ISDS Case Map
Australia
The RCEP, a major trade deal including Japan, China, ASEAN, Australia and other members, is set to take effect on Jan. 1, the Australian government has announced.
It’s not just the different agreements, per se – the distinctly different models of FTAs are complicating trade regimes in the region.
The two trade ministers agreed on preliminary talks as early as January, with a desire to create new initiatives that will serve as a lever for economic cooperation between the two countries.
The government will now proceed with the ratification process by exchanging letters with RCEP governments as required by the agreement.
The European Union has postponed the next round of free trade talks with Australia for a second time, the Australian trade minister said, amid simmering anger over Canberra's decision to cancel a $40 billion contract with France.
For now, New Zealand's free trade deal with the UK might be about building back butter - but it could end up being more about Beijing.
Trade ministers were unable to thrash out a post-Brexit trade deal, with several issues unresolved.
A new free-trade agreement between Canberra and London, due to be finalised within days, will make it easier for people to live and work in both countries.
Negotiations for the proposed free trade agreements (FTAs) with the UAE and Australia are "going full steam ahead" and officials of both the sides are working on the deadlines to conclude the talks, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said.
The India government has set aggressive timelines for the agreements – formalisation of a CEPA with the UAE by early 2022, a FTA with the UK by next year, and an interim trade deal with Australia by December.
