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Trade
15 July 2010
Second report on small- and medium-sized enterprises shows trade benefits, identifies key export bar
United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk said today that the new report from the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) identifies top export barriers reported by U.S. small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and highlights the benefits of U.S. trade agreements to American small businesses. | Read more
15 July 2010
U.S. should get off its duff on trade
There aren't many Fortune 500 executives on President Obama's good-guys list these days, but retiring Caterpillar chairman Jim Owens makes the cut. | Read more
18 June 2010
U.S. sees progress in Pacific basin trade talks
The United States, Vietnam and six other countries on Friday wrapped up a second round of talks on a proposed trade pact spanning the Pacific Ocean with many issues still unresolved and no clear deadline to finish. "We're in the early stages of these talks, but our team will be reporting some significant positive outcomes to Congress from this week in San Francisco," U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said in a statement after the meeting. | Read more
14 June 2010
Key members of the United States food industry have come out in support of comprehensive free trade
The eight countries in the TransPacific Partnership, or TPP, begin the second round of negotiations in San Francisco on Monday. Food giants Nestle and Walmart are among 26 signatories to a letter to the US Trade Representative and Department of Agriculture. | Read more
06 June 2010
Trans-Pacific Partnership Ministers meet in Sapporo, Japan
Minister of Trade Tim Groser yesterday joined Ministers from countries participating in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to exchange views and provide guidance to negotiators ahead of the second round of TPP negotiations. | Read more
05 June 2010
Readout of Trans-Pacific Partnership Ministers’ meeting ahead of second round of negotiations
Ministers of the eight Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries met in Sapporo today on the margins of the APEC Trade Ministers meeting to exchange views and provide guidance to negotiators ahead of the second round of TPP negotiations. | Read more
19 April 2010
Key confident about US trade deal
Following his trip to the United States, Prime Minister John Key remains confident New Zealand can sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with the superpower. | Read more
14 April 2010
Protectionist senators open to persuasion, says PM
The influential United States senators who are pressuring the Administration over the New Zealand dairy component of regional free trade talks could be open to sweeteners to change their minds, Prime Minister John Key hinted yesterday. | Read more
13 April 2010
Trade talks high on agenda at Key-Biden meeting
Ongoing free trade talks were high on the agenda when Prime Minister John Key spent 40 minutes with United States vice-president Joe Biden early this morning at the White House in Washington. | Read more
11 April 2010
Canada misses its chance to join major Pacific free-trade deal
Canada has been shut out of a potentially historic Pacific free trade agreement involving the United States and seven other countries. | Read more
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