining, some sources put the odds...