China’s Dream – Trade War and Peace
The China dream of a prosperous and integrated economy is set against the challenging backdrop of a trade war, the opposite of peace.
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Trade Working Blog
Here is our collection of articles and blog posts regarding trade issues, the importance of trade and the relevance of trade to everyday New Zealanders.
Trade agreements: good things come in threes
Three agreements on the table: At a time of otherwise fairly dismal prospects for the global trading system, progress on these three agreements shows that many countries are still committed to creating the best possible opportunities for sustained prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Last train to RCEP?
The huge RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership)* trade deal is one way that New Zealand can offset the economic fallout of the trade war that is developing between the United States and China.
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The Law of Intended Consequences
Not content with threatening to impose tariffs on all of China’s exports to the United States, the Trump Administration has
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Saving the World (Trade Organisation)
The World Trade Organisation system has underpinned seventy years of global prosperity and has helped create a more level playing
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New friends from an old continent
There is a certain irony in New Zealand’s current free trade negotiations with the European Union (EU), underway in Wellington
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“The greatest FTA ever negotiated”
If you know your French history, in 1789, Louis XVI, asked his courtiers “Is this a revolt” and they replied:
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Welcome to the Kiwi Act!
Some positive news from the United States: we are delighted to report that President Trump last month signed the “Knowledgeable
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And now for something completely different (?) – enter RCEP
Some people may not have heard about the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) but after years of effort it is
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Opportunity and risk in the current trade environment
NZIBF Director Stephen Jacobi discusses what is happening in the world of international trade at present on Rural Exchange with Hamish McKay, Sarah
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