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Malaysia FTA renegotiations start in June
Renegotiations on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Malaysia and three other countries namely the United States (US), Australia and New Zealand will begin in the middle of June.
Korea pledges to include agriculture in FTA
Assurances by the Korean Government, that agriculture will be included in a Free Trade Agreement with Australia, is sure to please local beef producers.
Australia accidentally reveals treaty negotiations with countries
Despite Australia imposing financial and trade sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, the document says "negotiations are ongoing" with Tehran on an investment promotion agreement.
SKorea to start FTA talks with Australia next week
South Korea and Australia have agreed to start talks next week on forging a free trade agreement (FTA), the foreign ministry in Seoul said Wednesday.
Crean looks for new way as China trade negotiator quits
Canberra has executed a major shift on strategy with Beijing after Australia’s senior negotiator quit stalled free trade agreement talks with China.
Australian trade min urges China to agree free trade pact
Crean has expressed frustration at the slow pace of the FTA negotiations, saying in March talks were "bogged down" just at a time when Australia wanted to develop a framework for a new economic partnership with China, which would include a framework for investment in an FTA.
Arena accuses NZ Govt of ambushing Pacific on trade deal
This weekend’s meeting of Pacific trade ministers in Auckland to progress the launch of PACER+ trade negotiations has all the hallmarks of an Australian and New Zealand ambush, the Arena network said today.
Dairy industry knocks China FTA
The Australian dairy industry has backed the stance by Trade Minister Simon Crean in refusing to accept China’s exclusion of agricultural products from a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Minister heads to China in search of FTA and global food security agreement
Australia is seeking undertakings from China to work collaboratively on supporting global food supplies and to accelerate negotiations to forge a free trade agreement that delivers benefits for Australia’s farming, fishing and forestry industries.
Australian Trade Minister faces hard sell on Pacific Free Trade tour
The idea of a South Pacific free trade zone is a dream which has remained elusive for many years, mainly because many island nations are heavily dependent on import tariffs to maintain government services. Despite this, Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean has been touring the region in an attempt to generate new support for the concept.
Australian ministers discuss Pacific free trade deal in Vanuatu
Vanuatu’s government has indicated its support for a proposed regional free trade deal between Australia, New Zealand and the wider Pacific region.
Now not the time to be signing away NZ’s sovereignty
At a time when New Zealand needs the flexibility to respond to pressing domestic economic priorities, and with fresh questions being raised in Australia about the value of their free trade agreements, now was not the time to be signing away New Zealand’s economic sovereignty, Professor Jane Kelsey told a select committee this morning considering the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand free trade agreement.
Our FTA with South-East Asia labelled ’mediocre’
Australia’s biggest ever free trade agreement has been branded as mediocre by one of the first detailed reviews of the deal.
Australia looks to FTA to open China to investment
Access to direct investments in China has become a bigger priority for Australia as it negotiates a Free Trade Agreement, Trade Minister Simon Crean told reporters on Tuesday.
Goodwill with Japan on FTA
Japanese demand for Australian commodities may be waning, but the Rudd Government insists there is still the political will for Tokyo and Canberra to find common ground on free trade.
FTA with China and Rio deal ’not linked’
A free trade deal between China and Australia won’t be conditional on the government giving the green light to Chinalco’s grab for a bigger share of Rio Tinto, Trade Minister Simon Crean says.
Govt gears up to limit free trade deal adversities
Indonesia is preparing massive financial and technical support for meat and tropical fruit businesses in a bid to cash in on ASEAN’s free trade deals with Australia and New Zealand.
New trade deal falls ’well short’: Truss
The new ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement falls well short of what could be considered a good deal for Australian industry, according to the Shadow Minister for Trade, Warren Truss.
Not much free about this “free” trade agreement
What right does the Australian government have to impose a free trade agreement on the peoples of ASEAN, without any sort of systems in place to represent their views or interests (rather than the views or interests of their rulers) in negotiations? And how many Australians want a free trade agreement with vicious, murderous regimes like Burma’s military junta anyway?
New Asian cattle trade deal
Australia’s red meat and live cattle export trade to South-East Asia received a boost last week, with the signing of a new trade deal.