TPP Countries Head To Atlanta Without Deal In Sight On Auto ROO

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiators are going out on a limb by entering what they hope to be the final round of negotiations next week in Atlanta without clear options for ministers on the contentious automotive rules of origin, and no tangible signs of progress on the other two key obstacles of dairy market access and monopoly protections for biologic drugs. Negotiators from the U.S., Mexico, Canada and Japan were unable to settle on potential compromises during a Sept. 21-22 meeting...