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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... from Japan, China and South Korea are likely to declare the launch of negotiations to conclude a trilateral free trade agreement when they meet on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Cambodia next week... to pursue stronger economic ties". Yes ...

ACCI calls for right to sue foreign govs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has launched a campaign for trade agreements to include on a case-by-case basis provisions allowing private companies to sue foreign governments. Known as Investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions ...

MAFTA provides new Asian opportunities

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
The Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA), gives Australian financial services a much greater opportunity than the wider AANSFTA (ASEAN Australia New Zealand Free Trade Agreement) under which a previous 30% ownership cap was negotiated. "I ...

AMP: FOFA needs a rigorous stocktake

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
AMP has come down hard on the government's draft FOFA legislation, saying the Bill as it stands had "so many problems" a "rigorous stocktake" was needed. Appearing before the Parliamentary Joint Committee yesterday, managing director AMP Financial Services ...

Instos set sights on Indonesian assets

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... Indonesia look to be strengthening with the Asian country last week joining the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement. The move means up to 92 % of Australia's merchandise exports will eventually be able to enter Indonesia tariff free, up ...

Beggar thy neighbour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
... restrictions and export subsidies. The establishment of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Association of Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN) and more recently, the Eurozone was aimed at bringing down ...

IFSA backs Chile FTA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) welcomed the Rudd Government's completion of a Free Trade Agreement with Chile, a destination previously only accessible by US companies. Richard Gilbert, IFSA chief executive, said the agreement ...

Australia is Asia's biggest investment market

SUZY MAC IS ON LEAVE  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2007
... we move into their playgrounds. The next step being deepening our relationship with India through a mooted Free Trade Agreement and leveraging this as they prepare to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games can only improve our positioning as we progress through ...

Aus and India in free trade talks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2007
... Australian and Indian government have signed a joint feasibility study to explore the potential benefits of a free trade agreement between the two countries. Preliminary results from the study found India has the fourth largest merchandise export market ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2006
... totalled $343 million during 2005-06, is expected to increase given the intention of both countries to examine a free trade agreement. As one of the largest exporters to the US from South America, Chile exports only about $139 million to Australia in ...