The Australian is today reporting that Australia is on track to sign free-trade agreement with China at about the time …
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Port of Tauranga prepares for big ships, reports record profit
Port of Tauranga, the country’s biggest export port, has reported a record profit bang on expectations as it readies a …
Read More »NZ to sign FTA with Taiwan tomorrow – China Post lets cat out of bag while NZ journos under embargo
New Zealand will ink an economic cooperation agreement with Taiwan in Wellington tomorrow evening completing a triumvirate of FTAs with …
Read More »TPP: Early harvests are ill-advised as there’s nothing to bring back to the barn
Penny Macdonald Many trade negotiators in Indonesia for the famous pre-Bogor APEC meetings were excited about the emerging vision of …
Read More »Murray McCully’s address to the Pacific Partnership Forum
Foreign Minister Murray McCully spoke to the US-NZ Pacific Partnership forum yesterday setting the scene with a speech focused on …
Read More »Stellar team of former US trade reps talk the big game on TPP
Six USTRs (United States Trade Representatives) shared their Olympian insights into the intricacies of global trade at the Pacific Partnership …
Read More »New research emphasises importance of US-NZ trade
With the 2013 Pacific Partnership Forum just days away from opening, new research has been released reinforcing the importance of …
Read More »Tim Groser talks up free trade prospects in Colombia and elsewhere in South America
Trade Minister Tim Groser heads off to Colombia this coming week to fast-track moves to open formal free trade talks …
Read More »TPP Just Got More Important – Penny Macdonald
Last week, the WTO had a chance to haul itself out of the dreary post-Doha doldrums in which it has …
Read More »WTO DG race narrows
The World Trade Organization will begin consultations next week on two candidates to replace Pascal Lamy, the body’s director general, …
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