Apec pushes for free trade boost
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Leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific states pledge to bolster anti-terrorism measures and efforts to lower trade barriers.
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Pacific Rim leaders pledged Sunday to shore up global security and push ahead with the World Trade Organization's negotiations on lowering global trade barriers.
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TALKS on a free trade agreement with China will begin in March, opening a porthole to the world&#39;s biggest market. An Asia-Pacific regional trade agreement, potentially worth more than $190 billion, also looks more likely than ever before.
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With lawmakers nipping at his heels  over U.S. trade deficits, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will  try to persuade key Asian nations during a visit this week that  they must act quickly to help tamp down protectionist  pressures.
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Prime Minister John Howard has arrived in the Chilean capital Santiago for the APEC leaders summit. Mr Howard says he will be pushing trade and security issues when the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting gets under way this weekend.
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Pacific Rim trading nations said on Wednesday they should pool their influence to energize talks to free up world trade. As trade and foreign ministers from the 21-member Asia-Pacific
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Pacific Rim trading nations  said on Wednesday they should pool their influence to breathe  new life into talks to free up world trade.
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Asia-Pacific leaders called for a speedy resolution to stalled global trade talks on Sunday, pledging flexibility and ambition to get the outline of a deal by year's end.
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Economics textbooks advocate free trade to benefit all in the global trade regime on the basis that free trade will push the advantages of world economies to the full.
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A US-Australia push for stronger nuclear safeguards is likely to dominate the security debate at this year&#39;s APEC leaders meeting in Santiago, Chile.
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PRIME Minister John Howard said yesterday he would use the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation leaders meeting in Chile to encourage further liberalisation of global trade.
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The leaders of 10 Southeast Asian countries have reached an agreement with China that will lead to the creation of the world&#39;s largest free trade zone.
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SANTIAGO, Chile Talks on free trade and global security are under way in Chile at the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
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Six Southeast Asian nations meeting at the ASEAN summit have agreed to speed up efforts to create a free trade zone in the region, the BBC reported Monday.
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The US calls on leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation group to help revive talks on a global trade deal.
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InfoWorld - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is rallying for free trade agreements during its hugeÂ Consumer Electronics ShowÂ this week, saying barrier-free trade with other countries is crucial to the growth of U.S. jobs.
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Economic and trade ministers from Australia, New Zealand and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) hope to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) by 2007 it was revealed yesterday.