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Eleven Asia-Pacific nations sign trade agreement

Trade Minister Steven Ciobo signs the CT-TPP in Santiago, Chile
Trade Minister Steven Ciobo signs the CT-TPP in Santiago, Chile Source: AAP

Australia is among 11 nations who've signed up to a new trade pact described as a strong signal against protectionist pressures. Despite the United States' withdrawal from earlier negotiations on a Trans-Pacific Partnership, regional representatives have now affixed their signatures to a Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership accord - the C-P-T-P-P.


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Australia is among 11 nations who've signed up to a new trade pact described as a strong signal against protectionist pressures. Despite the United States' withdrawal from earlier negotiations on a Trans-Pacific Partnership, regional representatives have now affixed their signatures to a Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership accord - the C-P-T-P-P.



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