We are getting down to the wire on a possible Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal. Top negotiators from all TPP countries are meeting in Guam 15-26 May to try to put some of the final touches on the accord. A lot of things still have to fall into place, notably the US Congress granting long-delayed negotiating… Read More »
I find it odd that the Canadian business community hasn’t said anything about the moves in the US Congress to use trade sanctions to counter alleged exchange rate manipulation by other countries as a way of stimulating their exports. This issue has been a bug-bear to US politician for years, principally focused on China. The… Read More »
A lot of media discussion about international trade gets caught up in process – the events at the WTO in Geneva, the next meeting of trade negotiators, plans for the next ministerial gathering, what’s happening in the various forums with confusing acronyms – TPP, CETA, NAFTA, ASEAN, APEC, and on and on. Trying to make… Read More »