- Following five long years of negotiations, the Trans-Pacific Partnership will go down to the wire this week, as Pacific Rim officials meet in Hawaii for talks that could make or break the deal.
- The toughest issues have been left until last, including monopoly periods, preferential treatment for state-owned companies and opening protected markets to competition.
- TPP would cover 40% of the world's economy, including the U.S., Japan and ten other Pacific nations.