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Australia
There's been a call for more time to be given to Pacific civil society organisations and the private sector to assess the proposed regional free trade deal known as PACER Plus.
As released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand
The main issues discussed during the round included trade — including the origin of goods, customs procedures and trade facilitations — investment, electronic trade, business competition and institutional framework provisions.
The Minerals Council of Australia has said that the country's mining sector will benefit from the proposed new free trade agreement with Peru.
The Australian government confirmed it will be pursuing a free trade agreement with Peru, with the nation's Trade Minister Steve Ciobo to visit Lima for the first round of negotiations in July.
The PACER Plus Trade Agreement will be signed by 14 Pacific Island countries including Australia and New Zealand on June 14 in Nuku’alofa, Tonga.
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has welcomed the revival of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), saying Australia would stand to gain significant economic benefits from the regional trade agreement.
Pacific Alliance countries are in talks to expand the trade bloc outside Latin America and into high-growth Asia as the future of established deals, such as NAFTA and the evolving Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), hang in the balance.
Access for white-collar services businesses will be the focus as talks begin over a free trade agreement between Australia and Hong Kong.
Australia's decision to impose tariffs on cheap paper imported from Indonesia could be "potentially lethal" for free trade negotiations.
