Cutler: TPP-11 can be done by March, but may have to exclude Canada
The 11 parties to the revamped Trans-Pacific Partnership could wrap up talks for a new deal as early as March, though doing so could require leaving Canada behind, Wendy Cutler, a former U.S. trade official who negotiated TPP, told Inside U.S. Trade this week. “I think it’s feasible. I think they’re very close to a deal,” Cutler said in an interview. “They had four outstanding provisions, and my understanding is there have been informal consultations between different countries since...