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 »
Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. CHRIS BISHOP (National) to the Minister of Finance : What reports has he received on the outlook for the New Zealand economy?
Questions and Answers – 15 June 2016 Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell T he miserly nature of New Zealands response to the global refugee crisis continues apace. Yesterdays announcement of an increase in our intake of UNHCR refugees from 750 to 1,000 refugees will only kick in from 2018, after the recent special …
Gordon Campbell on our refugee response, and a TPP rewrite 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 »
Article – BusinessDesk April 14 (BusinessDesk) – Fonterra Cooperative Group and Zespri International have voiced their support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership at a select committee hearing, although neither could quantify the benefit of the treaty being ratified.
Fonterra, Zespri supportive of TPP Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Government New Zealands 1.5 billion-dollar wine industry will gain duty-free access into seven new countries under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Trade Minister Todd McClay, on a visit to Marlborough to discuss TPP, told exporters that the regions …
NZ wine goes duty-free into seven new markets 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 »
