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Business urged to take advantage of Aust-Thai FTA

AAP | THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2004

Australian businesses that moved quickly to take advantage of the free trade agreement with Thailand would be the most successful, Austrade said today. The agreement, the first Thailand has negotiated with a developed country, was expected to be signed ...

US, Australia to sign free trade deal May 18

The US administration today made its own announcement on the US-Australia free trade agreement (FTA), confirming it will be signed in Washington on 18 May. Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile today announced he would be heading to the US later this ...

China and Australia to fast-track FTA study

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2004

... Hong Kong, including meetings with Bo in Beijing. "Minister Bo and I agreed to fast-track completion of the free trade agreement (FTA) study to allow both governments to make an early decision on future FTA negotiations," Vaile said in a statement. Australia ...

ASEAN nations to push for FTA with Australia

South-East Asia's economic ministers said today they would urge their leaders to finally broker a free trade agreement with Australia and New Zealand. The economics ministers, meeting for one day in Singapore, will also recommend the leaders of Australia ...

Farmer confidence falls across Australia: Rabobank

AAP | TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2004

... the rural economy, a survey has revealed. The bulk of farmers are also unconvinced the federal government's Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States will benefit them, according to the latest quarterly Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey. It found ...

FTA with US would continue to evolve: Vaile

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2004

A free trade agreement between Australia and the United States would continue to evolve and be reviewed, Trade Minister Mark Vaile said today. He said a free trade deal with the US was not a static arrangement. He tried to ease fears the agreement could ...

FTA $4 billion benefit figure should be revised: expert

... government needed to revise a $4 billion figure it used to quantify economic benefits of the Australia-US free trade agreement (FTA), an international economist said today. In recent days, some ministers have put the economic benefit of the deal at around ...

American wheat growers slam FTA

American wheat growers have criticised a free trade agreement with Australia for failing to tackle export monopolies. The US Wheat Associates said the deal, signed this week, had failed to bring down the export monopoly enjoyed by AWB Ltd. AWB, through ...

Backlash continues over free trade agreement

... Australia and the United States, the ACTU has warned. Sugar farmers have already expressed outrage at the free trade agreement, which largely protects the price of Australian medicines but leaves cane and beef farmers out in the cold. In a deal Prime ...

US and Australia sign free trade agreement

... congressional approval, as "the most significant immediate cut in industrial tariffs ever achieved in a US free trade agreement". Australia, the United States' 13th largest export market, buys more goods from the United States than from any other country. ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA | 10:47AM

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI | 12:24PM

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI | 12:21PM

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:09PM

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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