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The ‘new’ TPP and our shrinking democracy
26-Feb-2018 Gisborne Herald
Profit is king. People are the pawns, and the Government will seem to be in favour of supra-national conglomerates if it signs this “new” TPP inclusive of the ISDS.
US and Canada to drop ISDS from NAFTA. NZ should for TPPA
22-Feb-2018 Scoop
Canada and the US are set to agree on withdrawing the controversial investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the US, Canada and Mexico.
Moving forward in global trade
19-Feb-2018 Bangkok Post
Thailand has entered into negotiations for a number of free trade agreements (FTA). Its first FTA was the Asean Free Trade Area, signed in 1992. The country has six FTAs with India, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Peru and Chile.
SL-S’pore FTA sparks investment interest among NZ firms
9-Feb-2018 Mirror Business
The recently signed Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement has been able to create a lot of enthusiasm among New Zealand companies operating in Singapore.
Pacific Alliance, associate members advance trade talks, eye new economic opportunities
8-Feb-2018 ICTSD
The talks brought together officials from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore with the Pacific Alliance coalition made up of four Latin American countries – Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru.
Let’s not do it - Plans to oppose the rebrand of the TPPA
7-Feb-2018 Scoop
Opponents to the rebrand of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) will gather at a Wellington event on Thursday 8 February.
United in mixity? The future of the EU common commercial policy in light of the CJEU’s recent case law
7-Feb-2018 EJIL: Talk!
The European Commission reportedly proposed a model for the fast track ratification of trade deals that should be applied for the first time to the new trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand.
Will Labour let Waitangi Tribunal complete TPPA inquiry
6-Feb-2018 Scoop
Labour promised at Waitangi that it will be accountable to Maori. That promise faces a major test next week, as the Crown responds in the Waitangi Tribunal’s inquiry on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
Asia-Europe People’s Forum
5-Feb-2018
China, New Zealand set to upgrade FTA
5-Dec-2017 Global Times
New version will boost services trade, investment, says expert
NZ ’could not’ apply water tax - diplomat
30-Nov-2017 Radio NZ
Government plans to put a royalty on exports of bottled water could be in jeopardy after a top trade negotiator warned MPs it would breach trade deals.
Pacific trade deal PACER-Plus is PACER-minus
29-Nov-2017 Scoop
PNG and Fiji’s unwillingness to participate demonstrates that the agreement is heavily skewed towards the interests of Australia and New Zealand.
Australia emphasises relationship with NZ in trade plans
24-Nov-2017 Scoop
Australia has reiterated the importance of New Zealand to its foreign policy direction with particular emphasis on the role it sees New Zealand playing in its economic engagement with Pacific island countries.
New Zealand part of mystery initiative at request from United States
16-Nov-2017 Stuff
New Zealand appears to have joined a mysterious "regional initiative" at the request of the United States, but the matter is being kept under wraps.
China, New Zealand eye closer trade ties
14-Nov-2017 Ecns
China stands ready to work with New Zealand to advance their talks on upgrading a bilateral free trade agreement, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said.
Labour’s TPPA-11 spin omits inconvenient details
13-Nov-2017 Scoop
"[New Zealand’s] new government has begun to spin its achievements, while omitting some inconvenient details", says law professor Jane Kelsey.
Russia free trade agreement not the priority: PM
6-Nov-2017 NZ Herald
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says securing a free trade agreement with the European Union is "top of our agenda" - and much higher than getting a deal with Russia across the line.
NZ ambassadors pushing for ISDS change
3-Nov-2017 Newsroom
The Government is enlisting its ambassadors in a last-minute bid to win changes to the TPP’s controversial investment clauses, Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker says.
Pacific Alliance, associate members kick off free trade negotiations
2-Nov-2017 ICTSD
The talks aim to confirm Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore’s status of “associate members” to the Latin American trading coalition.
Going south? EU and Australia/New Zealand deal
31-Oct-2017 EU Observer
The Commission is currently gearing up to begin negotiating separate deals with Australia and New Zealand.