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There is a new [global / globally] trade agreement that will make IT products cheaper. More than 50 countries [agreeing / agreed] to end tariffs and [importance / import] duties on over 200 IT [products / produce] . All 28 countries from the European Union signed, as [good / well] as China, Japan, South Korea, the U.S. and others. The deal was signed at a World Trade Organization [meeting / meetings] in Geneva. It will affect a wide [various / variety] of products, including smartphones, digital cameras, [inky / ink] cartridges, video game consoles and [even / ever] telecommunications satellites. Import duties will be completely removed from the selected IT products in the next four years. The deal applies to $1.3 trillion worth of global trade. This is about 7 per cent of [every / all] world trade.

Many people believe the [dealt / deal] will be good for the world. The EU Trade Commissioner, Cecilia Malmström, said: "This is a great deal for [consuming / consumers] , and for companies big and small. We've worked [hardly / hard] on this compromise between different countries [for / to] find the best solutions." She added: "This deal will [cut / cutting] costs for consumers and business - in [peculiar / particular] , for smaller firms, which have been hit [especially / especial] hard…in the past." Ms Malmström hopes more countries will sign [up / for] to the deal in the next few years. She said: "It [clearly / clarity] shows that countries around the world can work together to achieve solutions that benefit everyone. I expect to see other countries [joint / joining] soon."