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Nike CEO Parker says can create jobs if Asia trade pact passes

Pulse Staff
Pulse Staff 13:14 - 08 May 2015
WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Sports shoe maker Nike's Chief Executive Mark Parker said on Friday that the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership would eliminate duties and free up funds the company could use to create 10,000 U.S. jobs.
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"It creates an opportunity for us to create jobs, to drive economic growth for the company, and to really push innovation - not just in terms of what shoes we make or what apparel - but actually how we make those products," Parker said in an interview on CNBC. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton)

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