10 Key Takeaways On The India NZ FTA
Article – Jane Kelsey Professor Jane Kelsey’s analysis of key issues in the final text of the India NZ FTA.
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What WTO’s Failure To Adopt The Investment Facilitation Agreement Really Means
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The WTOs constitution, the Marrakesh Agreement, says agreements among subgroups, known as plurilaterals, are exceptional and can only be adopted by consensus.
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WTO Ministerial Collapses Under Weight Of US Bullying & Development Divide
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The final showdown, over many hours, centred on whether a moratorium on tariffs on digital transmissions would be renewed a key demand for Big Tech and which the US was demanding be made permanent.
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NZ Defends The WTO Rules-Based System – Except When It Doesn’t
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey In helping to spearhead this first precedent, New Zealand has aligned itself with the US in snubbing its nose at the rules-based multilateral trade regime that it purports to champion, says Dr Jane Kelsey.
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A Crucial Meeting Aims To Remake The WTO To Fit The New Global Order
Article – The Conversation Changes to fundamental World Trade Organization rules are being driven by the US and EU. This weeks meeting in Cameroon could see developing nations lose out.
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Trade Momentum Slows As The Asia-Pacific Region Adjusts To Shifting Global Conditions
Press Release – UN ESCAP Trade expansion was uneven across subregions. Electronics-led export growth was concentrated in East Asia and South-East Asia, while South and South-West Asia experienced a decline of around 2 per cent.
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Trump Is Threatening More Tariffs Over Access To Critical Minerals – Will NZ Be Targeted?
Article – The Conversation The US depends on imports of over 40 critical minerals and Donald Trump is looking for trade deals on his terms.
Overseas Investment (National Interest Test And Other Matters) Amendment Bill — Second Reading
Press Release – Hansard Overseas Investment (National Interest Test and Other Matters) Amendment Bill Second Reading 18 November 2025
Why Labour Might Struggle To Repeal The Government’s Foreign Buyer Plan
Article – RNZ The opposition party says New Zealand homes should be for New Zealanders, but real estate firms are welcoming the changes.
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NZ Is Looking For A Deal Over Trump’s New Tariffs – That Could Come With A High Political Price
Article – The Conversation Governments are scrambling to cut deals before new US tariffs kick in on August 7. But with Trump using the process for political leverage, NZ must tread carefully.
Trump’s Global Tariffs Are Meant For China
Article – Independent Media Institute The latest tariff blitz has China in the crosshairs. Building on earlier efforts by previous administrations, Trumps abrasiveness risks weakening Washingtons hand.
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WTF: Weird Tariff Frenzy – What It Means For NZ And The World
Article – RNZ Analysis: The US and China are head-to-head in a trade war, and as the saying goes ‘when two elephants fight, it’s the grass that gets trampled’.
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