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A tough challenge

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Results of the Freight Connections survey on the current state of global trade relations There are many challenges to the future of global trade. A whole slew of projected or already signed international free trade agreements are coming under scrutiny. During the time span of our survey, the freshly inaugurated US-President Donald Trump rejected the Transpacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) in no uncertain terms. The significance of our topic is further enhanced by the very high turn-out: Nearly 1,500 votes were cast. The results are very clear. A heartfelt thank you to all participants! The winners of grandstand tickets for a Bundesliga home match of FC Bayern Munich have been informed by us per e-mail.

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