Article – BusinessDesk Jan. 27 (BusinessDesk) – An American campaigner against the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade and investment agreement is asking “why does New Zealand have its pants on fire” to pass legislation implementing the deal when there is no guarantee …
Article – BusinessDesk Jan. 26 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand government has published a 277-page assessment of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade and investment agreement, concluding it is in the national interest, protects Maori rights under the Treaty of Waitangi, and …
Article – BusinessDesk More for NZ than US in TPP, says World Bank study, as MFAT confirms NZ signing ceremony
Article – BusinessDesk Jan. 7 (BusinessDesk) – The director of Chile’s economic relations bureau has said New Zealand will host the signing ceremony for the controversial Trans Pacific Partnership next month. A second country, Peru, has told Bloomberg that its Deputy Trade Minister …
Article – BusinessDesk Dec. 24 (BusinessDesk) – For New Zealand’s rock-star economy, 2015 delivered a unique set of challenges – prices of the biggest export, dairy products, fell to a six-year low, house prices in the largest city of Auckland rose to an all-time high, migrants …
Article – BusinessDesk Nov. 19 (BusinessDesk) – Fonterra Cooperative Group, the world’s biggest dairy exporter, plans to sell its stake in the DairiConcepts ingredients joint venture with Dairy Farmers of America for some $196 million, after deciding it didn’t fit the company’s …
Article – BusinessDesk Nov. 10 (BusinessDesk) – The foreign affairs, defence and trade select committee is likely to start public hearings on the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and associated National Interest Assessment soon after governments sign the accord, expected …
Article – BusinessDesk Nov. 6 (BusinessDesk) – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand and its 11 counterparts in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade and investment pact have agreed to avoid unfair currency manipulation as part of a regionwide push for greater cooperation, adopting …
Article – BusinessDesk TPP document shows net benefit for countries such as NZ dominated by SMEs, Ballingall says
Article – BusinessDesk Oct. 13 (BusinessDesk) – Americans were the largest investors in New Zealand dairy farms in 2013 and 2014, according to analysis of Overseas Investment Office decisions by KPMG.
Article – BusinessDesk Oct. 15 (BusinessDesk) – The European Commission will seek a mandate to start negotiating free trade agreements with New Zealand and Australia as the executive body for the European Union as the region launches a new trade strategy.
Article – BusinessDesk Groser’s ‘blanket approach’ in turning down Kelsey’s OIA requests on TPPA not lawful, court rules
