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Trans-Pacific free trade deal 'agreed' Trans-Pacific free trade deal agreed
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US, Japan and 10 other Pacific rim countries agree wide-ranging Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal - reports The US, Japan and 10 other Pacific rim countries have signed a controversial and sweeping trade agreement that covers about 40% of the world economy.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) will create a new Pacific economic bloc with reduced trade barriers between the 12 nations involved.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. The deal was signed after five days of talks in Atlanta in the US but has been under negotiation for five years.
It was delayed repeatedly by negotiations over drug patents.
The other countries included in the TPP are Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam.