abdullaahi mohamed osmaan

mega-regional Mega-regional agreements seek deeper economic integration among their members. To achieve this goal, these agreements are both broader in scope and reach more deeply into domestic arrangements than prior agreements. The TTIP and the TPP were intended to promote cooperation and harmonization on technical barriers to trade, which are domestic rules, regulations, and administrative procedures that can limit trade flows. In addition, these agreements included trade in services, more ambitious rules regarding the protection of intellectual property than are present in the WTO, and agreement on the treatment and protection of foreign investment.