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World Business Report: Trans-Pacific Free Trade Deal Agreed

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05/10/2015 GMT

Trans-Pacific Free Trade Deal Agreed

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Trans-Pacific Free Trade Deal Agreed

Twelve Pacific nations have agreed to create one of the world's biggest free trade zones

Twelve Pacific Rim nations have agreed to create one of the world's biggest free trade zones.

Twelve Pacific rim nations have agreed to create one of the world's biggest free trade zones. We hear about potential benefits and why some remain opposed. Aline Doussin is a trade specialist at the London law firm Squire Patton Boggs, and Polly Jones is head of campaigns and policy for the pressure group Global Justice Now. 

Also, Turkey is piling the pressure on Brussels in Europe's migrant crisis. Economist Sinan Ulgen assesses the impact Syrian refugees are having on Turkey. The world's nuclear power plants stand accused of being in denial over the risks of cyber-hacking. We speak to Caroline Baylon from Chatham House who has just written a report highlighting the issue. 

Plus, with a new levy being introduced on plastic bags in England, David Powell at Friends of the Earth tells us what more needs to be done to keep plastics out of our oceans. And, our regular commentator Lucy Kellaway urges those with nothing to say to keep their mouths shut, rather than talk nonsense.

(Picture: Shipping containers at Long Beach Port, California. Picture Credit: AFP)

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