Economics
Asia’s Monster Trade Pact Could Be Done This Year, Minus a Few
- A 13-member deal has more promise in 2019: Asian Trade Centre
- India, Australia, New Zealand could sit out first agreement
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As a monster Asian trade pact enters its next round of deliberations this weekend, Deborah Elms is upbeat about its prospects for completion this year -- though perhaps without all 16 members.