ExportNZ says Trump winning the US Presidential election signals a bumpy ride for currency markets and a lost opportunity to reduce trade barriers for New Zealand products if the TPPA gets knocked back.
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ExportNZ congratulates NZIER on Best Plain English Communication
NZIER is to be congratulated for making economics and trade policy easier to understand and more accessible to the general public says ExportNZ.
Trade Update – October
TiSA, Trade Strategy Refresh, EU and more…
Trade Update – September
GCC, New Trade Strategy, Europe and more…
Trade Update – August
TPP, GCC, EU and Brexit and more…
Food Integrity important in New Zealand too
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.
Trade Update – July
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.
Collaboration of Exporters Delivers First Container Ship visit
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.
Trade Update – June
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...
Ocean freight disruption real risk for primary exporters
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.
MFAT opens NZ industry submissions for environmental goods
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...