Trade Minister David Parker has put a digital signature to New Zealand's first trade agreement focused solely on the digital economy.
Ministers from New Zealand, Chile and Singapore signed up to the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA) in an online ceremony this morning.
"Covid-19 has required us all to find new ways of working, and signing trade agreements is no different," Parker said in a video posted on his Twitter account.
"Responding to Covid-19 has underlined the importance of digital tools, and digital trade, to ensure New Zealand can continue to prosper and recover quickly from the global pandemic," he said.
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