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Therapeutic Products Act Repeal Means Export Exemption More Urgent Than Ever
Wed, 8 May 2024 17:49:06 +1200 | Natural Health Products
The industry body for the natural health products sector, Natural Health Products NZ, says the repeal of the Therapeutic Products Act means urgent Ministerial action is needed to exempt the sector from New Zealand’s outdated export restrictions.More >>
LIA Announces FBI TALENT CO. As A Sponsor For A LIA Jury And Creative LIAisons Lunch During Their Onsite Programme
Wed, 8 May 2024 10:39:17 +1200 | London International Awards
FBI TALENT CO. is joining a stable of like-minded companies in sponsoring and supporting the 2024 Creative LIAisons programme that takes place from September 30th through October 4th.More >>
Ideally Continues High Growth Trajectory, Appoints Senior Marketing Lead
Wed, 8 May 2024 09:25:38 +1200 | Ideally
Customer Insights Platform, Ideally, has appointed international brand marketer Maura Halpin to the newly created role of Marketing Lead, effective immediately. More >>
NZ-UAE Free Trade On The Table
Tue, 7 May 2024 11:30:56 +1200 | Business NZ
ExportNZ supports free trade negotiations between New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). More >>
NZIBF Welcomes The Start Of Comprehensive Trade Negotiations With The UAE
Tue, 7 May 2024 11:13:54 +1200 | NZ International Business Forum
The NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) welcomes the start of formal negotiations on the New Zealand/UAE Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and looks forward to steady progress that will lead to the securing of a comprehensive and modern agreement ...More >>
How The Fast-Track Law Could Expose Future NZ Governments To Expensive Trade Disputes
Tue, 7 May 2024 08:57:05 +1200 | The Conversation
Foreign investors wanting to protect their gains under the controversial new law could hold the country to ransom by threatening a dispute. As a result, they would constrain New Zealand’s democratic ability to exercise its sovereignty, and to ...More >>
DCANZ Welcomes Trade Negotiation With The UAE
Tue, 7 May 2024 08:34:14 +1200 | DCANZ - Dairy Companies Association New Zealand
DCANZ Executive Director Kimberly Crewther says "We look forward to a high-quality FTA agreement that delivers certainty to New Zealand dairy exporters of duty-free access across all products".More >>
NZ And The UAE Launch FTA Negotiations
Tue, 7 May 2024 05:33:26 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Minister McClay met with his counterpart UAE Trade Minister Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi in Dubai, where they announced the launch of negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and discussed strengthening economic ties between ...More >>
New Report Warns Of Hidden Risks In China's Belt And Road Initiative
Sat, 4 May 2024 05:28:48 +1200 | The New Zealand Initiative
"New Zealand should welcome international capital for infrastructure development," said Mr Clark. "But we must be vigilant when these investments come with strings attached."More >>
Legal Advice Sought Over Canadian Backflip On Dairy Trade
Fri, 3 May 2024 11:29:00 +1200 | Inside Government NZ
Trade Minister, Todd McClay, has slammed Canada’s refusal to comply in full with a CPTPP trade dispute ruling over dairy trade as “cynical” and says New Zealand has no intention of backing down.More >>
Costs Continue To Mount As Canada Flouts Trade Obligations
Fri, 3 May 2024 10:33:31 +1200 | Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand
The Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) is welcoming the New Zealand Government’s commitment to continuing to push for Canada to honour its trade commitments. More >>
Winston Peters Deliver Speech To New Zealand China Council
Fri, 3 May 2024 10:01:07 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Two of the China Council’s key missions are to ‘inform New Zealanders about our bilateral relationship with China’, and to ‘Catalyse, or rather, focus long-term thinking’. These are excellent starting points for today.More >>
Deer Industry Organisation And Exporters Support Market-led Approach From Farm To Plate
Fri, 3 May 2024 09:42:57 +1200 | Deer Industry NZ
When it comes to the way deer farmers grow their products, the “pull” from New Zealand’s markets is more important than the “push” of domestic environmental regulation, which is there to enable trade, says Deer Industry New Zealand (DINZ) ...More >>
New Treasury Paper On The Productivity Slowdown
Fri, 3 May 2024 09:01:53 +1200 | The Treasury
The world has been experiencing a productivity slowdown, from which New Zealand has not been exempt. COVID-19 temporarily boosted labour productivity, but more recently, productivity has retreated. The overall trend since 2007 has been one of slow productivity ...More >>
AFTINET: Final Report On Trade Agreement Framework
Thu, 2 May 2024 18:56:57 +1200 | AFTINET
Legislate To Increase Transparency, Include Labour And Environmental Standards And Exclude Corporate Rights To Sue Governments More >>
This Isn’t How Friends Treat Each Other, Canada
Thu, 2 May 2024 14:10:07 +1200 | ACT New Zealand
“Canada’s refusal to comply with the terms of our trade agreement is a betrayal of our friendship,” says ACT Trade spokesperson Dr Parmjeet Parmar. “It’s hard to think of two countries with warmer relations than New Zealand and Canada. Our ...More >>
NZ Not Backing Down In Canada Dairy Dispute
Thu, 2 May 2024 11:56:34 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Trade Minister Todd McClay says Canada’s refusal to comply in full with a CPTPP trade dispute ruling in our favour over dairy trade is cynical and New Zealand has no intention of backing down.More >>
NZ’s ‘War On Nature’ Flouts Terms Of European Trade Deal, Warns WWF
Thu, 2 May 2024 10:10:34 +1200 | WWF New Zealand
The Government’s rushed programme of environmental deregulation aimed at driving export growth is putting New Zealand’s ground-breaking Free Trade Agreement with the European Union at risk, says the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) New Zealand.More >>
European Free Trade Agreement A Game-changer For Canterbury
Wed, 1 May 2024 17:40:04 +1200 | Business Canterbury
Business Canterbury (formerly the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce) welcomes today’s commencement of the New Zealand-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The agreement, which has been highly anticipated by businesses, promises immediate ...More >>
NZ-EU Free Trade Agreement Brings Immediate Gains
Wed, 1 May 2024 17:12:06 +1200 | BusinessNZ
Export NZ Executive Director Josh Tan says the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed with the European Union is set to deliver immediate outcomes for Kiwi exporters from today. "With an earlier than expected entry into force date, New Zealand horticulture ...More >>
