Australia says US trade deal will start on time
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Australia and the United States have missed a key deadline for their free trade agreement (FTA) but Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile said on Monday he remained confident the deal would start as planned on January 1.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Friday that Australia&#39;s policy is aimed at keeping good relations with both the United States and China.
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SANTIAGO : Australia and the United States sealed a free trade agreement to start January 1, 2005 after clearing last-minute obstacles.
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The European Union and the United States said on Monday they still hoped to seal a long-delayed global trade deal in 2008, and trade ministers this week could help pave the way for a breakthrough soon.
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President George W. Bush on Thursday  said he hopes to present Congress with a new world trade deal  before leaving office in January 2009.
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President George W. Bush hopes to spur momentum for a world trade pact and a global target on climate change at this week's APEC summit in Sydney, but host Australia has warned not to expect binding greenhouse targets.
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Australia's government rushed to explain away a near-record trade deficit for July, two days after Prime Minister John Howard chose the economy as his main fighting ground for October 9 elections.
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Australia played down US fears that amendments attached to pharmaceutical provisions in their free trade agreement could delay its implementation.
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Australia hope to add friendlies against the United States and Mexico to their busy playing schedule for 2007.
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Southeast Asian nations, Australia and  New Zealand hope to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) by  2007 after beginning formal negotiations next year, government  ministers said on Sunday.
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The Australian government said Thursday it was negotiating with the U.S. on a plan to build a military satellite communications facility on Australia's west coast.
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Australia and New Zealand have cleared the last hurdle to a free trade agreement with the 10-nation Association of South-East Asian Nations, with a meeting of Asian economic ministers yesterday recommending a deal.
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A new world trade pact is possible  this year, but it is still too early to schedule a trade  ministers' meeting to seal the deal, U.S. Trade Representative  Susan Schwab said on Thursday.
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CAIRNS, Australia  - A deal to free up world trade could be delayed several years if no progress is made by the end of 2007, the United States said on Thursday, as it stepped up criticism of India and Brazil over failed talks.
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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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SYDNEY : Australia is increasingly optimistic about securing a free trade deal with China, which it believes could be even more important than the recently signed pact with the United States.
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US trade negotiators will deliver a firm message to their European counterparts this morning in Brussels, Belgium: The Bush administration wants to scrap a 12-year-old aerospace trade pact and craft a wholly new accord that bars government loans, two