How EU-US trade deal will boost business prospects

June 30, 2013

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) aims to cut or eliminate tariffs on all products traded across the Atlantic. Emma Powell looks at how the agreement will benefit businesses and what might stand in the way of the biggest trade deal ever negotiated becoming a reality.

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