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Liam Dann: We're through the worst of Covid economic shock
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
Spilt Milk? The furore over controversial former a2 Milk boss
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Rock the desert: Six60 to headline NZ's $62m push at Expo 2020 Dubai
The event was postponed by a year because of Covid-19.
Biden commits to Good Friday accord on St Patrick's Day
Signed in 1998, the Good Friday accord helped end Ireland's decades of sectarian violence.
Liam Dann: Never mind the tomato wars, food prices are set to rise
Food prices have been subdued of late but global commodity markets point to big rises.
'Australia matters more to NZ than the reverse', deportations 'corrosive': Mfat on transtasman relationship
"Covid-19 has consequences...as serious as the Great Depression," the briefing also warns.
Local Focus: Export plan for Bay cherries
Hawke's Bay cherries may be heading overseas. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Owner of 2 Cheap Cars tipped for NZX listing
A New Zealand used-car dealership and finance company have big expansion plans.
Local Focus: Free trade agreement beneficial to Māori business
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Zespri's big headache in China about to get seasonal spike
New round of grafting about to start by Chinese unlawfully growing NZ gold kiwifruit.
Lift your game: Goff to Ports of Auckland
Mayor puts in writing council quest for independent review of port automation project.
UK to join Pacific trade partnership
The UK says that joining the partnership will deepen ties with fast-growing economies.