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Posted On: Monday, 2 March 2009
New Zealand signs 12-country regional free trade agreement Press Release - Beehive - 27 February 2009 Trade Minister Tim Groser today signed the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN - Australia - New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) at an official...
NZ and Korea to begin work on FTA
Posted On: Wednesday, 4 March 2009
NZ and Korea to begin work on FTA Media Release - Beehive - 3 March 2009 Prime Minister John Key and the President of the Republic of Korea HE Lee Myung-bak have agreed that negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement between the two countries will...
NZ US Council "not deterred" by delay to TPP talks
Posted On: Monday, 9 March 2009
NZ US Council "not deterred" by delay to TPP talks NZUS Council - 5 March 2009 The NZ US Council is not deterred by a delay in commencing negotiations towards an expanded Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade...
Lamy urges New Zealand businesses to continue to back WTO talks
Posted On: Monday, 9 March 2009
Lamy urges New Zealand businesses to continue to back WTO talks WTO - 6 March 2009 New Zealand’s business sector should continue to back the Doha Round negotiations for the benefit of the New Zealand economy and as a contribution to global...
Open markets in a time of crisis
Posted On: Friday, 13 March 2009
Open markets in a time of crisis Speech - OECD - 5 March 2009 Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, at the International Chamber of...
Government to simplify foreign investment rules
Posted On: Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Government to simplify foreign investment rules Media Release - Beehive - 17 March 2009 The government is reviewing overseas investment rules to make foreign investment in New Zealand simpler and more attractive, while at the same time protecting...
WTO Special Ambassador returns to New Zealand
Posted On: Thursday, 19 March 2009
WTO Special Ambassador returns to New Zealand Media Release - Beehive - 18 March 2009 New Zealand Special Ambassador and Chair of the WTO Doha Round Agriculture Negotiations, Crawford Falconer, will return to New Zealand in April to take up the role...
EU urges US to take leadership role on Doha talks
Posted On: Sunday, 22 March 2009
EU urges US to take leadership role on Doha talks Reuters - 18 March 2009 Europe's top trade official urged the United States on Wednesday to help jump start the Doha round of world trade talks at a summit of top industrialized and developing nations...
If ever there was a right time for a free trade deal, it's now
Posted On: Monday, 23 March 2009
If ever there was a right time for a free trade deal, it's now NZ Herald - 20 March 2009 The time for free trade with the United States through the Trans Pacific Partnership is...
WTO sees 9% global trade decline in 2009 as recession strikes
Posted On: Saturday, 28 March 2009
WTO sees 9% global trade decline in 2009 as recession strikes Media Release - WTO - 23 March 2009 The collapse in global demand brought on by the biggest economic downturn in decades will drive exports down by roughly 9% in volume terms in 2009, the...
Speech by the Hon Tim Groser to the Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce
Posted On: Monday, 30 March 2009
Speech by the Hon Tim Groser to the Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce Speech - Beehive - 26 March 2009 The Hon Tim Groser outlines some of the significant outcomes and developments in NZ's trade agenda in recent...
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