World Bank: TPP better for NZ than US, MFAT confirms signing
Article – BusinessDesk More for NZ than US in TPP, says World Bank study, as MFAT confirms NZ signing ceremony
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Chile reveals NZ to host TPP signing, Govt tight-lipped
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 …
Saudi Sheep Farm Deal Didn’t Help Exports
Press Release – New Zealand First Party Saudi Sheep Farm Deal Didnt Help Exports – Trade Figures Show The shonky nature of foreign corporate welfarism has been laid bare evidenced by new trade figures, which reveal our countrys trade imbalance with the world. Despite the National-led …
Trade Minister travels to Philippines for APEC
Press Release – New Zealand Government Trade Minister Tim Groser will depart today for the Philippines to attend the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting.
Questions and Answers – Nov 11
Press Release – Office of the Clerk TODD BARCLAY (NationalClutha-Southland): My question is to the Minister of Finance and asks: does he stand by his statement that building a more productive and competitive economy that supports jobs[Interruption]
A Trade Deal of Denial: Omissions and Sins in the TPP
Article – Binoy Kampmark After five years of secret negotiations, the full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement has finally come up to open air.1 Kept secret, watched over carefully by delegates all too distant from their own constituencies, the TPP did not disappoint …
TPP central banks to refrain from currency manipulation
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 …
TPP document shows net benefit for countries such as NZ
Article – BusinessDesk TPP document shows net benefit for countries such as NZ dominated by SMEs, Ballingall says
Questions For Oral Answer October 15
Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with the Prime Minister with respect to achieving surplus, Yeah, for a few hundred million we could go and slash you know, fundamentally, health, education and welfare. Theyre the only …
Garam Masala: October 2015
Column – Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi Parliament has been in recess over the last two weeks which gives me the opportunity to meet and greet my constituents.
Farce of TPPA secrecy must end
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The secrecy of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement has become farcical, says University of Auckland Professor Jane Kelsey. Trade Minister Tim Groser says we just have to trust what hes telling us. In todays interview with TVNZs …
WikiLeaks release of TPP Intellectual Property chapter
Press Release – OpenMedia Confirmed: retroactive 20 year copyright term extensions, new rules that would induce ISPs to block websites, and criminal penalties for the circumvention of digital locks
