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Antipodes Wins 2018 ASB Wellington Exporter Of The Year
Beauty brand Antipodes is the winner of the 2018 ASB Wellington Exporter of the Year.The award was announced last night at a gala dinner at the Intercontinental Hotel.Entrants had to be based in the Wellington region, which includes Horowhenua, Manawatu, Tararua, and...
Trade Update – May
May Trade UpdateAs this is written there is a mixture of good and bad news on the trade front. The best news is that the threatened US-China trade war may have been averted (for now). The latest round of negotiations on the expansion of the...
ExportNZ Wellington – Outstanding exporters named as finalists in the 2018 ExportNZ ASB Wellington Export Awards
The finalists for the 2018 ExportNZ ASB Wellington Export Awards have been announced.Companies could enter in four categories, and had to come from Horowhenua, Manawatu, Tararua, and Wairarapa down to Wellington.The finalists for each category are:Wellington Airport...
Trade Update – April
April Trade UpdateIt has been an incredibly active month in the trade policy arena. At one level a trade war looms between the US and China. Others such as the EU might get involved. At another our PM did great work in Paris, London...
NZECO – Te Pari case study
China progresses e-commerce law
Australia keeps playing field level for New Zealand wine
If your business is facing unjust regulations and rules in foreign markets have you ever thought that maybe they could be challenged? The New Zealand Government is maintaining the focus on barriers to trade and welcomes inquiries from exporters concerned with...
Trade Update – March
March Trade UpdateCPTPPCPTPP has been signed. We now need to get it ratified fast. Once six members have ratified the agreement it comes into force. While in Chile for the signing ceremony New Zealand, Canada and Chile agreed to work...
Trade Update – February
February Trade UpdateCPTPPThe Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on the Trans Pacific Partnership is due for signature in Santiago, Chile on 8 March 2018.The text of the agreement has also been released along with a revised National Interest Analysis.Following...
Trade Update – January
January Trade UpdateTPP - Breakthrough or is there more to worry about?What is it about trade agreements and TPP (now called CPTPP)? Why is final agreement often not final agreement and why do they risk unravelling?In the case of TPP we have been here...
Trade Update – December
December Trade UpdateCPTPPMore information is emerging on what went wrong in Da Nang at the negotiations on what was known as TPP. Canada, for reasons unknown, turned up to the meeting without a mandate to conclude negotiations. To its surprise...