Article – Professor Jane Kelsey 3 December 2012 For immediate release Unprecedented Lockout Of Stakeholders from TPP Negotiating Venue The New Zealand government has imposed unprecedented restrictions on registered stakeholders as it hosts the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations …
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Press Release – Joint Press Release More than 50 business leaders from some of New Zealand’s largest and most successful companies and business organisations have expressed their support for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations currently underway between eleven APEC economies.
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Article – Mark P. Williams In today’s post-cabinet press conference, the Prime Minister began by speaking about the beginning of the hearing in the High Court of the Maori Council’s challenge to Mighty River Power. He said that he welcomed the beginning of the hearing but stressed …
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Article – BusinessDesk Nov 26 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand won’t sign up to the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal unless it includes an agreement to progressively abolish tariffs on agricultural products exported to North America, Prime Minister John Key said …
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Article – BusinessDesk Nov 21 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand is hedging its bets on the pace and success of Asia-Pacific free trade agreement negotiations, throwing in its lot with the China-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, as well as the Trans-Pacific Partnership …
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Opinion – Professor Jane Kelsey For immediate release 21 November 2012 NZ Being Caught In New Cold War as US & China Compete Over Trade Deals “Prime Minister John Key needs a reality check if he really believes New Zealand can remain best friends with both sides in the escalating …
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Speech – New Zealand Government Konnichiwa. Good afternoon. It’s a pleasure to be here at your conference. I want to thank the members of the Japan New Zealand Business Council – on both sides of the Pacific – for all the good work you do in developing trade relations, and …
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Column – Gordon Campbell One of the interesting things about trade pacts is that while they promote harmony and mutual dependence among the signatories, they’re not regarded quite as warmly by those countries left out in the cold.
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Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey Media release: Professor Jane Kelsey Wednesday October 24, 2012 Obama casts TPP as Challenge to China – will Groser now walk away? Trade Minister Tim Groser stated unequivocally in February this year that New Zealand would pull out of the Trans-Pacific …
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Article – Council on Hemispheric Affairs • Global risk aversion, primarily stemming from uncertainty surrounding the Eurozone recession, has reduced commodity demand from Asia as well as capital outflows, which has moderated growth in South America. • • While Colombia’s response to slowed …
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Press Release – New Zealand Council of Trade Unions The CTU strongly supports taking initiatives to bring down the exchange rate, says CTU economist Bill Rosenberg reacting to the proposal from the Green Party this morning.
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