The growth markets are mainly in Asia. Switzerland is laboriously weaving a network of bilateral trade agreements with Asian countries. Wouldn’t joining an economic alliance in the Pacific region be a liberation for Swiss trade policy?
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Two years ago eleven countries signed the agreement on a trans-Pacific partnership in Chile. The big absentee was the USA.
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In view of the discussions about slowing down globalization and increasing protectionism, one does not want to believe it possible: In the past two years, the world’s largest trade agreement has been declared three times.
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