MEDIA RELEASE It’s Our Future Asia Pacific civil society rejects investor rights to sue governments in RCEP negotiations As Trade Ministers, including New Zealand’s Todd McClay, meet in Laos today (5th August), an unprecedented alliance of 95 civil society groups are calling for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to exclude extreme forms of investor […]
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is being negotiated in secret by 16 countries. A leaked copy of its investment chapter includes proposals to allow foreign investors to sue governments. 95 national and regional civil society organisations which cover all RCEP countriesstrongly urge RCEP countries to reject ISDS in the agreement.
Civil society groups say No to investors suing States in RCEP Read More »
Key needs to be asking Biden about how and why the White House is busily circumventing the TPP deal signed in Auckland earlier this year. First published on Werewolf
Gordon Campbell on what John Key should be asking Joe Biden Read More »
Article – Gordon Campbell So China and the US both have competing trade deals on offer the TPP for the US and the RCEP for the Chinese – each of which pointedly exclude the other superpower. That fact alone should signal that these deals are not primarily about mere trade …
Gordon Campbell on the RCEP trade deal and other entanglements Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell Has Act leader David Seymour got the easiest job in the world, or what? Roll out of bed, turn on the radio and hmmthere do seem to be a lot of problems out there in the world. Must think of something. And so it came to pass that this morning ,
Gordon Campbell on tobacco politics, and the TPP death watch Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk April 27 (BusinessDesk) – The Trans-Pacific Partnership’s longer data protection for biologic pharmaceutical makers will push up the cost of the fastest growing primary health treatment in the country, the Medical Association says.
TPP’s biologics data protection Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk April 21 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand trade officials have seen offers on terms for investment access for the first time from a number of Asian nations, including China, in negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
China, India show their hands on investor access Read More »
Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. ANDREW LITTLE (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister : What were the estimates given to him in his conversations with banks about the number of dairy farmers that are likely to go into receivership and leave the land?
Questions and Answers – March 16 Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Treasury Speech delivered in Auckland by the Secretary to the Treasury, Gabriel Makhlouf, 9 March 2016.
Speech: Connecting with Asia Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk March 7 (BusinessDesk) – Five other countries have informally expressed interest in joining the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement once it has been ratified by the original 12 signatories, according to chief negotiator David Walker.
Walker: Five other countries interested in joining TPP deal Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk March 7 (BusinessDesk) – The first of the government’s 16 roadshows and huis around the country explaining detail on the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement has kicked off in Auckland with four protesters dressed as clowns being ousted from a meeting …
No clowning around in government’s first TPP roadshow Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Government Trade Minister Todd McClay says New Zealands services sector will reap the benefits under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Services and investment boosted under TPP Read More »
