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Candidates call time on free trade
The long-held faith in open markets is beginning to fade - and it isn't just political rhetoric, reports Bill Powell.
The long-held faith in open markets is beginning to fade - and it isn't just political rhetoric, reports Bill Powell.
New Zealand's merchant trade surplus reached $339 million in February.
New Zealand and Australia should act as one when working towards trade agreements, says John Key.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has won an air cargo cartel appeal against Air New Zealand.
COMMENT: From direct flights, to our co-operation in the Pacific and beyond, the UAE-New Zealand relationship is moving to exciting new levels.
World dairy prices went against market expectations and fell 2.9 per cent decline at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction.
New Zealand's trade with Iran could surpass pre-sanction levels and tap into "vast possibilities", Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says.
New Zealand wholesale trade dips in fourth quarter on decline in basic material products.
De Beers is ramping up diamond sales to cash in on a recovery from last year's slump.
Population growth, construction and tourism offset declines in NZ dairy prices.
New Zealand's terms of trade declined in the fourth quarter as weaker prices for dairy and meat saw export prices falling more than import prices.
New Zealand unexpectedly posted a trade surplus last month as exports rose more than forecast, with higher shipments of wood, dairy and fruit.
There was an unexpected trade surplus in January as exports rose more than forecast, aided by higher shipments of wood, dairy and fruit.
Winston Peters is calling for a free trade agreement among Commonwealth countries, and wants to use New Zealand's CER agreement with Australia as a template.
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President Barack Obama told governors Monday that he remains "cautiously optimistic" that Congress will approve a sweeping trade deal with 11 Pacific Rim nations this year.
NZ Trade and Enterprise has released a new set of guidelines for doing business with post-sanctions Iran.
Challenge is to extract more 'domestic value added', write Denis McNamara and John Ballingall.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade argues the project has taken them closer to a free trade deal.
Port of Tauranga, New Zealand's biggest port company, reported a 9 per cent drop in first-half profit as export log volumes fell.
The use of sanctions against Russia are a symbolic reminder that the Putin leadership had seriously misread the international situation, writes Robert Patman.
Threats to tear up Trans-Pacific Partnership have damaging implications for our trade.
What will be the likely impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement on our "100% Pure" brand, central to tourism and a significant driver of economic growth? I
For this lukewarm opponent of regional trade agreements, the TPP is a so-so deal with small net gains, writes Jim Rose.
Magali Silva says small countries need to enter mega-regional agreements to thrive, writes Fran O'Sullivan.
New Zealand's efforts to secure a free trade agreement with Europe are ramping up, with Trade Minister Todd McClay flying out this weekend for meetings.