Singapore, NZ, Chile show the way in next-gen trade agreements

LAST month, in a low-key, virtual signing ceremony, three Asia-Pacific governments took an important step that we may look back on as a turning point in international commerce. Singapore, New Zealand and Chile signed a new kind of trade agreement - the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA) - to secure a strong digital future. In the process, they showed real leadership at a time when international economic cooperation seems harder to come by than ever.

Fifteen years ago, these same three count…

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