Earlier this year a group of like-minded people came together to plan a conference on food integrity – speculating that NZ food producers would be as interested as their global counterparts. Drawing from their collective knowledge and connections they brought together speakers from NZ, China, Australia and the US.
It has been a relatively light month for New Zealand trade policy in terms of actual negotiations. But it has been an interesting month globally.
Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company and Kotahi, New Zealand’s leading export supply chain collaborator, are set to welcome the largest container ship to ever visit New Zealand waters capable of carrying 9,500 TEU calling at Port of Tauranga at the start of the peak export season.
Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA)New Zealand played host last week to the latest negotiating round in ECFA. This negotiation is not (as much of the media maintained) a China centered agreement but an ASEAN initiated process and involves also the three...
Some exporters from New Zealand’s primary sector are exposed to potential service disruptions as the downturn in global shipping drives consolidation in the industry, says the CEO of one of the country’s largest players in the logistics sector.
China FTA UpgradeThe outcome of the Prime Minister's discussions in Beijing with Xi Jinping was that Trade Ministers would discuss next steps for the FTA upgrade when they met in Lima at the APEC Trade Minister's meeting. This meeting is on this week but signs of...
The Environmental Goods Agreement negotiations are at a stage where MFAT is consulting companies on the environmental products list that is under negotiation to ensure it is considering any commercial sensitivities and priorities.NZ is now negotiating with 16 others...
Trade Update – April 2016
Just Back from Brussels…