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Committed to conclude CECA talks later this year: Australia trade minister

Tim Ayres talks about the trade agenda for the G20 meet, carbon tax and ongoing bilateral free trade talks

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Australia's Assistant Minister for Trade Tim Ayres

5 min read Last Updated : Aug 23 2023 | 9:09 PM IST

Australia’s Assistant Minister for Trade TIM AYRES is in India for the ongoing Group of Twenty (G20) trade and investment ministers’ meeting and the Business 20 Summit later this week. In an email interview with Shreya Nandi, Ayres discusses the trade agenda for the G20 meeting, carbon tax, and ongoing bilateral free trade talks. Edited excerpts:

How are the India-Australia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) talks progressing? When can we expect the agreement to be finalised?

Australia and India have resumed negotiations for a CECA. Five rounds of meetings have taken place since the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement entered

Topics : G20 Meet Australia

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