Article – BusinessDesk Sept. 16 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand exporters are at a “growing competitive disadvantage” to competitors in European markets in the absence of a modern free trade agreement with the European Union, says the New Zealand International …
NZ losing out in EU trade without modern FTA Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk NZ trade policy ‘pivots’ to EU and Latin America; India, Gulf States now ‘long term’ goals
NZ trade policy ‘pivots’ to EU and Latin America Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk Aug. 3 (BusinessDesk) – The conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations needs to occur before the Oct. 19 Canadian federal elections, says Prime Minister John Key, who is tipping the likelihood a further negotiating round “in the …
TPP can’t wait for Canada’s October election, says Key Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk Aug. 1 (BusinessDesk) – Intensive negotiations to seal the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade and investment pact in Hawaii this week have failed.
No TPP deal in Maui, but Groser ‘extremely confident’ Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk July 23 (BusinessDesk) – The Labour Party is giving conditional support for the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership, with party leader Andrew Little saying Labour is “pro-free trade” but will only support TPP if it contains “key protections” …
Labour gives conditional support for TPP Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk July 2 (BusinessDesk) – Too much political capital has been invested in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal for it to fail at the final hurdle, says Peter Petri, a professor of international finance at Brandeis University and co-author of a study on the economic …
TPP too big to fail, says visiting US trade deal specialist Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk July 2 (BusinessDesk) – A draft of part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal leaked to the Politico website suggests the US is demanding increased protections for pharmaceutical companies, restricting access to the lower-cost generic versions …
Leaked TPP document shows US pushing rights of drug coys Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk June 22 (BusinessDesk) – The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact does not yet include an acceptable deal on access for New Zealand’s most important exports, dairy products, with little more than a month to go before the controversial 12 nation trade deal …
TPP dairy deal ‘not at a level we would currently like’: Key Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk June 19 (BusinessDesk) – The fate of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade and investment pact may be known as early as next Wednesday, US time, after a vote in the US Congress last night endorsed the elusive ‘fast-track authority’ that President Barack Obama …
TPP comes off life support, as US ‘fast-track’ vote looms Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk June 11 (BusinessDesk) – Equity markets in Europe and the US rallied after Bloomberg News reported that Germany may accept Greece committing to a staggered package of reforms, with at least one upfront, stoking speculation the indebted nation has more …
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Article – BusinessDesk May 14 (BusinessDesk) – US president Barack Obama will try again to get US Senate backing for a vote on ‘fast-track’ authority that he hopes will smooth the way to a deal on the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade and investment pact, …
TPP to live again in US Senate, but Congress a higher hurdle Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk March 23 (BusinessDesk) – A long-awaited free trade agreement between New Zealand and South Korea has been signed in Seoul by Prime Minister John Key and the Korean president, Park Geun-hye.
NZ-Korea FTA signed amid spying, lost sovereignty claims Read More »
