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Since Australia’s first free trade agreement (FTA) with New Zealand in 1983, Bilateral and Multilateral FTA’s have been a great advantage and focus in securing economic prosperity for Australia. Australia’s two-way trade in goods and services was A$616 bn in 2012. Australia has seven FTAs currently in force with New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, US, Chile, ASEAN (with New Zealand) and Malaysia. Together, these countries account for 28% of Australia’s total trade, which displays the great benefit of bilateral FTAs to the Australian economy. Additionally, there are four bilateral FTA negotiations currently in place, two of which are substantial trading partners; China, being Australia’s largest export market (A$78.7 bn) and Japan, being Australia’s second largest export market (A$49.8 bn). The Japanese Free Trade Agreement has been negotiated, and will be a great benefit to the Australian economy, especially the agricultural sector, for example tariffs on beef

In 1987, Mulroney opened up negotiations that would eventually lead to the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Canada and United States. The FTA was signed on October 4th, 1987 in hopes of improving trade transactions between the two countries (see fig2).

The North American Free Trade Agreement, also known as NAFTA, is an economic treaty between Mexico, Canada, and the United States that went into effect on 1 January 1994. What this treaty consists of is eliminating trade tariffs on imported and exported goods, between these three states; making this the world’s largest free trade agreement. NAFTA also eliminated trade barriers opening borders between these states.

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was created in 1994 as one of the largest free trade zones in the world. NAFTA has provided access to new business opportunities to Mexican companies (NAFTA, 2016). However, NAFTA has been threatened by the United States president Donald Trump, which

The U.S. has several other trade deals; most of them were ratified in the 2000s. Most notably of these is the Dominican Republic - Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA/CAFTA-DR), enacted in 2004. Unlike the Israeli FTA, this one was contested by Congress at the time. It would eventually pass both houses, but it did so by the slimmest of margins. In fact, voting was held open for an extended period of time to ensure passage.

From a liberal perspective, the formation of the WHOA Agreement will, most importantly for each country, reduce—and hopefully eradicate—transaction costs, manage collective goods, and form due to a shared interest. Additionally, from a functionalist standpoint, “governance arrangements arise out of the basic, or functional, needs of people and states” (Karns and Mingst 40). In the case of these four countries, there are a few shared interests or needs that opening up trade would fulfill: the strengthening of each economy, providing security for the people of each country through an increased military, building infrastructure in each country, and the providing of (more) social services for the people of each country. The interests of each country differ slightly, but overall the interest to benefit from trade is shared.

Trade and foreign relations continues to grow due to Canada’s proactive attitude towards those areas and this has helped in the development of significant trade investment links. The economy of the country is heavily depends on trade, especially United States. Also the export and import value makes an important share of its GDP. The government is undertaking free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with Turkey, Morocco, Ukraine, the European Union (EU), South Korea, India, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Singapore, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Andean and Caribbean countries. Canada is developing agreements within the region to continue bilateral and regional free trade, avoid double taxation, strengthen financial and banking institutions, protect foreign investment, and assist development. Canada has signed bilateral agreements with Mexico, Greece, Ukraine and Croatia to Since May 2010 to enable youngsters to travel and

The late 1980s and early 1990s marked an age of reform and liberalization in Mexico. After a long period of economic turmoil and isolation behind its borders, Mexico began to allow foreign capital and foreign direct investment (FDI) to flow into its economy, and the external debt that had been hanging over Mexico’s head since the 1982 balance of payments (BOP) crisis was finally restructured. With the signing of the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on January 1, 1994, a trilateral trade bloc was created in North America between Mexico, the United States, and Canada. Foreign trade restrictions were eliminated and commercial agreements with other countries were negotiated, consolidating Mexico’s integration into international

Chile’s major exports are: Copper (Refined, Raw, and Ore), Sulfate Chemical Wood pulp, and Fish Fillets (The Observatory of Economic Complexity). The Copper materials combined approximately make up 50.6% of Chiles exports, while Sulfate Chemical Wood pulp makes up 3.7%, and Fish Fillets make up 2.8% (The Observatory of Economic Complexity). “Thanks to Copper, Chile’s economy is expanding by nearly 6% annually, while inflation and unemployment are enviably low” ("Copper Solution."). The Copper Industry is also State owned, and not enough funding is being provided for upgrading mines resulting in unsafe old mines ("Copper Solution."). The value of Chile’s Copper exports is approximately $40.08B, the value of Sulfate Chemical Wood Pulp is $2.93B, and the value of Fish Fillets is $2.21B (The Observatory of Economic

capital and technology, along with Canada’s natural resources would result in a competitive advantage over the European Union and the emerging East Asian markets (Blecker, 2014). Additionally, it seemed obvious that the agreement would make FDI in Mexico more attractive because of inexpensive labor (Blecker, 2014). From the perspective of the Mexican government, the agreement would increase exports of goods, but not people (Blecker, 2014). Finally, all three countries expected to experience enhanced economies of scale, broadening production options and reducing production costs (Blecker,

Chile’s main export Partners are China and US. The most important industry in Chile is the mining industry. Just copper alone provides 19% of government revenue. FDI is an important indicator to measure economic development in Chile. FDI in Chile has

Chile presents a promising investment opportunity for Canadian companies. With a strong and stable business environment, established political connections, and improving social structure, Chile is positioned as a growing economy ripe for foreign investment.

In January 1994, the United States, Mexico, and Canada implemented the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), forming the largest free trade zone in the world. The goal of NAFTA is to create better trading conditions through tariff reduction, removal of investment barriers, and improvement of intellectual property protection. NAFTA continues to gradually reduce tariffs on set dates and aims to eliminate all tariffs by the year 2004. Before NAFTA was established, investing in Mexico was a difficult process. Investors needed the Mexican Government's approval and were also required to meet specific investment guidelines. These requirements necessitated

In 1994, the leaders of the thirty-four democratic countries of the Western Hemisphere launched the process of creating a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). The FTAA will be established by 2010 with the aim of gradually eradicating barriers to trade and investment in the region. The final characteristics of the FTAA will be determined through negotiations by government officials from the thirty-four participating countries. The trade issues that are presently under discussion are: market access; investment; services; government procurement; dispute settlement; agriculture; intellectual property; antidumping, subsidies and countervailing duties; and competition policy. Guiding principles for these negotiations

b. Discuss what effect such a trade agreement might have on the economies of the participating countries. [13]