Why the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Is More Important Than TPP

January 30, 2016

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) — the former a free trade agreement covering 12 countries from North and South America to the Pacific Rim, the latter a free trade agreement between the United States and the European Union — represent the main trade negotiation motions of the current global economic system.

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Topics: MEGA-REGIONAL AGREEMENT MARKET ACCESS REGIONAL INTEGRATION

Regions: NORTH AMERICA ASIA-PACIFIC EUROPE

Authors: THE DIPLOMAT

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