Press Release – International Business Forum 22 April 2013 Media release Japan Entry Radically Improves Strategic Calculation of TPP, Says Business Forum Japan’s prospective entry into the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations announced over the weekend is being welcomed by New Zealand business …
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Press Release – Federated Farmers Having just returned from Japan and the World Farmers Organisation General-Assembly, Federated Farmers President Bruce Wills is delighted New Zealand will support Japans bid to join Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations.
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Press Release – New Zealand Government Trade Minister Tim Groser will tomorrow travel to Surabaya, Indonesia to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting of Ministers Responsible for Trade. The meeting will be hosted by Indonesia on 20-21 April and the focus will be on A …
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Press Release – Federated Farmers Farm leaders from over 50 countries including New Zealand have backed a break-through trade policy for the World Farmers Organisation (WFO). “While we havent agreed with 100 percent of everything in this WFO trade policy, the policy is a major pro-trade …
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Press Release – NZ Beef and Lamb Beef + Lamb New Zealand CEO smoothing the way for TPP in Mexico Beef + Lamb New Zealand Chief Executive Officer, Dr Scott Champion is in Mexico to talk with Mexican sheep and beef industry interests about the opportunities that will occur when the …
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Press Release – NZ US Council Join Major Business and Government Leaders in Washington, DC – May 19-21 The USNZ 2013 Pacific Partnership Forum to be held in Washington, DC from May 19 – 21 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel has opened for registration. The Forum will bring together New …
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Speech – New Zealand Government Let me start with a statement of principle. Its about the relatively open trade and payments system that we have inherited. It has flaws and shortcomings. There are many vulnerable developing countries at early stages of development that have …
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Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey Japans Prime Minister Abe will announce this afternoon that Japan will seek to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPPA) negotiations. He already has US endorsement to do so, says Professor Jane Kelsey who has just returned from …
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Press Release – Joint Media Statement Business representatives from around the Asia Pacific region, gathered for the 16th round of Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations currently underway in Singapore, urged negotiators to show flexibility and narrow the range of differences so that …
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Press Release – Asian Development Bank Asia has become increasingly integrated over the past decade, led by growing trade and tourism and, most recently, as the region faced down the global financial crisis and subsequent eurozone crisis, according to a new integration index published in …
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Column – Gordon Campbell Hugo Chavez has been an example of how much a Third World nation can achieve when it takes control of its natural resources from the US and its corporate allies, and uses them to benefit its own people and the region.
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Press Release – New Zealand Government Rt Hon John Key Prime Minister 5 March 2013 Media Statement Mexico, NZ commit to stronger trade relations
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