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Name: Australia looking towards negotiations with major trading blocs
Uploaded: 2023-05-05T09:33:04.736Z
Duration: 2 min 11 s
Description: The Trade Minister is preparing to embark on a series of delicate negotiations to secure improved economic ties with major trading blocs. The UK free trade deal was tied up under the former Coalition government. But striking a deal with the European Union is proving far more challenging. Billions of dollars in trade with China still hang in the balance ahead of a possible trip to Beijing.

Australia looking towards negotiations with major trading blocs

Published 5 May 2023, 8:43 am

The Trade Minister is preparing to embark on a series of delicate negotiations to secure improved economic ties with major trading blocs. The UK free trade deal was tied up under the former Coalition government. But striking a deal with the European Union is proving far more challenging. Billions of dollars in trade with China still hang in the balance ahead of a possible trip to Beijing.