Prime Minister Helen Clark's address at the dinner to celebrate the signing of the free trade agreement | Read more
Prime Minister Helen Clark and Chinese counterpart, Premier Wen Jiabao, today witnessed the signing of the historic Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and China in Beijing's Great Hall of the People. | Read more
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to be signed with China should lift economic performance and keep New Zealand at the forefront of moves towards freer trade in the Asia Pacific region, says the New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF). | Read more
Prime Minister Helen Clark will lead a large New Zealand delegation to China's capital Beijing next month for events associated with the signing of the New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA). | Read more
Trade Minister Phil Goff and Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel today acknowledged and welcomed the progress made in the 25 years since the Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (ANZCERTA) was signed on 28 March 1983 | Read more
New Zealand has succeeded in gaining "most favoured nation" status from China in the negotiations for the upcoming bilateral free trade deal. | Read more
Some 22 members of the Friends of New Zealand Congressional Caucus have written to US Trade Representative Susan Schwab to support the Administration's decision to enter negotiations on financial services and investment with P4 including New Zealand. Council Executive Director Stephen Jacobi says the letter is a further sign of the support the concept of freer trade with New Zealand has on both Democrat and Republican sides of the House. | Read more
The free trade agreement with China, due to be signed next month, is an excellent deal, says National Party trade spokesman Tim Groser. | Read more
New Zealand has signed a market access agreement with Samoa as part of their bid to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Trade Minister Phil Goff announced today. | Read more
The Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership between New Zealand, Chile, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam (P4) entered into force in 2006 with negotiations for chapters on Investment and Financial Services to take place within two years. The Investment and Financial Services negotiations are scheduled to get under way in the first quarter of 2008 and the United States will participate in the negotiations alongside the existing P4 partners. | Read more
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