http://aftinet.org.au/cms/node/1314 " The PACER-plus deal between Australia, New
Zealand and Pacific Island nations was supposed to be signed this year, after
agreement in principle to the legal text was announced in August, with details
on tariffs and other market access issues to be agreed by the end of the year.
However, PNG then withdrew from negotiations on the grounds that the proposed
deal would not deliver benefits to the PNG economy, and Fiji continues to
describe the deal as too one-sided, http://aftinet.org.au/cms/node/1293 and call for greater
concessions from Australia and New Zealand.Without the participation of the Pacific’s two largest economies it is unlikely that the deal will be signed this year."
Advice from AFTINET www.aftinet.org.au
