Press Release – Jane Kelsey Last month any deal on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement seemed near impossible, according to Auckland University law professor Jane Kelsey. Now we are told the trade ministers from the twelve countries seriously believe they can make the key …
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Press Release – Symantec 1. The Big Data Bang is here: As social media and mobile devices proliferate, were in the midst of an information explosion. Every minute, we create, store and access complex data at an unprecedented scale; in fact 90 percent of the worlds data …
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Press Release – New Zealand Government Trade Minister Tim Groser will depart today for Bali Indonesia to attend the 9th World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference running from 3-6 December.
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Press Release – New Zealand Government Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy is welcoming major cuts in tariffs for many exporters today, as the Economic Cooperation Agreement between NZ and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu comes into effect.
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Press Release – BusinessNZ The 9th Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum, which took place in Sydney on Wednesday 27 November, concluded with delegates resolving to build the capacity of both countries to take advantage of new opportunities in the Asia Pacific region, say the Forum …
Leadership Forum focuses on building Asia-ready capabilities Read More »
Press Release – Oxfam NZ Barry Coates, Oxfams New Zealand Executive Director since September 2003, has announced that he will leave the organisation in March 2014. Recruitment for his successor has been launched today.
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Press Release – Federated Farmers Federated Farmers is buoyed by surging primary exports that has turned in the lowest trade deficit for an October month since the mid-1990s.
Exporting New Zealand forward Read More »
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey Claims that trade ministers are close to a final deal on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) seem incredible, given the long list of matters that remain unresolved after a week of intense negotiations in Salt Lake City, according to Professor …
Salt Lake TPPA negotiations end with growing desperation Read More »
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The US has adopted a strategy of exhaustion in its bullying of negotiators on the crucial intellectual property chapter to force countries to trade away health in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiations in Salt Lake City
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Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The US has adopted a strategy of exhaustion in its bullying of negotiators on the crucial intellectual property chapter to force countries to trade away health in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiations in Salt Lake City, according …
Outrageous US bullying on IP and Health at TPPA Talks Read More »
Press Release – Fair Deal Coalition Today the Fair Deal Coalition has called on Governments involved in the TPP negotiations to reject copyright proposals that would limit the open internet, access to knowledge, and curtail economic opportunity.
Pull TPP provisions that restrict access to knowledge Read More »
Press Release – Taipei Economic and Cultural Office An economic cooperation agreement concluded between Taiwan and New Zealand four months ago will enter into force Dec. 1, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs Nov. 20.
Taiwan-NZ trade agreement to take force Read More »
