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27 March 2008
Ministers welcome a quarter century of CER
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
19 March 2008
Trade clause a coup for NZ
New Zealand has succeeded in gaining "most favoured nation" status from China in the negotiations for the upcoming bilateral free trade deal. | Read more
19 March 2008
Friends of New Zealand Congressional Caucus support negotiations
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
18 March 2008
China trade deal excellent say Nats
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
07 March 2008
NZ-Samoa sign agreement on WTO accession, bilateral negotiations
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
22 February 2008
Investment and financial services - negotiations between P4 and the United States
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
13 February 2008
Remarks by Ambassador Susan Schwab, United States Trade Representative
Remarks by Ambassador Susan Schwab, United States Trade Representative at the Peterson Institute for International Economics | Read more
09 February 2008
Some progress in WTO round
Trade Minister Phil Goff welcomed the release of new negotiating texts for agriculture and industrial market access in Geneva overnight. | Read more
05 February 2008
US Chamber hails Pacific trade initiative
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce applauded announcement that the U.S. will join negotiations with Singapore, Chile, New Zealand and Brunei to open financial services and investment markets as part of the Pacific-Four (P-4) trade agreement. | Read more
05 February 2008
Goff welcomes US decision to negotiate with the P4
Trade Minister Phil Goff has welcomed a United States decision to join negotiations on financial services and investment with four countries including New Zealand, and at the same time to begin a process aimed at possible participation in a comprehensive free trade agreement. | Read more
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