Give us multilateral trade agreements, G20 (members)
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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.