Australian Economy

Give us multilateral trade agreements, G20 (members)

Leith van Onselen
Monday, 21 July 2014
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By Leith van Onselen

The AFR’s Alan Mitchell has penned a sensible article arguing against the proliferation of so-called “free trade agreements” (FTAs):

If all the Sydney G20 trade ministers’ summit produces is a resolution to negotiate more free trade agreements, it will be a failure…

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.