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G7 countries reach breakthrough on digital trade and data
The Hindu
The deal sets out a middle ground between highly regulated data protection regimes used in European countries and the more open approach of the United States.
The Group of Seven wealthy nations agreed on a joint set of principles to govern cross-border data use and digital trade, Britain said in what was described as a breakthrough that could liberalise hundreds of billions of pounds of trade.
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Trade ministers from the G7 reached agreement at a meeting in London on Friday.
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