Article – Democracy Now Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney accused the Trump administration of issuing demands that would compromise Canadas sovereignty and undermine key industries.
Press Release – New Zealand Government The AOTES establishes binding commitments preventing either government from imposing export restrictions on an agreed list of goods including fuel, foodstuffs, construction materials, and other essential supplies.
NZ And Singapore Agreement Protects Fuel Supply Read More »
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The WTOs constitution, the Marrakesh Agreement, says agreements among subgroups, known as plurilaterals, are exceptional and can only be adopted by consensus.
What WTO’s Failure To Adopt The Investment Facilitation Agreement Really Means Read More »
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The final showdown, over many hours, centred on whether a moratorium on tariffs on digital transmissions would be renewed a key demand for Big Tech and which the US was demanding be made permanent.
WTO Ministerial Collapses Under Weight Of US Bullying & Development Divide Read More »
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey In helping to spearhead this first precedent, New Zealand has aligned itself with the US in snubbing its nose at the rules-based multilateral trade regime that it purports to champion, says Dr Jane Kelsey.
NZ Defends The WTO Rules-Based System – Except When It Doesn’t Read More »
Article – The Conversation Changes to fundamental World Trade Organization rules are being driven by the US and EU. This weeks meeting in Cameroon could see developing nations lose out.
A Crucial Meeting Aims To Remake The WTO To Fit The New Global Order Read More »
Article – The Conversation The US depends on imports of over 40 critical minerals and Donald Trump is looking for trade deals on his terms.
Article – The Conversation Governments are scrambling to cut deals before new US tariffs kick in on August 7. But with Trump using the process for political leverage, NZ must tread carefully.
Article – Independent Media Institute The latest tariff blitz has China in the crosshairs. Building on earlier efforts by previous administrations, Trumps abrasiveness risks weakening Washingtons hand.
Trump’s Global Tariffs Are Meant For China Read More »
Article – RNZ Analysis: The US and China are head-to-head in a trade war, and as the saying goes ‘when two elephants fight, it’s the grass that gets trampled’.
WTF: Weird Tariff Frenzy – What It Means For NZ And The World Read More »
Press Release – Socialist Equality Group Tariffs express the madness of the capitalist system, in which the world remains divided into rival nation states and imperialist powers, which are determined to strengthen their grip on natural resources and supply chains at the expense of their …
New Zealand Government Downplays Trump’s Tariffs, Despite Business Fears Read More »
Article – RNZ The Prime Minister says he will speak to world leaders today about working together to maintain free trade.
Christopher Luxon Talks To World Leaders As Donald Trump Pauses Tariffs Read More »
