Pace of UK/NZ free trade talks set to rev up
Laura Clarke says a survey checked sentiment about FTA after difficult Brexit transition.
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The G7 deal aims to deter global tax avoidance.
NZ secures Apec deal for equitable Covid vaccine access
The 21 Apec countries represent over a third the population and half the world's GDP.
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New York Times: World faces goods shortage due to pandemic and limited inventories.
Biden to rebuke Putin over hack of meat processor JBS
Financial Times: White House says 'responsible states don't harbour ransomware criminals'.
Kiwi dollar tipped to rise on stronger post-Covid recovery
Fitch Solutions tips the kiwi dollar to rise as economy improves through next 18 months.
'Outrageous': Painter's complaint backfires over $16k bill for tiny house job
The quote to paint a two-bedroom house was found to be at least $10,000 too high.
Apec 2021: Minister to push for end to vaccine trade barriers
This Saturday is the first big leaders meeting of Apec 2021, when trade ministers meet.
'Kiwis need to calm down': Brits enter fray as mānuka honey legal battle heats up
NZ has applied to trademark the "mānuka honey" name, but faces fierce legal opposition.
Cost of Brexit: UK's services sector crunching the numbers
Services were rarely a priority during negotiations.
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A look at what patents do and how they influence the fight against Covid-19.
Where will NZ stand in rising tensions between China and other allies?
New Zealand could eventually come under real pressure to pick a side.
US backs waiving intellectual property rules on Covid-19 vaccines
The move will ease trade rules to enable more production more of the life-saving vaccines.
Liam Dann: We're through the worst of Covid economic shock
The economy survived what was supposed to be a very tough quarter with jobs growth intact
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Where's the real criticism of NZ and Five Eyes coming from?
Comment: Frankly, Nanaia Mahuta's speech to the New Zealand-China council was on point.
Wellington bus lockout to end after court rules against NZ Bus
The Employment Court was called in to resolve the Wellington stand-off.
Saudi bans Lebanese produce because of drug smuggling
Saudi bans Lebanese fruit and vegetable shipments increasingly used to smuggle drugs.
Political Roundup – The Govt's historic ban on live animal exports
ANALYSIS: Pressure on Labour to ban live exports has been building for years.
Prices rising as cost pressure builds on business - NZIER
Firms say domestic demand is holding steady but supply shortages are causing big problems.
Is it time to forge closer trade links with Russia?
Opinion: Chinese suspension of seafood exports is a timely reminded to consider options.
Liam Dann: America is going to war on tax havens and it's going to change the world
Covid-19 and Joe Biden are driving the biggest change in global economics in 40 years.
IMF forecasts biggest global boom in 40 years
A path out of the pandemic is now clear and the US economy will lead growth, the IMF says.
Why NZ's big Apec challenge is so important
Progress on key trade issues is a major part of the forum - chairman
Clearing the Suez Canal took days. Figuring out the costs may take years
New York Times: There will be finger pointing as people try to figure out what went wrong.
Why the world's container ships grew so big
New York Times: The Suez Canal blockage showed that bigger is not always better.
Suez Canal incident a costly lesson in the vulnerabilities of sea trade
New York Times: The stuck ship raises questions about risks in the supply chain industry.
Bubble boost: Number of infected Australian travellers revealed
Data shows three people in eight months brought Covid-19 from Australia to New Zealand.
Free at last! Ever Given container ship afloat again, Suez Canal unclogged
The giant container ship had been stuck since Wednesday in Egypt's Suez Canal.
In Suez Canal, stuck ship is a warning about excessive globalisation
New York Times: Shutdown of waterway underscores world's reliance on global supply chains.
New Suez crisis: A global economy creaking under the strain
Financial Times: Stuck ship symbolises the problems supply chains are facing during Covid.
Explainer: What we know about a ship blocking the Suez Canal
More than 10 per cent of global trade passes through the Suez Canal.
How a simple mistake could cripple world trade
Cargo ship the length of the Empire State Building remains trapped in key shipping lane.
Giant tanker trapped: Suez Canal 'could be blocked for days'
At least 165 vessels are now waiting with valuable goods set to join the jam every day.
EU imposes stricter Covid-19 vaccine export controls
To date, Europe has barred only one Covid-19 vaccine shipment out of 381.