Seoul Creates Inter-Agency 'Task Force' To Probe TPP's Impact On Korea

The South Korean government has created a special inter-ministerial "task force" to evaluate the potential macro and sector-specific effects of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on the Korean economy, amid a push by countries participating in the negotiations to finally reach a deal. Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced the formation of the "TPP Comprehensive Effects Analysis Task Force" in an Aug. 5 press release summarizing the contents of a public forum held in Seoul the same day...