TPP Ministers Chart 'Pathway' Forward, But Show Few Signs Of Progress

SINGAPORE -- Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) ministers wrapped up a two-day ministerial meeting here this week claiming that they had "cemented" their views on what is needed to finalize a TPP deal and charted a "pathway" forward, but did not point to any concrete evidence for the progress they claimed. In a joint statement, participants said they had focused "in particular on making meaningful progress on market access and also advanced outstanding rules issues in an effort to narrow our remaining...