trade agreement Archive

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  Trade agreement with China – the right to change our mind - by frog

  
  
  
  Scoop’s Election 08 site has just posted a detailed analysis of the Annex 13 investment rules in New Zealand’s preferential trade agreement with China.  In it US Professor and international trade law expert, Matthew Porterfield, suggests New Zealand might gone too far in its efforts to protect the rights of foreign investors: “The language of [...] read more
  April 28, 2008 4:57 pm - No Comments
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  The drug deal - by frog

  
  
  
  One of the things we will be trading with China under our new preferential trade deal is drugs. And Sue Kedgley has just pointed out that provisions in the preferential China trade agreement require most goods to be fast tracked through borders within 48 hours. It seems highly likely that this will weaken the safety [...] read more
  April 23, 2008 12:27 pm - 3 Comments
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  Globalisation - by frog

  
  
  
  The Northern Employers and Manufacturers Association’s Alasdair Thompson thinks the government might be playing political games by opposing the sale of Auckland Airport: And it’s a dishonest ploy at that, because we know the Government supports globalisation, foreign direct investment (FDI) both into and out of New Zealand, free trade and free capital flows too. [...] read more
  April 15, 2008 10:41 am - No Comments
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  Chaotic protests at London Olympic torch relay - by frog

  
  
  
  It seems kind of strange that people in London are going to such lengths to highlight the moral issue of taking a torch to China where people will be running around in circles, jumping up and down, or throwing pointy sticks.  Meanwhile, here in New Zealand our government doesn’t see any moral quandary in choosing [...] read more
  April 7, 2008 10:34 am - 25 Comments
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  Greens no longer alone opposing preferential trade with China - by frog

  
  
  
  It was nice to see the Maori Party come out yesterday in opposition to government’s plan to give China preferential trading rights in our country. “Although we’re told there may be benefits for Maori, the downsides in terms of compromises to our sovereignty, threats to the status of the Treaty, the impact on work standards [...] read more
  April 2, 2008 8:31 pm - 3 Comments
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  20 days to have your say on preferential trade with China - by frog

  
  
  
  You would probably expect me to be jumping up and down about these poll figures: Asked if they supported New Zealand signing a free trade agreement with China, 44.7 per cent of those questioned in the DigiPoll survey said they did. Just about a third – 32.4 per cent – said no, while 22.9 per [...] read more
  March 31, 2008 9:54 am - 32 Comments
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  $0.5 billion trade debt with Thailand. China is next - by frog

  
  
  
  Last week I covered the growing trade deficit with Singapore since New Zealand signed a preferential trade agreement with Singapore in 2001. I also talked a bit about BERL‘s analysis of the beneficial effect that import replacement [pdf] could have on the economy. As well as Singapore New Zealand also signed a preferential trade agreement [...] read more
  March 25, 2008 9:35 am - 2 Comments