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A tale of two free trade negotiations
15-Apr-2021 Newsroom
Despite a significant head start, a conclusion to the EU trade talks with New Zealand seems some way off while the UK is trumpeting its own progress.
Hopes for speedy trade deal with Britain unlikely: Kiwi exporters
14-Apr-2021 Stuff
New Zealand is being offered an improved market access arrangement, after the last one was ‘’pretty low-ball,’’ but any trade deal seemed likely to be months away, say Kiwi exporters.
UK ‘close’ to trade deal with New Zealand that could lead to cheaper wine and meat
12-Apr-2021 Inews
UK and New Zealand will enter the final round of talks this week.
Negotiations on the UK’s future trading relationship with New Zealand: Update
18-Feb-2021 UK Government
The third round of Free Trade Agreement negotiations with New Zealand took place between 25th January and 9th February.
A new Anglo-Japanese alliance threatens China’s TPP plans
11-Feb-2021 Nikkei Asian Review
As London eyes entry into Quad, Beijing looks to New Zealand for opening.
Drystock farmers to lose out to increased imports in EU plans for 12 trade agreements
28-Jan-2021 Irish Examiner
It is envisaged sheep meat imports from Australia and New Zealand would result in sheep prices in the EU falling by 1.9% to 3.1%.
China, New Zealand ink trade deal as Beijing calls for reduced global barriers
26-Jan-2021 Reuters
China and New Zealand signed a deal upgrading a free trade pact to give exports from the Pacific nation greater access to the world’s second-largest economy.
UK set to wrap up New Zealand trade deal before Easter
26-Jan-2021 City AM
The UK is reportedly just weeks away from closing a free trade deal with New Zealand that will see tariffs slashed on wine, gin and cars.
Singapore and New Zealand to enter digital trade agreement
7-Jan-2021 Foreign Brief
The Digital Economy Partnership Agreement between New Zealand, Singapore, and Chile will enter into force today.
EU and New Zealand reach provisional agreement on two more chapters of future trade agreement
1-Dec-2020 European Commission
This round of negotiations resulted in a provisional agreement on two additional chapters: ‘Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)’ and ‘Capital Movements’.
PACER Plus: the case against
25-Nov-2020 Devpolicy Blog
For the Pacific Island Countries, PACER Plus represents a squandered opportunity to address the real development needs of the region and a waste of time and significant resources.
EU-New Zealand chart course toward green trade deals
23-Nov-2020 Politico
Talks with New Zealand look likely to set a template for a new way of doing business.
RCEP - a wake up call to rethink the failed hyperglobalisation model
19-Nov-2020 Scoop World
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) that was signed virtually yesterday is a wake up call for the cheerleaders of hyperglobalisation: countries and their peoples have become wary and weary of these mega-free trade deals
Jane Kelsey: Let’s not play Lazarus to toxic TPPA trade deal
10-Nov-2020 NZ Herald
We are living in a very different world from the era that gave us the TPPA, which was turbulent enough. We have new realities, new priorities, and new challenges.
Is the Pacific’s new trade deal an early Xmas gift or a double edged sword?
2-Nov-2020 RNZ
There are mixed reactions in the Pacific to a new free trade deal which comes into force in December.
China, New Zealand agree to upgrade FTA: MOFCOM
25-Sep-2020 CGTN
China and New Zealand agreed to promote cooperation within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative and move forward the bilateral efforts on upgrading the free trade agreement (FTA).
Unions insist they must be consulted on trade deals
21-Sep-2020 The News
Unions in the UK, Australia and New Zealand have joined forces to call for decent jobs and workers’ rights to be protected under any deals on trade.
New Zealand ’frustrated’ over UK trade talks, says deputy PM
13-Aug-2020 BBC
New Zealand is "very frustrated" with the pace of post-Brexit trade talks with the UK, the country’s deputy prime minister has said.
Potential ISDS problems post Covid-19
29-Jun-2020 Scoop
The Transpacific Partnership Agreement involves investor - state dispute settlement clauses, which large companies may use ISDS to sue governments for actions they took to stop the spread of the virus.
Still no end in sight on EU free-trade deal
26-Jun-2020 NBR
After eight rounds of negotiations, there is still no end in sight for an EU-New Zealand free-trade deal.