26,000 calls for Groser to release the TPPA text
Press Release – First Union Trust me doesnt wash: 26,000 calls for Groser to release the TPPA text!
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Scene set for quick and dirty trade-offs on TPPA
Press Release – Jane Kelsey Last month any deal on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement seemed near impossible, according to Auckland University law professor Jane Kelsey. Now we are told the trade ministers from the twelve countries seriously believe they can make the key …
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Minister to attend WTO Ministerial Conference
Press Release – New Zealand Government Trade Minister Tim Groser will depart today for Bali Indonesia to attend the 9th World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference running from 3-6 December.
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Tariff cuts great news for exporters
Press Release – New Zealand Government Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy is welcoming major cuts in tariffs for many exporters today, as the Economic Cooperation Agreement between NZ and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu comes into effect.
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Leadership Forum focuses on building Asia-ready capabilities
Press Release – BusinessNZ The 9th Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum, which took place in Sydney on Wednesday 27 November, concluded with delegates resolving to build the capacity of both countries to take advantage of new opportunities in the Asia Pacific region, say the Forum …
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Australia should resist US bullying at TPP trade talks
Press Release – AFTINET As revealed by leaked documents two weeks ago, the US is still pushing for stronger patent rights and higher prices for medicines as secret talks continue this week in Salt Lake City, Dr Patricia Ranald, Convenor of the Australian Fair Trade Network …
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US bullying on intellectual property and health in TPPA talk
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The US has adopted a strategy of exhaustion in its bullying of negotiators on the crucial intellectual property chapter to force countries to trade away health in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiations in Salt Lake City
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Outrageous US bullying on IP and Health at TPPA Talks
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The US has adopted a strategy of exhaustion in its bullying of negotiators on the crucial intellectual property chapter to force countries to trade away health in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiations in Salt Lake City, according …
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Taiwan-NZ trade agreement to take force
Press Release – Taipei Economic and Cultural Office An economic cooperation agreement concluded between Taiwan and New Zealand four months ago will enter into force Dec. 1, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs Nov. 20.
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Will Govt purchasing deals prevent support for Living Wage?
Press Release – New Zealand Council of Trade Unions The Government is about to sign a Government Procurement Agreement in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that could stop future central and local governments giving an advantage to local suppliers to help economic development.
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Red meat sector welcomes Economic Cooperation with Taiwan
Press Release – NZ Beef and Lamb New Zealand red meat sector welcomes entry into force of Economic Cooperation Agreement with Taiwan
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Why is the Trans-Pacific Partnership a covert operation?
Press Release – John Madigan Federal Senator John Madigan has called on Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Minister for Trade Andrew Robb to come clean on details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, likening the current secrecy surrounding the agreement to that of a covert operation.
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