US proposes textile flexibility in TPP trade pact

US proposes textile flexibility in TPP trade pact

The United States government has unveiled details of proposed flexibilities it wants to introduce into the planned Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)…

NEW ZEALAND: TPP talks “continue to advance”

The fifteenth round of talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact "continued to advance" efforts to develop a tariff…

Industry issues facing re-elected US Administration

A number of issues affecting clothing, textile and footwear trade are facing the re-elected US Administration, including the fiscal cliff…

US: To deepen trade ties with South East Asia nations

The United States and ten South East Asia nations have agreed to deepen their trade and investment ties in a…

US: Manufacturing group questions Vietnam’s TPP participation

The addition of Vietnam to the US government's list of countries using both child labour and forced labour in the…

US: TPP likely to shift global textile trading patterns

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement currently being negotiated between the US and eight Pacific-rim countries has the potential…

Comment: The Trans-Pacific Partnership – Plan B

Earlier this year, David Birnbaum suggested multi-lateral Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks between the US and eight Pacific Rim nations…