Us In Tpp Pact

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would be meaningless without U.S. participation, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he would withdraw the United States from the pan-Pacific free trade deal.

The TPP is the largest regional trade pact in history, knitting together 36 percent of the world's gross domestic product.

The long-awaited text of a landmark US-backed Pacific trade deal was released today, revealing the details of a pact aimed at freeing up commerce in 40 percent of the world's economy but criticized for its opacity.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would be meaningless without U.S. participation, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he would withdraw the United States from the pan-Pacific free trade deal.

The TPP is the largest regional trade pact in history, knitting together 36 percent of the world's gross domestic product.

The long-awaited text of a landmark US-backed Pacific trade deal was released today, revealing the details of a pact aimed at freeing up commerce in 40 percent of the world's economy but criticized for its opacity.