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Mnuchin urges trading partners to drop “non-tariff barriers”

Marielle Segarra Jul 23, 2018
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Mnuchin urges trading partners to drop “non-tariff barriers”

Marielle Segarra Jul 23, 2018
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the U.S. is ready to negotiate with China, the EU, and Japan on trade. But at the conclusion of a G-20 finance leaders meeting in Argentina this weekend, Mnuchin said our trading partners would have to remove tariffs on U.S. goods — and get rid of “non-tariff barriers” on U.S. companies.

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