Trade policy is, in most parts of the region, being pushed aside by the Covid-19 disease. This is beginning to have a real impact on China’s imports and exports, and those of economies dependent on trade with China. Some of these are also beginning to...
Trade update - December NZ-EU As this update is being written New Zealand and EU negotiators are beginning their latest round of discussions on a bilateral FTA. Unfortunately, the market access teams will not be meeting as the EU has been unable to improve the...
ExportNZ: November Trade UpdateChina – NZ Free Trade Agreement (FTA) UpgradeThe Government is to be congratulated on completing the negotiations on an upgrade of the 2008 FTA. This is particularly good news for forest products exporters. There are useful gains...
Trade Update August 2019 August Trade UpdateThe global situation continues to deteriorate. The next tranche of Trump’s China tariffs kick in on 1 September. China has retaliated by imposing its own tariffs and by essentially banning US...
Trade Update - July 2019 US-ChinaAs this trade update goes to press senior officials from Chain and the United States will be back around the negotiating table in Beijing. The fact that they are talking is a good thing. Part of the reason that...
Trade Update - June As this day dawns it seems that President Trump and President Xi Jinping have had a good phone chat and are due to meet at the G20 in Osaka. Meanwhile the chances of a no deal Brexit are increasing.Against this backdrop New Zealand has...
Trade update March BrexitOne commentator has referred to the Brexit process post PM May’s letter seeking a timing extension as being “as clear as mud.” This is absolutely accurate.The EU said Britain could postpone its departure, due on...
February 2019 Trade Update CPTPPThe good news is that CPTPP is up and running and that it is likely to get bigger. No decisions on new members is likely until mid-year but there are several countries interested.EUNegotiations with the EU...
Brexit update December Whilst British Prime Minister, Theresa May, has survived today's confidence vote of Tory MPs, the United Kingdom and the European Union appear to be approaching a stalemate in the Brexit talks. At this point, four scenarios are possible:Approval...
Trade Update November China US Differences Disrupt APEC, RCEP and Pacific Alliance... China US Differences Disrupt APECDifferences between China and the US were so great that they disrupted the APEC Leaders’ Meeting Communique. This is the first time...