TPP countries are still unsure of their post-America plan — and time is running out

Trans-pacific partnership.
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Trans-Pacific Partnership countries are ready to move on after being dumped by the United States. But exactly what they're doing is still up in the air.

After a meeting, Japan's economy minister said all the member countries "agree in principle" on where the pact is headed, CNBC reported. Mexico's economy minister went so far as to confirm a deal had been reached.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.