Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party National Party members on the Health Select Committee have now twice refused to allow experts to brief the committee about possible effects of the Trans Pacific Partnership on New Zealand’s ability to determine its own health policies, Labour’s Health spokesperson …
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Column – Gordon Campbell Once upon a time, the APEC gathering of nations threatened to become a significant free trade bloc in its own right. Remember the Bogor Goals of 1994? But these days, not so much, apart from a bit of fiddling around with eco-friendly tariff levels.
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Press Release – International Business Forum The New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF) congratulates outgoing Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard on his appointment as Executive Director of APEC.
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Article – BusinessDesk Sept. 7 (BusinessDesk) – Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard, who delivers his final monetary policy statement next week, has been confirmed as the next leader of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation’s Secretariat.
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Press Release – Amnesty International Negotiators from nine countries gathering outside Washington DC to draft a new Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement must ensure that any new rules on copyright and patents adhere to core principles of transparency and uphold human rights, Amnesty …
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Press Release – PwC 6 September 2012 News Release Worldwide economic prospects take toll on Asia Pacific outlook, yet APEC economies projected to nearly double during the next decade Economic disruption, including possible recession in the United States, the Eurozone crisis …
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Press Release – US State Department Okay, so good afternoon. Welcome to Ngatipa, the New Zealand residence here in the Cook Islands. It’s been a pleasure for me to host Secretary Clinton and her team for lunch today. It’s always wonderful to have Secretary Clinton in this part of …
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Press Release – New Zealand Government Hon Tim Groser Minister of Trade 31 August 2012 Media Statement New Zealand in emerging Asian FTA New Zealand is part of a new initiative to create a regional free trade agreement in East Asia Trade Minister Tim Groser announced today. Mr Groser is in …
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Press Release – Internet NZ InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) notes that the largest coalition of civil society groups to speak out on US copyright proposals in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) has today indicated support for New Zealand’s counterproposal.
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Press Release – International Business Forum A delegation of New Zealand business representatives will participate in the APEC CEO Summit and related meetings in Vladivostok, Russia, during the week of 3 September, the NZ International Business Forum said today. “The Vladivostok meeting takes …
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Press Release – IUF Australian and New Zealand Food Unions pledge to fight the destruction of jobs in both countries
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Press Release – Green Party Joint Statement on Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, Australian Greens, Green Party of Canada) As the Green parliamentary political parties of three nations whose governments are currently in the process …
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